Help with Backing Up
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How good are you at just backing the vehicle only?
Most people are not all that good at this task alone and adding a trailer to the mix can make things even worse.
Practice, nothing substitutes for practice.
I own three F250 trucks, found that with those trucks parking in the small spaces allotted now days is nearly impossible to do by pulling in front ways..
Backing my truck into parking spots is a heck of a lot easier.
So, I back into parking spots, my DW backs into parking spots and my DD with a newly minted license has learned to back into tight parking spots.
We even back our vehicles down a 150ft driveway into our garage, driving down forward would require many small back and forth turns to get turned around so backing down our driveway is much easier.. Plus with the vehicles fronts facing towards the garage door it is great to get a good run out the garage on icy winter days..
Best thing to do is make backing up with your vehicle a normal thing, back into parking spots when ever you can.
Then once you have that mastered, take your vehicle and trailer to a empty parking lot (place like Sams club that closes early) and start backing up into the empty parking spaces with your trailer attached.
The only way to learn is to do it..
Once you are able to learn how to sight it out on marked pavement and you learn how your steering actions affect the turn while backing it will be a bit more natural and you won't have to depend on a spouse or other folks to "help"..
Once you have mastered the art of backing a vehicle into tight parking spots adding a trailer to the mix becomes childs play.
It is all about learning to look around, use mirrors and learn how the vehicle reacts to your steering.
I have no problems backing up solo, but my DW does get out and "help", I just smile and go with the flow and it makes her feel needed :)
Most people are not all that good at this task alone and adding a trailer to the mix can make things even worse.
Practice, nothing substitutes for practice.
I own three F250 trucks, found that with those trucks parking in the small spaces allotted now days is nearly impossible to do by pulling in front ways..
Backing my truck into parking spots is a heck of a lot easier.
So, I back into parking spots, my DW backs into parking spots and my DD with a newly minted license has learned to back into tight parking spots.
We even back our vehicles down a 150ft driveway into our garage, driving down forward would require many small back and forth turns to get turned around so backing down our driveway is much easier.. Plus with the vehicles fronts facing towards the garage door it is great to get a good run out the garage on icy winter days..
Best thing to do is make backing up with your vehicle a normal thing, back into parking spots when ever you can.
Then once you have that mastered, take your vehicle and trailer to a empty parking lot (place like Sams club that closes early) and start backing up into the empty parking spaces with your trailer attached.
The only way to learn is to do it..
Once you are able to learn how to sight it out on marked pavement and you learn how your steering actions affect the turn while backing it will be a bit more natural and you won't have to depend on a spouse or other folks to "help"..
Once you have mastered the art of backing a vehicle into tight parking spots adding a trailer to the mix becomes childs play.
It is all about learning to look around, use mirrors and learn how the vehicle reacts to your steering.
I have no problems backing up solo, but my DW does get out and "help", I just smile and go with the flow and it makes her feel needed :)
