In a campground with a sharp turn around at end of loop. Talking to neighbor and noticed everyone goes in on right side of turn around and comes out on left which has a tree on inside, some backing up to move trailer angle to make it. I asked why people don't go in on left and come out on right which looks to have more room. Neighbor said it takes more distance for fiver to turn going in a right hand turn verses a left hand. Huh? I say if all things same in a turn, truck wheels turned same angle, a fiver will track the same whether left or right hand turn. His answer was why then do trucks say watch for wide right turns? I tried to explain right hand turns on a road verses in the open with a trailer tracking the same to no avail. So my question, am I missing something for a fiver not to track same in a right or left hand turn?

Truck on road turning right has to swing wider to keep wheels off of the curb. No so with a left hand turn. Thus the sign on the truck. In an open space, it is not a concern...left or right is the same. Not knowing the exact placement of the "trees" in your situation, it would had to venture a guess.

They will turn the same angle right or left. Right turns often have a curb or power pole to avoid. In a left turn they may be farther away.

Pivot point is the same and the turn is the same. Funny how people can interpret a simple statement in different ways.I always make my turns to the outside edge all the way thru the turn knowing the trailer is always going to be inside the truck on the turn. Unless, of course, there are trees along the outside edge also. Then it is a decision whether to go there at all.

robsouth wrote:Truck on road turning right has to swing wider to keep wheels off of the curb. No so with a left hand turn. Thus the sign on the truck. In an open space, it is not a concern...left or right is the same. Not knowing the exact placement of the "trees" in your situation, it would had to venture a guess.You might know the turn since it is right above you in Old Federal COE on Lake Lanier at end of loop with site numbers in the 60's.

MY guess...the same as most in a store when pushing a shopping cart stay to the right when you pass???? Always exceptions though. IMO

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DennisG9
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
path1 wrote:
MY guess...the same as most in a store when pushing a shopping cart stay to the right when you pass???? Always exceptions though. IMO

I always run into the ones walking beside thier cart and kids on the other side oblivious to any one else in the store.

As to th OP, maybe the come out on the left so the can see that side of the trailer next to the tree. ?????
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jun 09, 2014
It is perception, because it is on the away side it seems like
The trailer tracks tighter! It is all the same unless your rigs axles
Are greatly miss aligned that tows toons side or the other.
amandasgramma
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
I always figured the sign on the back of a big rig was to remind the stupids of the world that the truck has to swing out to avoid curbs and poles....... but no, the right hand turn doesn't take up any more space than a left hand turn. A big rig, turning left has 2 lanes to maneuver thru......the right hand turn only has one. duh
path1
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
MY guess...the same as most in a store when pushing a shopping cart stay to the right when you pass???? Always exceptions though. IMO
Travlingman
Explorer II
Jun 09, 2014
robsouth wrote:
Truck on road turning right has to swing wider to keep wheels off of the curb. No so with a left hand turn. Thus the sign on the truck. In an open space, it is not a concern...left or right is the same. Not knowing the exact placement of the "trees" in your situation, it would had to venture a guess.

You might know the turn since it is right above you in Old Federal COE on Lake Lanier at end of loop with site numbers in the 60's.
BB_TX
Nomad
Jun 09, 2014
Pivot point is the same and the turn is the same. Funny how people can interpret a simple statement in different ways.

I always make my turns to the outside edge all the way thru the turn knowing the trailer is always going to be inside the truck on the turn. Unless, of course, there are trees along the outside edge also. Then it is a decision whether to go there at all.
marly
Explorer
Jun 09, 2014
They will turn the same angle right or left. Right turns often have a curb or power pole to avoid. In a left turn they may be farther away.
robsouth
Explorer II
Jun 09, 2014
Truck on road turning right has to swing wider to keep wheels off of the curb. No so with a left hand turn. Thus the sign on the truck. In an open space, it is not a concern...left or right is the same. Not knowing the exact placement of the "trees" in your situation, it would had to venture a guess.

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