How do I know I have enough room to back down driveway?
Hello all,
I would like to get into RV'ing and UTVs, and am starting to look for a 5th wheel/gooseneck toy hauler. I've done some searches but want to confirm if I would have any issues being able to back a trailer down my driveway (other than a complete absence of skill).
This is a diagram of my street/house. I live in the orange house, with the driveway to the left of it. Not to scale, obviously.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/OMTNOb6OFKyUUJf93
Maybe I'm overthinking this, but if I had a 35' gooseneck hitched to a fair-sized truck, say a 2500 or 3500, would it be fairly straightforward getting the trailer down the driveway?
I am thinking I would drive past the driveway from right to left, then back in, swinging the trailer around the telephone pole. The overhang would pass over the yard, hopefully without taking out the bushes, though I guess that would be negotiable. The telephone pole, walls and house are not negotiable, of course.
Is this a no-brainer, or is there some kind of tool/resource to help determine how much room you need to back down a certain type/size of trailer hitched to a certain size truck?
Thank you!
I would like to get into RV'ing and UTVs, and am starting to look for a 5th wheel/gooseneck toy hauler. I've done some searches but want to confirm if I would have any issues being able to back a trailer down my driveway (other than a complete absence of skill).
This is a diagram of my street/house. I live in the orange house, with the driveway to the left of it. Not to scale, obviously.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/OMTNOb6OFKyUUJf93
Maybe I'm overthinking this, but if I had a 35' gooseneck hitched to a fair-sized truck, say a 2500 or 3500, would it be fairly straightforward getting the trailer down the driveway?
I am thinking I would drive past the driveway from right to left, then back in, swinging the trailer around the telephone pole. The overhang would pass over the yard, hopefully without taking out the bushes, though I guess that would be negotiable. The telephone pole, walls and house are not negotiable, of course.
Is this a no-brainer, or is there some kind of tool/resource to help determine how much room you need to back down a certain type/size of trailer hitched to a certain size truck?
Thank you!
