Backing the TT into the Space
Well, today we took our TT to the empty college parking lot to practice backing into a "campsite". John took first at the wheel and I spotted, then we switched and I took the wheel and he spotted. T...
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Congratulations, by the way -- whether you ever learn to back the trailer is almost beside the point. You have a marriage in which frustration is a source of laughter, rather than anger. That is rare and valuable!
Now, back to trailer talk. We have a very small single axle trailer -- very difficult to back up. It took a lot of practice and patience.
Aside from all of the good tips above, I would add this -- develop a clear set of signals, so that the driver can get clear and unambiguous guidance from the spotter. My wife is my spotter -- she tells me to move the back of the trailer left or right, and to come back a little more, or it's jacknifing (so we have to stop and pull forward a little to straighten out). She uses hand signals, but other people do it with voice commands.
Hang in there!
Now, back to trailer talk. We have a very small single axle trailer -- very difficult to back up. It took a lot of practice and patience.
Aside from all of the good tips above, I would add this -- develop a clear set of signals, so that the driver can get clear and unambiguous guidance from the spotter. My wife is my spotter -- she tells me to move the back of the trailer left or right, and to come back a little more, or it's jacknifing (so we have to stop and pull forward a little to straighten out). She uses hand signals, but other people do it with voice commands.
Hang in there!
