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    • CB
      CB last edited by

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      Why the guy from Toronto who is historically bad with trailers was made responsible for the snowmobiles is another question altogether, but damn it feels good to be able to park a trailer. Which only reinforces that the Airstream life is not for me.

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      • spacekraken
        spacekraken last edited by

        So I can have the Airstream then?

        Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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        • 2Poor_sh2Furious
          2Poor_sh2Furious @CB last edited by

          @cb this is the single thing I'm worried about eventually trailering a racecar lol

          14' Cayman S | 99' Miata | 20' Macan GTS

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          • CB
            CB @2Poor_sh2Furious last edited by

            @poor_sh Practice* makes perfect.

            *Has not driven with a trailer in a year and a half

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            • 2Poor_sh2Furious
              2Poor_sh2Furious @CB last edited by

              @cb lol I was literally planning to practice with chalk in my driveway and going out and in from my street over and over (with no traffic)

              14' Cayman S | 99' Miata | 20' Macan GTS

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              • Highlander
                Highlander @CB last edited by

                @cb Having a spotter when it's really tight when backing up helps immensely. I put a dual axle fire trailer into a shop with 6" to spare on each side. When my female collogue did it on the first try the rail road guys nearly died.

                And you may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?"

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                • Shop-Teacher
                  Shop-Teacher @2Poor_sh2Furious last edited by

                  @poor_sh said in Backed up a trailer into the driveway first try:

                  @cb this is the single thing I'm worried about eventually trailering a racecar lol

                  Bigger trailers are actually easier to back. It's the little utility trailers that are squirrely as hell.

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                    ForSweden last edited by

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                    • Chariotoflove
                      Chariotoflove @CB last edited by

                      @cb

                      Hooray! But seriously, you're batting 1000. Quit now.

                      Curator, Kia enthusiast, dad joke specialist

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                      • sn4cktimes
                        sn4cktimes @Shop-Teacher last edited by

                        @shop-teacher Agreed, our teardrop is twitchy AF to backup. Totally doable but a lot more micro corrections than any other trailer I’ve ever backed up.

                        '88 AMC Eagle, '15 Husky FE350S -Oppo Never Dies!

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                        • jminer
                          jminer last edited by

                          @CB Well done! This is always an excellent feeling when you nail it!

                          Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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                            ibRAD @Shop-Teacher last edited by

                            @shop-teacher said in Backed up a trailer into the driveway first try:

                            It's the little utility trailers that are squirrely as hell.

                            Or a splitter that you can't even see behind you!

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                            • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                              SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @2Poor_sh2Furious last edited by

                              @poor_sh dual axle trailers are much easier to manoeuvre when reversing than single axle...

                              Take the hard road and walk it. Because hedges aren't as soft as they look.

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                              • zipfuel
                                zipfuel last edited by

                                For this reason I always pay the $8 insurance when renting Uhaul trailers... I can do it, but not well

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                                • 2Poor_sh2Furious
                                  2Poor_sh2Furious last edited by

                                  @silentbutnotreallydeadly meaning 2 spread out or the ones with 2 axels close together?

                                  14' Cayman S | 99' Miata | 20' Macan GTS

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                                  • Urambo Tauro
                                    Urambo Tauro @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                    @silentbutnotreallydeadly said in Backed up a trailer into the driveway first try:

                                    @poor_sh dual axle trailers are much easier to manoeuvre when reversing than single axle...

                                    Huh, I've done my fair share of trailering but never noticed this. Trailer length seems to make more difference to me, or more specifically, the distance between the hitch and wheel centerline. Maybe it's a correlation thing, as dual axle trailers actually do often tend to be longer...

                                    Another factor that has a huge effect in my experience is the hitch location. You get a lot more control with a "bumper pull" type hitch, than you do with a fifth wheel that places the pivot point over the tow vehicle's axle. Fifth wheels are nice for towing down the road, but I like bumper-pull trailers for parking maneuvers.

                                    1995 Mustang GT
                                    1998 Wrangler Sport

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                                    • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @2Poor_sh2Furious last edited by SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

                                      @poor_sh said in Backed up a trailer into the driveway first try:

                                      @silentbutnotreallydeadly meaning 2 spread out or the ones with 2 axels close together?

                                      Two axles close together. Otherwise, a long hitch to axle length is helpful too as @Urambo-Tauro mentioned but this should be avoided with a dual axle in my view as it makes them gigantic to corner.

                                      Never driven a fifth wheel.

                                      Take the hard road and walk it. Because hedges aren't as soft as they look.

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