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jorbill2or
Apr 06, 2015Explorer II
bsinmich wrote:jorbill2or wrote:
Remove the car either at the check in or near the site whichever seems easiest . Then drive to the site if you can back a trailer then the dolly can also be backed into the site ( car is no longer on it ) and I use the rear camera however most times I just start it back then unhook and roll it back then back in over the top of the tongue to save space. It's very easy to roll on reasonable flat spaces .if not physically able anymore do to age back problems etc , then consider 4 down as a only choice. Best of all options get a pull through space ;-)
I would be willing to bet you have never tried to back up a dolly. The short the trailer the more difficult it is to back and the longer overhang on most MHs makes it almost impossible. I had a dolly for 10 years and 4 down for the last 13. If I had to go back to a dolly will quit RVing.
Well sir you'd loose that bet !! :-) I've been a commercial driver for a large package company and spent over two years in the yard backing over 80 28-53 foot trailers on load doors to within a 4" tolerance nightly ..trust me , You get good at it! And yes the short wheelbase makes it much more difficult!! . I didn't say I could do it in one smooth back every time but that's what the pull up is for .. It starts to go sideways you stop pull up and straighten it up and back some more. In most cases it's much easier to just push it back. Especially for joe never backed anything much.
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