This. (-D who backed a lot of hay wagons)
> On May 3, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > If you learn by backing up hay wagons, everything else is easy. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 3, 2021, at 6:49 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
