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If any of you guys want to race backwards, I once backed up at over 40 mph with more than one trailer (across a bridge mind you). And all I needed was my mirrors and a little help to watch for traffic. :)
Wes
... BillyW wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
LOL! Nailed it!2oldman wrote:
It's getting old in here.
Yup. Makes me laugh listening to these old guys, "I don't need upholstery on my seats! Just something else to go wrong. We used to sit on rusty nails!"
Am I the only one that sees this as a way to teach/learn about backing a trailer? When you turn that little knob, the steering wheel responds too. If it breaks, you are still able to backup the good "old" fashioned way.
I would also argue that you are less likely to hit something with the front of the tow vehicle because you are not so completely absorbed trying to aim the trailer.
Notice it's mostly coming from the guys with the "old trucks". And mostly coming from the guys who own that "other brand". :Wthomasmnile wrote:
Guess it's a bit of a leap of faith placing trust in the machine's technology to do the right thing at the right moment.
No more than the convenience of cruise control. It's not like you can set the cruise and read the newspaper or take a nap. You still need to be the master of your vehicle. Some people really over think new technology.- Guess it's a bit of a leap of faith placing trust in the machine's technology to do the right thing at the right moment. My wonder is how much is this option, and does it raise the truck's price to a level greater than a modest 3 bedroom 2 bath home.........:h
mkirsch wrote:
LOL! Nailed it!2oldman wrote:
It's getting old in here.
Yup. Makes me laugh listening to these old guys, "I don't need upholstery on my seats! Just something else to go wrong. We used to sit on rusty nails!"
Am I the only one that sees this as a way to teach/learn about backing a trailer? When you turn that little knob, the steering wheel responds too. If it breaks, you are still able to backup the good "old" fashioned way.
I would also argue that you are less likely to hit something with the front of the tow vehicle because you are not so completely absorbed trying to aim the trailer.2oldman wrote:
It's getting old in here.
Yup. Makes me laugh listening to these old guys, "I don't need upholstery on my seats! Just something else to go wrong. We used to sit on rusty nails!"- ...
Well, there is only one way to resolve this. We will have to have races to see who can back their trailer up the fastest. We can race on the same campground loop that the kids in golfcarts and ATVs use for racing.
I think we should add a pitstop at the dumpstation too. Lord knows I've often wished folks could pick up the pace a bit there. Practice makes perfect. Good crews could eventually be dumping before the rig comes to a complete stop, no doubt. Penalties for leavin a mess.
Yep, racing leads to new innovation as always. Humans will only be better off because of it. And when we finally leave earth, well think how fast astronauts have to back their campers up... well down actually, to the ground. Nobody pulls back in the driveway forward on purpose, ever since Flash Gordan as a matter of fact. Well the front of his rigs were pretty pointed for parking steady anyway.
Wes
... - It's getting old in here.
Fordlover wrote:
Sure is nice to see all the self claimed trailer backing experts here on RV.net If it is so easy, why do I see so many having difficulty with it?
I don't think most of us think of ourselves as experts, but do well enough to get the job done easily. This device just takes what is a simple concept and dumb it way down!
Learned years ago place hand at bottom of steering wheel and push the direction you want the trailer to go. :S I also palm the wheel so the motion is smooth and direction is smooth,.
The Ford feature just puts this function into a knob, the driver still needs to decide where to place the wheels.
Just wonder when he lawsuits will start coming for smashed front ends.- Sure is nice to see all the self claimed trailer backing experts here on RV.net If it is so easy, why do I see so many having difficulty with it?
