Re: [HoE] Jack-knife

[Machine-gun Kelly <mgkelly@axom.com>]

> Anyway, if anyone else is on this list, I was wondering if you knew what happens
> to a tractor-trailor combo if it jack-knifes? Would it cause damage to itself,
> fly out of controll, or just wrench to a jolting halt?

From the jack-knifes I've seen, I'd say all of the above. The rig is
rarely salvageable for anything but a few spare parts and the trailers
tear apart realtively easily. If this happens to your Road Warrior, I'd
count the whole rig as an almost complete loss. You might be able to
salvage some parts and metal from it, but it's mostly going to be scrap.
Even if it was salavgeable, it would take a crane to get it set back
upright [we get a lot of tractor-trailer jack-knifes wehre I live.]

MGK
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