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One thing he didn't mention about safety chains is to cross them so they form an X. The reason behind that is, if it pops off your ball, the crossed chains will catch the tongue. Great video and now I'm going to go practice!!
Thanks for the informative video! One tip that helped me when I first started trailer backing was to keep one hand on the bottom of the steering wheel (closest to your body). Then you can move this hand in the same direction that you want the trailer to go. It helped to clear up the left/right confusion for me.
@@alonzoweaver7948 Because if your hand is at the bottom of the steering wheel, when you move it left, the trailer goes left and if you move it right, the trailer goes right. You don't need to think about the trailer direction as much as when your hand is at the top. At least in my experience.
This farmers wife thanks you for this video. My father, my brother, my husband, my in laws and even my 11 year old son are awesome at backing equipment, but I can hardly back anything! Its a gift to be a natural at running equipment but to be able to articulate what makes you good at it is a blessing to the rest of us! Cant wait to practice!
I must admit that I saw this video about 1 year ago before a long trip for fall foliage in Vermont and Maine. I had some backing to do on the trip and thanks to this video I did it very well and had no problems. I have come back to get a refresher for this season of traveling. I pull a 42 foot 5th wheel and your tips about the mirrors and equal distance make it so much better. Thanks to you and your dog for a wonderful video!!! And making me look good at the campgrounds.
Wow! That was very good and informational and I like how you just show everything about how to with this and you don't act like a know it all, you act like someone who genuinely cares and wants to help others
Thanks for making this video. I work for a landscape designer, and it feels like backing up a trailer is the most terrifying thing in the world for me right now, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
WOW! Here it is about 7 to 8 years after you made this video and I found it!! Have been planning on getting a trailer for some projects, but wondered how I would disconnect the RE-connect it. Excellent tips, in all my years, only had to use a trailer a couple of times and never by myself.
I very recently bought a little pop-up tent trailer and I will be going to pick it up on Monday. I have never towed anything before so I found your video very helpful...thank you!
Thank you for this my guy!! I have a job interview in an hour for a landscaping company and need to be able to drive with a trailer attached. This tutorial you put up puts my mind a lot more at ease 👍🏻👍🏻
This helped me a lot since I am a first time towing (a tiny 12 ft. Tiger Moth camper). My drive way is at an angle upwards which I knew I couldn't push the trailer upward so I need to get my camper all the way inside the garage where it is flat so once inside I can move the trailer where I want it I also have a narrow amount of room to backup from the street then at an angle onto my drive way. Thank you for taking your time to help us newbies! ! ! !
I don't know how tall your new camper is but remember to check the hight to make sure it will clear the top of the garage door. Good luck. Backing is a skill that takes lots of practice.
Great video! I am not a newbie at backing up, I just bought a 30' travel trailer and wanted to learn some tips and tricks from the pros! I have worked in construction, maintenance and worked with people from other trades, I always love to learn the tricks of the trade! Thanks again!
I had a trailer come unhooked once going down the road, if I didn’t have my safety chains hooked up it would have been bad. I hit a bump where the road meets the overpass my locking pin fell out and the bump caused the latch to pop open and come off the ball. The trailer was empty and the chains kept it from taking off, either on coming traffic or going over the the bypass and falling on the traffic below. A scary thing like that makes you very cautious on making sure you’re trailer is secure and ready for the highway.... Thanks for sharing this video I’m sure it’s helped someone....
Another good tip as I can't get my head around left goes right right goes left If you put you hand on the bottom of the steering wheel if you move your hand left trailer goes left move your hand right trailer goes right
I'm renting a 5x9 trailer tomorrow from U-Haul I live in the city of Toronto so never really drove my f-150 with a trailer hooked up to it. Thank you sir for makin this video. This really helped me get a better understanding of driving my truck hooked up to a trailer. Really helpful.
Thanks so much for all the info you said in your video. I am taking my kids camping with a tent trailer and hope to back it up myself this year for the first time. I plan to practice with your techniques before I go. I like your down to earth explanations of keeping the trailer viewable in both mirrors.
I've pulled a trailer at work and a caravan and boat at home for the last 36 years and can say your tutorial is gust spot on . On short backing after the angle is set I don't even check the mirrors again. When I started we didn't have ratchet tie downs . A good video for us would be a single and a double hitch that falls of the load and the trailer when you undo the rope. Thanks BC good video.
Thank you. I was getting so frustrated. You tip about keeping the trailer equidistant in each mirror made all the difference. a And the small movements.
