Backing My Trailer. Is This Doable?
Here's what I have. Travel trailer is 35' and truck is 15'. The road is 20' wide (including the shoulders) with ditches on both sides. The property is fenced with a 20' wide gate and driveway. Is ...
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Yes you can.
and what most people are not aware of is, you need to back in using the drivers side. Hard to put into words but here goes.
I.E. there are two ways to approach a back in.
You want to be backing in from the drivers side. All that means is you need to go around the block so when you approach your driveway you in the drivers seat is closest to the driveway for full view using 'your' side mirror.
The other way you are on the opposite side trying to look at the passenger side mirror to back in.
This makes a BIG BIG difference on the ease of backing in. And all it takes is going around the block to back in so your TT is bent towards you in the drivers seat as you back in, not the passenger side.
Truckers have a name for this but I can't recall it. All I know is since I started backing up this way it's a breeze for any situation.
and what most people are not aware of is, you need to back in using the drivers side. Hard to put into words but here goes.
I.E. there are two ways to approach a back in.
You want to be backing in from the drivers side. All that means is you need to go around the block so when you approach your driveway you in the drivers seat is closest to the driveway for full view using 'your' side mirror.
The other way you are on the opposite side trying to look at the passenger side mirror to back in.
This makes a BIG BIG difference on the ease of backing in. And all it takes is going around the block to back in so your TT is bent towards you in the drivers seat as you back in, not the passenger side.
Truckers have a name for this but I can't recall it. All I know is since I started backing up this way it's a breeze for any situation.
