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profdant139
Explorer II
Feb 11, 2014

Do you equip your "backup spotter" with a walkie-talkie?

I often see posts about folks who damage the trailer when backing up, and I often see responses about using a spotter. I do that -- DW is an amazingly good spotter, with very clear hand signals. So f...
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boosTT
Explorer
Feb 11, 2014
Use cell phones and Bluetooth in the truck. It works pretty good. Took the wife about 3 years to learn not to say "turn the wheel" and use descriptive terms.

I've backed into a power pole when attempting to backup (spotter on blind spot) and got pretty close to some trees by ignoring the spotter. You can back up without a spotter, but you got to get out an look A LOT.

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