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Posted on 6/5/15 at 1:50 pm to indytiger
Practice, turn around and watch if you aren't in close quarters with anything (remember the front of your truck swings opposite the trailer and you can hit shite) once you figure it out by turning around and looking then start trying the mirrors.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:21 pm to oleyeller
you and him are one and the same.... above you admitted to you sucking to, now you want to laugh at him doing it?? 
Posted on 6/5/15 at 2:59 pm to Shexter
quote:Work on anticipating the turns. Begin turning before you think the trailer will, and start reversing the turn the same way. If you wait too long you'll have to stop, pull up and start over a lot.
Find an empty parking lot late at night and practice.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 3:58 pm to Sasquatch Smash
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Learn to use your mirrors.
With your hand placed at the bottom of the steering wheel, the direction you turn the wheel is the direction the trailer will want to go.
Take your time, practice, try not to get flustered, and find what works for you
This.
That was the easiest way for me to learn, and don't turn your head and look back at the trailer, use the mirrors instead, at least until you get the hang of it, that's when things start to get backwards.
Also - shorter trailers are far more exaggerated results when turning the wheel. Longer trailers give way less results when turning the wheel.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 4:14 pm to indytiger
What length is your boat and trailer?
Anything under 16' will flit side to side with a small error. Only make small corrections. Oversteering has disastrous results going backwards. Also, pick a spot you want to make sure to stay to one side of, if it is something you can't cross(wall or edge of ramp) measure 2 ft out from it in your mind, and use that line in your mirror as a guideline.
I can back a 16' or longer trailer through an opening that has an inch to spare on both sides without hitting either side.
A 12' trailer or smaller makes me look like a retarded monkey half the time.
I will add, a double axle trailer is much, much easier than a single axle trailer.
Anything under 16' will flit side to side with a small error. Only make small corrections. Oversteering has disastrous results going backwards. Also, pick a spot you want to make sure to stay to one side of, if it is something you can't cross(wall or edge of ramp) measure 2 ft out from it in your mind, and use that line in your mirror as a guideline.
I can back a 16' or longer trailer through an opening that has an inch to spare on both sides without hitting either side.
A 12' trailer or smaller makes me look like a retarded monkey half the time.
I will add, a double axle trailer is much, much easier than a single axle trailer.
This post was edited on 6/6/15 at 1:09 am
Posted on 6/5/15 at 4:17 pm to VaBamaMan
I now see why my Dad made me back up and down our 100 yard long drive way with bushes along each side. Was pissed at the time but now grateful he made me do it.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 4:45 pm to indytiger
this is proper form and anybody else that says otherwise is a liar..
Notice the elbow pointed toward the ground and head using mirrors while also available for the sometimes necessary, "tell me when!", comment...
Notice the elbow pointed toward the ground and head using mirrors while also available for the sometimes necessary, "tell me when!", comment...
Posted on 6/5/15 at 4:48 pm to indytiger
Look in your side view mirrors... move the bottom of the steering the same direction you want the back of the trailer to go.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 8:31 pm to indytiger
quote:
But I'll just come right out and say it, I suck dick
Yea we don't need you round here
Posted on 6/5/15 at 8:40 pm to Nascar Fan
I aint scared to say it, my arse is glad to jump in the boat and have my wife back down the ramp. You can call me a pussy all day errryday. Not sayin I cant back a trailer but if i aint got to,,,, go ahead. Seriously, our shed had 3" clearance each side for our boat, without a doubt she cleared it everytime.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 8:41 pm to indytiger
Put something like whip antennas on each side of your trailer at the back. That way you can see what is happening with your trailer better,also a longer tongue trailer backs much better, if you can weld an extension on, it really helps.
I have a small trucking company, and back 53' foot trailers all day,most every day.
The method that works best for me: hand at top of wheel, when more of your trailer appears in one of your mirrors, turn your wheel slightly in that direction, also giving a little bit of throttle seems to help me,instead of going really slow.
I have a small trucking company, and back 53' foot trailers all day,most every day.
The method that works best for me: hand at top of wheel, when more of your trailer appears in one of your mirrors, turn your wheel slightly in that direction, also giving a little bit of throttle seems to help me,instead of going really slow.
This post was edited on 6/5/15 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 6/5/15 at 8:54 pm to indytiger
Turn the wheel right to go left and turn it left to go right. It's pretty simple and easy. Only reason you're struggling is because of the nervousness. Just take your time and back it down...nobody gives a damn if takes an extra minute or so. I get more annoyed at people that are too scared to make a mistake and end up taking 3 forevers.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:19 pm to indytiger
if you have trouble seeing your boat over the tailgate, buy some brackets to raise the lights up higher...also makes it a lot easier to see the trailer when backing down a steep ramp....
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:39 pm to indytiger
Just get the trailer going the direction you want it and then "follow" it when it tries to go the wrong direction. And I would recommend against dropping the tailgate as it could hit the trailer jack while turning.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:41 pm to auggie
53' are a walk in the park...... backing a 25' with a dual axle truck is a bitch, its not as bad with a single axle. I use to spot trailers for on occasion..... never minded moving the 48s or 53s
Posted on 6/6/15 at 5:22 am to CHEDBALLZ
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I use to spot trailers for on occasion
Did you ever blindside back a 53' trailer down an alley off of Coney Island Parkway in Brooklyn,N.Y, with with a Kenworth with a studio sleeper? Sure, that 53' is a walk in the park.
When I was younger, I worked on the river commercially, with my own diving rig, almost everyday for 10 years. Put my rig in the water everyday. Before that, I worked on a farm growing up. I have backed a lot of shite up in my days, I have gotten pretty damn good at it.
I promise you, you back that 53' into some of the places that a real truck driver has to go, you will be begging for that 40 footer back.
This post was edited on 6/6/15 at 5:31 am
Posted on 6/6/15 at 7:27 am to oleyeller
quote:
i suck also.. but i manage
This is me. You just have to go slow, no sudden wheel movement.
Posted on 6/6/15 at 10:10 am to indytiger
Secret is the steering wheel Is to be turned in the same direction the back of the trailer is starting to turn..... To straighten it out. 
Posted on 6/6/15 at 12:31 pm to indytiger
Get some cones, get it the pasture and get'er done. Go slow, make small corrections, use your mirrors, get some post extensions, and practice, practice, practice
My dad taught us to back a trailer when we could touch the pedals. One of the many things I'm glad he taught me.
My dad taught us to back a trailer when we could touch the pedals. One of the many things I'm glad he taught me.
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