backing on wrong side
I'm supposed to pick up my 40' 5th wheel friday and have been watching youtube videos on how to back. All of the videos say to have the place you are backing into on the drivers side. Well, our dr...
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ford truck guy wrote:
Spotters = Divorce in a lot of case !
Wrong. Set up hand signals before hand. No need to ever yell. Decide where you want the rig before you start.
The spotter is in charge, the driver has the authority to stop if they see something wrong and doesn't back up unless they can see the spotter clearly.
All you need is:
- Stop
- Backup
- Go forward
- Left/Right (in regards to the back of the trailer)
- Spread hands to mimic distance to final position (useful if backing right up to a tree or other fixed object).
Could care less about which side we back into.
