HOW TO BACK A TRAILER

All very well until it gets dark and the trailer nearly takes your own mirror 🤭
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Originally Posted by rick130

My first ex was a dressage coach and all the young ladies that turned up for coaching could put a horse float wherever you wanted it.
Quite a few were on their P's yet could back with confidence.
Then the law changed in NSW and P platers weren't allowed to tow.
Another dumb, blanket law, as they were all very good, very aware drivers from towing their horses.

And yes, I was finally able to convince the ex to put her Patrol in low range to tow. It did take a little convincing.
She couldn't believe the difference in control.
It just gives you time to react.

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Yes, it’s amazing the very high number of ladies towing horse floats, I reckon it easily nine times out of ten.

Yet the complete opposite when towing camper trailers or vans. No way could my bride sit in the passenger seat all day.

Another source of backing entertainment is watching people backing caravans in parks. Its like Happy Hour.

I am with Homestar in his method. And Graeme with his long trailers .

I don’t know what I do , just do it 😉

Mind you , growing up on the land and in the bush, backing tractors sans power steering and dozers , with all sorts of wide and high loaded trailers or implements in all types of topography, a long drawbar van on level ground is ( nothing to see here )

Dave

This seems like a good video on backing B-doubles, but I've never done it, so what would I know? What you you pros think?

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I also found this one good.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

With the amount of trailers I use ...

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Number, not amount! I hear and see journalists use it incorrectly and it grates! [bigsmile]

Amount is used for things that can't be counted (or easily counted), e.g., grains of sugar in a teaspoon.

Understanding The Difference Between Number and Amount - Enago Academy

Two videos I bookmarked many moons ago showing some awesome truck reversing skills.
I dips me lid...


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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Imagine trying to back a B-double or a triple!

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Doubles aren’t too bad.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Doubles aren’t too bad.

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hardest thing I've ever backed was a single jetski trailer .... easiest is an empty car trailer :) ... those little trailers, you only see them in the mirrors when they are jackknifed and about to plow into the rear quarter panel.