JimM68 wrote:
jplante4 wrote:
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I found this useful on the geometry of backing in. Talks about a spotter, but skip to the 2 minute mark and it shows how to mark the reference point and how to use it to back in. If I were doing this by myself, I'd find the "8 foot spot" and hopefully there would be something protruding from the coach at that point. Then you could use a cone or a triangle safety reflector in place of the spotter and make the turns as explained in the video. Hope this helps you.
Sorry,,, tried to watch it, but it assumes a spotter who knows more than me...
I don't have one.
I have tho, come up on a system which does allow ne to safely back our forty footer into just about any where, with one or perhaps 2 jumps outside to check things out.
It's not terribly hard, and beats the he!! out of watching people who have no clue wave their arms.
The procedure is the same whether you use a spotter or 2 traffic cones. You just need a way to see the "8 foot mark" from the driver side mirror. One cone at the pivot point, the other where you want the driver's side rear corner to end up. This also gives you the opportunity to walk the site and have a look around.
The trouble with using a chock is you need to know the distance from the back of the rear-most wheel to the back of the coach. Putting a cone at the back corner you can see when the coach touches it and stop.
