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whitebear80
Explorer
Feb 22, 2014

Got the trailer back, but don't know how to back up

Excited to pick up the trailer, but have no experience of towing or even backup!
I didn't expect this is that hard... Gosh:(
frustrated, just pulled up straight ahead...
What am I going to do .........


Actually our driveway is not that short/narrow, but the trailer will not follow the way we want it to be
We realize that the trailer's wheels won't turn ...

Help
  • whitebear80's avatar
    whitebear80
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    Ok. Exhausted today, will find a parking lot to do the practice ...
    Do we need a very wide road to back up? Do I have to straighten the trailer before backing?
  • romore's avatar
    romore
    Explorer II
    Feb 22, 2014
    yloshrk wrote:
    When you go to back up, place your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Push the way you want the trailer to go. Backing up, everything is backwards and this will help.

    Rest your arm on your lap. Most will turn the wheel too far and over correct. As was mentioned, practice, practice, practice until you are doing it in your sleep.
  • robsouth's avatar
    robsouth
    Explorer II
    Feb 22, 2014
    Also, practice very slowly. Backing come natural to some, but to others, not so much. Just remember to go very slowly at first. I mean maybe 1 foot at a time, so you can see what the trailer is doing when you do something. Slow, slow, slow.
  • yloshrk's avatar
    yloshrk
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    When you go to back up, place your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Push the way you want the trailer to go. Backing up, everything is backwards and this will help.
  • 69_Avion's avatar
    69_Avion
    Explorer
    Feb 22, 2014
    whitebear80 wrote:
    Excited to pick up the trailer, but have no experience of towing or even backup!
    I didn't expect this is that hard... Gosh:(
    frustrated, just pulled up straight ahead...
    What am I going to do .........


    Actually our driveway is not that short/narrow, but the trailer will not follow the way we want it to be
    We realize that the trailer's wheels won't turn ...

    Help


    Take it to a vacant parking lot and practice. Watch your mirrors and get the "feel" for how it moves in relation to your TV. Make small corrections when backing up. Also, the shorter the trailer, the more difficult that it is to back up because of the amount it turns in relation to the amount the TV turns. Let us know if the practice helps.

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