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blt2ski
Jul 22, 2015Moderator
I too can back both ways. Also NOT seeing a spotter if you have one, I also stop and make sure I can see them. Usually one of my kids has been a spotter. All wanted to help from about 5-7 onwards. If I can not see them, I do not want to run one of them over.
I backed my dump truck right up to the pintle hitch on my equipment trailer one time. Client saw me do this, about sheet his pants, as he could not do that with a helper with his ski boat and a med sized suv, much less with only the side mirrors and using the outside of the trailer fenders and an 8' wide and 5' tall baox behind the cab!.........
"IF" if have to back into places in the dark alot. If you do not have reverse lights, it is easy to wire up low profile clear fog lights on the rear of the trailer using the middle wire on your trailer plug hooked up to your reverse light. Makes it way better to see behind you!
Never heard of the GOAL terms, I do like tho. I also do this.
marty
I backed my dump truck right up to the pintle hitch on my equipment trailer one time. Client saw me do this, about sheet his pants, as he could not do that with a helper with his ski boat and a med sized suv, much less with only the side mirrors and using the outside of the trailer fenders and an 8' wide and 5' tall baox behind the cab!.........
"IF" if have to back into places in the dark alot. If you do not have reverse lights, it is easy to wire up low profile clear fog lights on the rear of the trailer using the middle wire on your trailer plug hooked up to your reverse light. Makes it way better to see behind you!
Never heard of the GOAL terms, I do like tho. I also do this.
marty
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