Loaded up and trucking!!

JP1

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Farmer Roy

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I think in the case of the blue tipper the long drawbar also allows the driver to reverse and almost jackknife the trailer round, so that the truck body can be tipped and simply driven forward . The trailer then is just pulled past the tipped load, saving the driver from having to uncouple the trailer.

I saw a similar outfit tipping on a big road project when in Canada.

very similar to how they do it here with gravel on roadworks etc with a “truck & dog” configuration
 
My uncle was a fireman in Canada. Whenever he was approaching a four way stop or a traffic light junction at the same time as a gravel truck he would be very cautious, regardless of it being his right of way.

There is a huge area near Toronto he called The Moraine, which was a massive source of sand and gravel. Thousands of tonnes per day would be trucked into the city by these type of trucks.

He had learned on several occasions during his work that the truck drivers would consider many junctions to always be on “gravel green”, meaning they were very reluctant to give way to anybody or anything!
 

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