truck stunts

SHREK86 · 03-07-2009, 00:02

i was havin a debate with the guys at work today so i figured i would put it out there and see what people think

i believe that its possible to take a b double and do a complete circle broadside

to clarify the truck must be a double loaded or unloaded and put into a spin where the the trailers slide sideways around the prime mover is it possible for it to do a complete 360

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AUSSIE PRIDE · 03-07-2009, 15:20

it might b possible but u wood have 2 rig up some thing so that the trailers dont swing right round and clean up the cab other wise its all over red rover 4the trucka nd teh driver

Southern Comfort · 03-07-2009, 19:50

yer ive know guys ti jack knife and its done no good do there wold have to be some guard there other wise i dont see why not really

Shoey · 03-07-2009, 23:09

Theoretically it would be possible, though I probably wouldn't recommend trying it.
The key is speed + momentum. The difference between getting a ute sideways and a b double sideways, is of course that a b double has two pivot points in it's length and a ute - unless there are some serious rust issues - doesn't. So, what we need is speed, and lots of it, to keep everything in line.
In a rather beaut-utes-country-style analogy, imagine you are trying to spin a stockwhip (or lasso if you will) above your head. Try doing it slowly and it wont work, the whip (or rope) will flex along it's length and you will get all tangled up and make a **** of yourself. But get a bit of speed happening and everything stays in line, pivoting around the centre (your hand) - which on our truck, would be the front axle.
The biggest risk that I can see, assuming of course that this is not being attempted on a quiet, narrow suburban street, is the probability of the trailers to prefer to roll, rather than slide sideways at high speed. It would have to be on a perfectly flat giant skidpan or something 'cos I reckon even a stray stubby lid on the ground would be enough to send the whole show into an impersonation of a 44 gallon drum going down a hill.
Nonetheless, yes I believe it could be done, and that sooner or later, some crazy bastard will do it, or have done already. Apparently there is heaps of footage of truck testing in crazy slides on You Tube but I can't watch it with my crappy two-tin-cans-and-a-piece-of-string dial up internet connection.

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SHREK86 · 04-07-2009, 00:48

thanks guys

shooey this is exactly the theory i am workin on speed keepin everything in line

some guys at work said its been done but every time was deliberate but unable to replicate the feat for cameras we spent 7 hours debating this with truckies got some sayin yes some say not possible
i say even tho i never driven a truck but gimme a shot ill give it a go

Southern Comfort · 04-07-2009, 12:40

i rekon its possible the other question is whos gonna lend ya a b-double to find out if it works cos if ya screw up thats bout 500,000 out of your pocket

0_WoRkIn · 04-07-2009, 19:23

lol southerrn comfort mate, best point made there.. whos gunna be dickhead enough to give some bloke a $500,000 b double like you said lol. but if u find someone who will lend it to ya, make a day of it and send me an invite please

Shoey · 04-07-2009, 21:37

That's not the point. The point was "would it be possible", not who is going to finance it. Heaps of people seem to have more money than you and me can comprehend. Plenty of the stunts that you see in movies and stuff would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars just for that one take for a few seconds of footage. This stunt, provided nothing went wrong, would cost peanuts by comparison.

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Hamish · 05-07-2009, 16:29

true so all we need to do is write a movie with that as one of the scenes and convince warner bros to give us a few million

Shoey · 05-07-2009, 18:02

Precisely! Ha ha.

Southern Comfort · 05-07-2009, 20:45

i was talking to me dad about this cos hes a truckie and he said its is possible but would be easyer if there was desiel on the road and to get someone to do it get a drivin chool to do it like deca in shepperton or somewhere like that

03-07-2009, 00:02	#1
SHREK86 Status: Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: clayton Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	truck stunts i was havin a debate with the guys at work today so i figured i would put it out there and see what people think i believe that its possible to take a b double and do a complete circle broadside to clarify the truck must be a double loaded or unloaded and put into a spin where the the trailers slide sideways around the prime mover is it possible for it to do a complete 360 __________________ blame it all on my roots i showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair

