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wnjj
Jul 27, 2020Explorer II
BurbMan wrote:
I wouldn't go in tongue first, that's going to make it really tough to get out of there with the dolly. Back it in, get yourself a good set of mirrors on the truck (like you should have anyway) and have a spotter help with blind spots.
The difference with tongue first is you can continue back much further along a diagonal approach before having to turn back toward parallel to the house. If continue too far diagonally when backing, your axles will end up really far from the house. I'm not sure you can correct enough once the corner of the trailer clears the shed. Backing in may work but it depends upon how close to parallel you can start backing and how far back you need to go before cutting the tongue over.
To get out from pulling in forward, back until the rear is near the shed, then send the tongue directly toward the grass until the tail will clear the shed, then continue straight back.
This all depends upon whether the trailer needs to go all the way back, or just far enough to clear the driveway to the garage.
I agree that backing in with a truck would be the preferred method but having other options after purchase would be nice if that doesn't work out. ;)
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