a mighty fine bit off reversing

[Johny Walker]

Aye. I reackon you had two dozen shunts back n forth to get it there.

 

Don't come back telling me you did it in a oner....... I ain't having it.

 

in 3, didnt fancy twating the rugrover

[nepia]

Try reversing a tractor towing two silage trailers behind each other!

 

 

No thanks; had enough problems with turntable bale trailers.

[oldwoodcutter]

I like it when a householder stands nearby, hardly able to contain himself that you're going to balls it up, and you do it in one . They usually say something like " ah I can see that you've done that before" as you get out of the cab.

[peatff]

I used to shunt trailers into a loading bay with a knackered Ford D800. Anything over 36ft was a doddle but 28s were awkward. I also worked in a foundry where the charge was reversed in on a trailer and lifted with a crane over the vessel. The trailer was a turntable steer and it was reversed in with a rear steer fork truck and that took some getting your head round.

[william127]

I backed my tipping trailer into a space at my yard, took me three shunts which had me moaning at myself when a woman ridding Her horse past the gate said 'I wish I could reverse as well as that', which made me laugh.

[Mull]

I've looked at this thread a few times, the trailer was reversed up a short drive!!

Am I missing something?

[jomoco]

Put a hitch on the front of your truck?

 

Even serpentine never ending driveways are cake!

 

Just do it.

 

Jomoco

[richardwale]

I've looked at this thread a few times, the trailer was reversed up a short drive!!

Am I missing something?

Likewise? What's the big deal?

[better dayz]

3 points of articulation

 

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[Goaty]

I couldn't be bothered to watch that jcb video. But despite what people think longer is far easier. I could reverse the double trailer fast trac rig.

I reckon the hardest thing in general to reverse is them mobile compressors you see behind 7.5t roadwork utility trucks. You can't see the thing as its so much narrower the the pulling vehicle. The short wheelbase twitches quickly as well in whatever direction.

 

2nd to that is the light old turntable farm bale rulleys. Get a pebble behind front tyre reversing they shift direction.

 

So whilst jonnys effort might not be that hard for those practised in chipper reversing. It's at the tougher end of reversing in my book.

 

People should spend time practicing manuvring trailers and crew should have a good communication system. To assist.

 

I make my wife look a better driver with a trailer than me, but on her own it's not as good. People look when I get out whilst she does the awkward reverse. It wouldn't work the other way!