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Originally Posted by eddy8men
formal hand signals are a great place to start but everyone develops their own style after a while. the most important thing is trust between the guy driving and the guy doing the guiding. i always look the driver in the eye and give him obvious firm hand movements. these occasionally turn into a vigorous up and down motion if he keeps turning after i've dropped my hand down  |
Hey Rick, I remember a few years being a back stop when your were reversing the cromwell, I thought I'd signal your signal man to stop reversing 5ft early, glad I did as by the time I signalled, he signalled and you stopped was 4ft lol. End up perfect and you avoided crushing your own truck.
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1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, Caunter camo.
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1943 Mk2 Daimler Dingo.
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