Backing up your rig.
So how many of you count on you mirrors backing up, or are you old school and turn your head back 180 to look or both?
Forum Discussion
- No looking back in my rig! I use the mirrors backing and hooking up, and like Pat said I can adjust the mirrors as the angle increases.
qchunter: you can turn your head 180 degrees? Wow! At my age i use the mirrors when I'm backing up the car! - I always use my mirrors backing up the trailer. I turn my head 180* when backing up to hook up the trailer.
- I have electric outside mirrors. I point them anywhere I want to look.
If I'm backing up around a tight space, I will look back out my window or the right side backseat window.
I even get out and look. I might get out and look several times.
Whatever it takes.
I don't just backup blindly.
Protect your rig!!!!
Pat - Depends on how sharp of a turn I am making when backing. Once you get the trailer turned so far the back end is no longer in view of the mirror. Turning your head at this point is required so you can see where your trailer is headed.
I guess the answer is both. - I use my mirrors until the angle becomes great enough to where the mirrors become useless.
- Why would you not use your mirrors, backing up or going forward?
