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4x4ord
Explorer III
Nov 15, 2020

Pro trailer back up assist


I'm curious why someone would practice using this feature rather than practicing using the steering wheel to back up? For those of you who have it on your truck, is it even worth hooking it up?

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    4x4ord
    Explorer III
    ^^^Interesting, I struggle understanding how turning a knob vs turning a steering wheel makes backing up easier. I guess the secret is that letting go of the knob let’s the computer work to straighten the truck and trailer out.
  • I'm not going to watch a 30 minute video on the system. But I do have it on my Expedition MAX. I've set it up to work with both my boats. Only used it once - when I went out with a group of people, and no one was comfortable backing up the trailer to retrieve the boat at the launch ramp.

    The system worked well enough to have someone with limited experience successfully back down the boat ramp.

    Spend anytime at a boat ramp (or honestly a campground), and you quickly see there is a real need for a product like this.