Pull through tight spot please help

also it is an option to back it in but not ideal as the door would be facing the wall not the yard but if it ends up that way wont be the end of the world ether way you look at it ill have to back it out or back it in

i cant back it in from the front of the house because the bottom of the driveway is very steep the trailer will deft. scrape while trying it to get up the driveway and to pull the truck out we are going to replace the fence and put in a gate thanks for all the input guys

It looks like you could back the trailer in. Going forward looks to be a lot more difficult.

How wide is Vista Way?

Currently, I have to back my trailer into my driveway off a normal sized subdivision road. It's just wide enough for two vehicles to pass each other. I have to turn a 90 degree angle to get it in the drive.

Fortunately, after I get the trailer into my drive and it's crooked, I can pull forward into my neighbor's drive which is directly across the road from mine. Then it's duck soup to get it up the drive.

It would be almost as hard to pull it in my drive, but then I couldn't use the truck, and the backing out the drive would be just as hard as backing into the drive.

Shotime79 wrote:
sorry i know the image sucks how about this

top down i can ether back down the road or pull in
BLUE LINE 15 FOOT GATE
GREEN LINE 30 FOOT STREET
YELLOW LINE 26 FOOT DRIVEWAY
RED DOT TELEPHONE POLE

i need to pull into the backyard where the blue line is

What I don't understand is how you can pull it in, but can't back it in. From the pictures, it's obvious that it's not a "pull through".

Are you proposing to pull the trailer in hooked to the truck, and leave it that way. You will not be able to get the truck out to use for other purposes while the trailer is there?

And if you propose to pull the trailer in, and can pull through, you'll still have to back it out.

From the info the OP provided, I was able to pull this up on Google Street View. Looks like you will be coming the correct direction to me - the gate will be on your left - correct? Use a method called The Scoop. Looks like you will also be able to use the driveway across the street.

Practice make perfect - you should be able to get this in that yard - just have some spotters with walkie talkies so you wont crash into the fence.

But If I were you, I'd modify the fence by adding a gate so that you could back in from the front side of the house.

On edit, I "drove" around to the front of this house and see why you can't do that.

One other comment. Getting backed in there is not a race. If you find on the first attempt that the angles are not working - ie for example you were not far enough from the gate starting the turn, start over. Reposition for a better angle and try again. Patience does help.

I think you can back it in there. You would need to have the rear of the trailer facing up on the photo. There is enough room for the front of the truck to swing to the right on the photo as you start to back in. Start well below the pole and angle in. You will have to turn hard once the trailer is past the pole as noted above. It may be hard to get the trailer right parallel to the house but you will get close.

A couple of suggestions. Depending on what Weight distribution system you have it may be good to disconnect them before hand since some are hard to disconnect when at a big angle which you will be at.

Second, I suggest getting a pair of cheap walkie talkies so your spotter can talk to you. That way you are not relying on hand signals. This really helps - especially for people new to backing up who do not have a well worked out set of hand signals.

There is no doubt that a front hitch would make this easier. I have one on my truck and have used it to manouevre trailers. You do have to watch tounge weight. The hitches are typically rated for around 500 lb. So you would want to do what you can to cut tongue weight. It would mean getting the trailer in about the right position, unhitching, turning the truck around, rehitching and continuing.

However, I do think you can back into that spot close enough to parralel to work.


Good is good enoughé

Good luck

Please let us know how it works out.

Peter

Shotime79 wrote:
the street i would be driving down is from the bottom but i can just back down the street as well

If you could come up from the bottom and back the trailer into the top of that loop driveway where the white car is, you'd be lined up much better to make the corner through the gate.

the street i would be driving down is from the bottom but i can just back down the street as well