Backing up a TT

YES, it is!! Just read some of the threads on here about how to do it! AND, it can be EXPENSIVE! You should see what I did to my yard tractor wagon!

Don't go to a truck Driver training school. Really, I can't back up a trailer of any kind, so that is why we drive a small Class A. It backs up just like a car. But, if I were trying to learn, I would get an expert to take me to a parking lot and teach me everything they know, then practice until I had it perfect. Even if I had to pay them some. A good person directing you and watching out helps a lot also.

Is it easy to jackknife and cause damage?

The straighter you can make it the easier it will be. It's not always what the trailer will hit, it's what the tow vehicle will hit as you're turning this way and that.

coolmom42 wrote:

Walaby wrote:
Approch the site with the site on your drivers side. Here's another video that has some good tips

Another video

What if you have a one-way road and your site is on the passenger side? That's pretty common from my observation.

Purchase a dual-control tow vehicle?

The basic process is of course the same for either direction, it's just a lot easier to see things when you're turning on the driver's side than when you're turning on the passenger's side. Go slow, and don't be afraid to get out and look, possibly repeatedly, as needed. If the approach is too difficult from the passenger's side, most places would be willing to have someone hold up traffic for a bit and let you go the wrong way around the one-way loop/road to be able to get into a site if you ask nicely.

Scoop looks good, but what happens if you don't have alot of room in front?

Walaby wrote:
Approch the site with the site on your drivers side. Here's another video that has some good tips

Another video

What if you have a one-way road and your site is on the passenger side? That's pretty common from my observation.

Approch the site with the site on your drivers side. Here's another video that has some good tips

Another video

Is there a special way to approach a site?

Practice practice practice. And, don't get flustered or frustrated if, at any given time or place, it's just not going the way you think it should. Even more so, don't get in a hurry or frustrated if people are watching you.

There is a maneuver, referred to as the scoop, that I am still trying to master with my new Lacrosse. My current TT is 4 feet longer than my previous one, and Im having some difficulty at times to get things started the way I want. The intent of the scoop maneuver is manipulating your approach so that the rear of your trailer is at approximately a 45 degree angle to the area you are backing into. Here is a link to a youtube video descriing itYouTube video

Mike