03-07-2009, 15:20	#2
AUSSIE PRIDE Status: Feral Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Thomastown Posts: 160 Rep Power: 3	Re: truck stunts it might b possible but u wood have 2 rig up some thing so that the trailers dont swing right round and clean up the cab other wise its all over red rover 4the trucka nd teh driver

03-07-2009, 19:50	#3
Southern Comfort Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 440 Rep Power: 2	Re: truck stunts yer ive know guys ti jack knife and its done no good do there wold have to be some guard there other wise i dont see why not really __________________ a ute without a dog is like a shag without a shelia..........kinda lonsome

03-07-2009, 23:09	#4
Shoey Status: Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tarcutta Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: truck stunts Theoretically it would be possible, though I probably wouldn't recommend trying it. The key is speed + momentum. The difference between getting a ute sideways and a b double sideways, is of course that a b double has two pivot points in it's length and a ute - unless there are some serious rust issues - doesn't. So, what we need is speed, and lots of it, to keep everything in line. In a rather beaut-utes-country-style analogy, imagine you are trying to spin a stockwhip (or lasso if you will) above your head. Try doing it slowly and it wont work, the whip (or rope) will flex along it's length and you will get all tangled up and make a **** of yourself. But get a bit of speed happening and everything stays in line, pivoting around the centre (your hand) - which on our truck, would be the front axle. The biggest risk that I can see, assuming of course that this is not being attempted on a quiet, narrow suburban street, is the probability of the trailers to prefer to roll, rather than slide sideways at high speed. It would have to be on a perfectly flat giant skidpan or something 'cos I reckon even a stray stubby lid on the ground would be enough to send the whole show into an impersonation of a 44 gallon drum going down a hill. Nonetheless, yes I believe it could be done, and that sooner or later, some crazy bastard will do it, or have done already. Apparently there is heaps of footage of truck testing in crazy slides on You Tube but I can't watch it with my crappy two-tin-cans-and-a-piece-of-string dial up internet connection.

04-07-2009, 00:48	#5
SHREK86 Status: Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: clayton Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Re: truck stunts thanks guys shooey this is exactly the theory i am workin on speed keepin everything in line some guys at work said its been done but every time was deliberate but unable to replicate the feat for cameras we spent 7 hours debating this with truckies got some sayin yes some say not possible i say even tho i never driven a truck but gimme a shot ill give it a go __________________ blame it all on my roots i showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair

04-07-2009, 12:40	#6
Southern Comfort Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 440 Rep Power: 2	Re: truck stunts i rekon its possible the other question is whos gonna lend ya a b-double to find out if it works cos if ya screw up thats bout 500,000 out of your pocket __________________ a ute without a dog is like a shag without a shelia..........kinda lonsome

04-07-2009, 19:23	#7
0_WoRkIn Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Echuca Vic Posts: 250 Rep Power: 3	Re: truck stunts lol southerrn comfort mate, best point made there.. whos gunna be dickhead enough to give some bloke a $500,000 b double like you said lol. but if u find someone who will lend it to ya, make a day of it and send me an invite please __________________ six pack short SAVE A FIRE TRUCK... RIDE A FIRE FIGHTER

04-07-2009, 21:37	#8
Shoey Status: Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tarcutta Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: truck stunts That's not the point. The point was "would it be possible", not who is going to finance it. Heaps of people seem to have more money than you and me can comprehend. Plenty of the stunts that you see in movies and stuff would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars just for that one take for a few seconds of footage. This stunt, provided nothing went wrong, would cost peanuts by comparison.

05-07-2009, 16:29	#9
Hamish Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Geelong Posts: 365 Rep Power: 2	Re: truck stunts true so all we need to do is write a movie with that as one of the scenes and convince warner bros to give us a few million __________________ THINK OUTSIDE THE SQUARE, DO CIRCLES!!!

05-07-2009, 18:02	#10
Shoey Status: Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tarcutta Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Re: truck stunts Precisely! Ha ha.

05-07-2009, 20:45	#11
Southern Comfort Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 440 Rep Power: 2	Re: truck stunts i was talking to me dad about this cos hes a truckie and he said its is possible but would be easyer if there was desiel on the road and to get someone to do it get a drivin chool to do it like deca in shepperton or somewhere like that __________________ a ute without a dog is like a shag without a shelia..........kinda lonsome

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