Posted by 495man on December 20, 2017 at 17:21:49 from (184.171.195.36):
In Reply to: Backing a Trailer posted by Traditional Farmer on December 19, 2017 at 04:54:44:
I have no idea why people find it hard unless they don't practice. I don't think anyone here was perfect at it first time. I can back stuff up, but it's from practice!
Campgrounds are amusing, lots of yuppies or retired crowd with brand new trucks and brand new trailers that will do everything they can to avoid "R"
Bonus points for opening the driver's door and looking backwards!
Long wheel base tow vehicle and short trailer are worst.
I used to tow a 12 foot camper behind a 156" wheelbase 4x4 Super Duty, I could still put that anywhere I wanted in one attempt.
Four wheel wagons are easy with tractor. I used to be able to back up one with a manual trans pickup using mirrors, I wasn't as quick but I made a point of learning to do it. Front hitches are for those who can't back up the normal way.
I used to be good at backing up a four wheel wagon behind a baler, but I stopped towing a wagon a few years ago...was really handy if trying to pick up short windrows in a tight pie shape area of a field where you'd spend several minutes turning to pick up 40 feet of windrow. might hitch up next year for practice.
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