My farming cousin, who has been reversing all manner of heavy equipment since he was about 6, still holds the course record for reversing a semi through the final test course at the Army transportation training center in Cape May (I think). It was essentially reversing a semi truck through a bunch of cones around curves, then up to a loading dock. Apparently he was kind of amped up and just floored the truck down the whole course as fast as it would go. He was in the national guard and his unit ended up going to Iraq. Anyway you can always buy yourself a remote control semi truck. My Dad brought one back from Germany when I was about 9, for Christmas. I think that is how I figured out the basic dynamics.
On Mon, May 3, 2021, 6:02 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is exactly correct. Put your hand on the bottom of the wheel and the > bottom of the wheel goes where you want the back of the trailer to go. Use > your mirrors or turn around and look out the back, either way. Makes it > easy, no thinking involved. > > My 96 Chebby truck has a large turning radius so it can be challenging to > back a trailer. My 00 Suburban is much better in that regard. Both are 4wd > but the Sub is not a solid axle. > > My 16ft double axle trailer is fairly easy to back up as it is longer and > doesn’t jackknife as easily as my 12(?)ft single axle I got with my little > tractor. That thing DOES NOT like to be backed up as the short length from > hitch to the deck snaps it quickly. The truck/trailer combo is challenging, > a bit better with the Sub. I got a hitch thing for the 3pt lift on the > tractor and even that is not real easy to back with. > > Interestingly I learned about moving things right after high school when I > worked at the airport pushing planes around with a tug and tow bar hooked > to the nose wheel. I was having a real hard time until I thought about the > dynamics a bit, figured that out, then BAM! it all fell into place. I was > very good at it, the other guys were kind of amazed at how I picked it up. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On May 3, 2021, at 7:39 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > On 2021-05-03 02:48, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > >> If you can, look out the back window of the tow vehicle and focus on the > >> rear of the trailer, then simply drive the rear of the trailer where you > >> want it to go... Your eye hand coordination will happen better that way. > >> You are "driving the trailer" instead of "backing up". > > > > For some people it helps to grab the bottom of the steering wheel and > move it in the direction you want the trailer to go. > > > > Wagons are the opposite, move the top of the wheel where you want to > turn the wagon, and go slow, don't let it get far out of line. > > > > Double wagons, I hate backing a wagon hitched to a wagon. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
