I've got the Indiana CDL manual. It is quite specific. I think the only
problem I might have is doing a reverse serpentine backup with my 5 ton and a
25 foot or so tag trailer. But hey, that's why I have a big back yard.
(:->) It will just be more stuff to amuse the neighbors! I can see it now.
lawn chairs lined up, binoculars out...
Dave
M51
mblair1@home.net wrote:
> DaveCole <davidcole@tk7.net> wrote:
> > That is exactly the kind of things I believe I will run into with
> > the license examiner. I think I will go talk to them anyway and see
> > what they say. The way they handle this from state to state is
> > really erractic at best. No doubt, my M51 won't pass inspection -
> > certainly the lights are not up to snuff, let alone the brakes.
>
> If you are considering taking your M51 to a CDL test, I suggest that
> you check to see if your state has some sort of "Commercial Driver's
> Handbook". It might even be available on-line. The CA one describes
> the drive test in a fair amount of detail, including the vehicle
> inspection that the examiner will perform prior to letting you take
> the test. The comment that your truck will not pass the inspection
> based on its brakes may be true; the truck has enough air-brake-like
> stuff that the examiner may consider it to have air brakes for
> licensing requirements, yet it doesn't have a true air brake system,
> and thus wouldn't pass the air brake check that they'll probably
> require you to perform (with ZERO ERRORS in CA...) as part of the
> driving test.
>
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