How much room does an Artic lorry need?

[Granite Farmer]

i.e for going round bends on a road and turning space in a yard etc.

TIA

James

 

[milkloss]

Someone will give you a technically correct answer. Then you should double it for the odd agency driver that turns up.

 

[br jones]

All of it

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Farmer Roy]

Like anything else, a lot comes down to the skill of the operator

I’ve seen B Doubles reverse around corners & Triple Road Trains back onto loading ramps at cattle yards.
I’ve also seen a single trailer struggle to reverse under an auger . . .

 

[George from SJM Planning]

If you are designing a new access or yard we use a transport planning company to plan our sites, I can send you their details

 

[holywell farmer]

i.e for going round bends on a road and turning space in a yard etc.

TIA

James

Lot's

 

[Woody]

Semi-Trailer Truck - 40' WB Dimensions & Drawings | Dimensions.com

The turning path of a Medium-sized Semi Truck measures the minimum possible turning radius necessary for performing a u-turn in a vehicle with a 40’ (12.2 m) wheelbase. Measuring the inner and outer radii of the 180° turn, a minimum inner radius of 19’4” (5.9 m) and minimum outer radius between...

www.dimensions.guide

 

[Granite Farmer]

Thanks for the replies. I was wondering what hedge modifications I would have to do to get one along the lane which is wide enough but the bends are too tight (public road). I cannot speak for other farmers on Dartmoor but IMO access is becoming an issue.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Thanks for the replies. I was wondering what hedge modifications I would have to do to get one along the lane which is wide enough but the bends are too tight (public road). I cannot speak for other farmers on Dartmoor but IMO access is becoming an issue.

You would most likely need permission from the local authority and/of highways authority in which case a consultant that speaks their language may help.

 

[roscoe erf]

Semi-Trailer Truck - 40' WB Dimensions & Drawings | Dimensions.com

The turning path of a Medium-sized Semi Truck measures the minimum possible turning radius necessary for performing a u-turn in a vehicle with a 40’ (12.2 m) wheelbase. Measuring the inner and outer radii of the 180° turn, a minimum inner radius of 19’4” (5.9 m) and minimum outer radius between...

www.dimensions.guide

Not much help over here we’re running at 14m

 

[nick...]

The muppets who come here need lots of room,freight force being the worse by a long long way.why can’t people respect others property
Nick...

 

[Lazy-Farmer]

It’s worth going bigger than a standard wagon as if you take a low loader in or something with axles at the back they are horrible to get in places. I could easily get my full size artic up my drive with no bother. Then I borrowed a friend goose neck low loader which was physical shorter than my normal trailer and it did quite a bit of hedge adjustments of its own on the way in. Lol.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

When doing it make it a bit wider than you think if possible, as stuff is just getting bigger all the time

 

[Woody]

Not much help over here we’re running at 14m

only 13cm off !!!

 

[GeorgeK]

Hedges, ditches, rivers... none of these are an obstacle if they're following sat nav!

 

[Granite Farmer]

We have had a tandem axle artic in with a short trailer and steering axle (15t cap?) and once we had a lorry and drag in but the lorry had a steering axle at the back. Never a full length artic or a normal lorry and drag.

 

[essexpete]

There is also a big difference with the occasional wagon having to shunt about to regular movements that will lead to short fuses.

 

[Lazy-Farmer]

I was just having a look and we have a 20m x 20m turning area I made for artics and I could get my two axle wagon and thri axle 12.5m trailer. Think it was about 15m nose to tail. I could spin it round in that with the trailer wheels pretty much stationery. Had tri axle wagons in regularly and never had any issues. Road wise to be safe on a normal single road width I’d say go for a 10m+ radius on your corners and the tighter the road is the bigger I’d go.
Google earth is handy for working things out as if you look at some corners you know they can get round and try and cross reference that with the road your thinking off it will let you know where to trim.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

more than you think