A Three Point Turn with a Trailer
I recently bought my first TT. It's not very long, only about 16'. Maybe 18' total including the hitch. Before I bought it, I had worked it out in my mind that the whole effort centered on making a th...
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'tiredTeacher wrote:
This will work. May I add one thing? Backing in is the reverse of pulling out (obviously). Next time you pull out, note the arc the trailer wheels make. Note the location of your rig on the street when the trailer is finally straight behind the TV. That's where you start backing from. Retrace the arc in reverse and you'll nail it first time, every time.
This is exactly how I did it, after floundering many times. I have to back in through my driveway gate then immediately cut over to get close to the edge of the lot so I can get next to the house (5th wheel).
I had it down pat with my TT. But with the 5th wheel it was frustrating, since it responds so much more slowly than the TT. Then I realized I had no issue at all driving OUT with the RV. Why should it be so hard to back it IN?
So I actually had DW video me driving out, slowly, catching the path of the truck, 5th wheel, and also the turns my front wheels made on the truck. After studying the video I was able to replicate it, in reverse, and it made things MUCH easier. Worked for me.
Mike
