Backing up to an inclined and narrow driveway
Hi All, Greetings from a soon-to-be first-time trailer owner. My wife and I finally decided to buy a Coachmen Clipper 16RBD trailer. We are excited. I'm watching youtube videos on how to backup ...
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The front mounted receiver is the best suggestion so far.
I store my boat in a friends garage for the winter. There is only 2" of clearance on each side going through the garage door. I am not THAT good at backing up a trailer, even with a spotter. The driveway is gravel but there is a good bump where it transitions to the garage floor, so between these 2 small obstacles you can't even push it back by hand.
If you just can't get the hang of backing up, the hill through your narrow gap, here is what I did. Get yourself set of caster wheels for the tongue jack and an electric winch mounted to something at the top. Just get the trailer "started" going uphill, install the tongue wheel and hook up the winch.
You will probably need extra cable to reach down to the street. Also, rear bumpers on TT are not very strong. It will have to be reinforced. You could possible mount the winch to your TT reinforced rear bumper so you could use the TT battery (don't skimp on the wire size).
I store my boat in a friends garage for the winter. There is only 2" of clearance on each side going through the garage door. I am not THAT good at backing up a trailer, even with a spotter. The driveway is gravel but there is a good bump where it transitions to the garage floor, so between these 2 small obstacles you can't even push it back by hand.
If you just can't get the hang of backing up, the hill through your narrow gap, here is what I did. Get yourself set of caster wheels for the tongue jack and an electric winch mounted to something at the top. Just get the trailer "started" going uphill, install the tongue wheel and hook up the winch.
You will probably need extra cable to reach down to the street. Also, rear bumpers on TT are not very strong. It will have to be reinforced. You could possible mount the winch to your TT reinforced rear bumper so you could use the TT battery (don't skimp on the wire size).
