Narrow driveway, pull in or back in?
Just brought home the new Wildwood 28' TT yesterday! I knew getting into the driveway would be tight and sure enough, despite turning as wide as I could, the trailer's tires cut the corner thru the gr...
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In a perfect world, you will dodge and hit the exact same locations if you are pulling the trailer forward or pushing it backward. Your truck still has the same turning radius going either direction, and your trailer is still the same length. The difference is that while backing up, you can jackknife the trailer and push a short distance before you need to pull forward to straighten out the truck and continue your backing up.
If you can back it in, you can pull it out. And if you can pull it in, it can be backed out. I feel that it is easier to pull in to a tight spot, but you still gotta get out of there.
An option is to use a front mounted receiver hitch on the truck. This increases the maneuverability of the truck/trailer combo because you can now swing the tongue of the trailer faster by steering the truck.
Before I was able to widen my gate I HAD to use my front hitch to get my trailer in to the side yard. I'm at the end of a cul-de-sac so my lot is pie shaped, and I have a fire hydrant in the corner of my driveway. I must dodge the hydrant, then back at an angle to miss the overhang of my garage, then pivot back to keep the trailer from hitting the gate. I couldn't do it with an ex cab short bed truck from the rear. Now I can pull my trailer in/out using the rear hitch of my crew/long truck. It just goes to show the added maneuverability.
If you can back it in, you can pull it out. And if you can pull it in, it can be backed out. I feel that it is easier to pull in to a tight spot, but you still gotta get out of there.
An option is to use a front mounted receiver hitch on the truck. This increases the maneuverability of the truck/trailer combo because you can now swing the tongue of the trailer faster by steering the truck.
Before I was able to widen my gate I HAD to use my front hitch to get my trailer in to the side yard. I'm at the end of a cul-de-sac so my lot is pie shaped, and I have a fire hydrant in the corner of my driveway. I must dodge the hydrant, then back at an angle to miss the overhang of my garage, then pivot back to keep the trailer from hitting the gate. I couldn't do it with an ex cab short bed truck from the rear. Now I can pull my trailer in/out using the rear hitch of my crew/long truck. It just goes to show the added maneuverability.