Thank you very much for this. I drove straight 10 wheeler trucks for 40 years. I hauled a 28' Grady White around weekends. I now have a little 12' utility trailer and that sucker wants to go everywhere except where I want it too! It's my fault. I ain't too bright being from Maine and all. I'm loading a Vespa Scooter in there next week with a canoe, portable a/c unit, mattress, sleeping bags, coolers, 2500 watt generator, microwave, hot plates, and plenty of other stuff. Your video has helped me understand some of the things I'm doing so wrong. Practice is important. I'm betting no matter what, it's going to be a great 4th of July in Houlton, Maine! Thanks for your help!
bunny hopper Houlton? I've hauled potatoes from houlton about 35 years ago. I picked them up in houlton and delivered them to a Charles chip factory in Hartford Connecticut.
Houlton, Maine: The end of the line for I-95. The powers to be fought hard to get that road even that far. For a long time it was a one lane road. Now the speed limit from Bangor north is 75 mph. Some of those crazy Canadians set their speed control at 90. The hurry to get there has always puzzeled me. It's still fun to go back. I'm from there and don't let the stares intimidate me. Houlton people are nervous around outsiders, or as they say, using their semi racist term, "Oh, he's from away." They forget that 90% of the graduating class is, "from away." I would still bet that those people up there in the county know how to back up a trailer! I get to test my skills next week. I'll be screaming like a little girl!
I have an enclosed 5x8 trailer. What a nightmare. I have had to find a neighbor to put it in my driveway. I want to get a 15' camper trailer. Definitely getting backup cameras! I also learned recently...someone said put your hand at 6 o'clock on the steering wheel and don't take them off no matter what. This was you will be less likely to over correct with big movements. I haven't tried it yet because I don't know who will park my trailer again if I can't do it lol. Sounds logical. Thank you for your video!
thank you! This is a great explanation on how to back a short trailer. I always have such a hard time backing my small 5x8 trailer and I can not ever seem to get it to back up straight. I will have to put something on it so I can see it better from my mirrors. I don't have near the issues with the bosses 8x16 trailer. So I know I can do it. Just needed some tips and you gave those..thank you! Next will be my fishing boat and trailer! :)
Excellent video!! I just bought my first trailer and I really needed the tips... Well I'm going to start practicing ...Thanks for taking the time and sharing your knowledge for a novice like me.
Excellent video!! Today I rented a trailer and have no idea how to back up. Now I’m going outside to practice what you have demonstrated and explained. Thanks!
If you hold your steering wheel at the BOTTOM the trailer goes the direction you turn the wheel!! :) so cool. Hope this helps someone. Never knew this and have been backing trailers for years.
Dude!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to create the video. I've had trailers and I'm having a 16' race trailer built and this video gave me some insight that I was missing. Love you family. Steven Lawrence in PG County Maryland.
The very best advice i ever got was to just follow the trailer when backing. I also find it easer to use the outside mirrors rather than a direct view.
I really liked this video. I always do the trailer because my husband is terrible at it. This video helped a lot. It's the simple things that can give you the most problems. This guy amusing, down to earth and explained it well. Loved the dog!! Thanks for the video and being a cool dude.
Wanted to say thank you for taking the time to make this video. My Father recently passed away and I will be packing my Mom's house up in a uhaul and towing her car back to Pa. This was a huge help. Thanks :)
I thought this would be important for you to know. If you will be using a car tow dolly,these backup instructions would not work. The dolly pivots at the center and is actually nearly impossible to back more than just a few feet. If you will be using a dolly, always make sure you don't get into a position that you will have to back out of. Always think far enough ahead when parking,that you will be able to pull forward when leaving. If you will be using a car hauling trailer ,then this tutorial would apply. Relax! You'll do fine! My condolences on the death of your family member.
I have a 20 ft. camper and I'm afraid to back it up. My sons say I have to practice, practice, practice. Now I understand a little better. It's a hard thing to learn as a 64 year old woman that's backing up alone. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
My advice is to find a big empty parking lot. Practice backing into a space or just practice backing up straight,then try and get it to arc left and hold the arc. Practice is paramount.
Big thank you for making this video! I do a lot of driving for a landscape company and have been backing up trailers for about a year now, but still kinda suck at it. Lol. No formal training or anything so I actually self taught/ learned most of your tips, but the others definitely will help a bit. I just wish I didn't have to tow tiny (and squirrelly when backing) trailers behind large dump trucks with absolutely zero visibility of the trailer until it's basically jackknifed, or park them in our small, oddly shaped storage yard. Usually by myself with no ground guides available. With this video you may have just cut my time hopping out of the truck, checking my positioning, and throwing/kicking my hat down by 50%. So now it'll just be like 10 minutes per day on average. Lmao
Great video, thank you. You had me when you mentioned " survivalist blog" one of my favourites. I loved your tip on using something on the ground to gauge how far back to reverse to hook up.
The one thing i was told that has helped me the most when backing up with the trailer already attached. "Turn your steering wheel the opposite way you want the trailer to go" and use counter steering to follow the trailer" You eventually learn to "square up" the backing angle.
I just got hired, I told the boss I don’t know how to back up a trailer, he made me do it anyway by time the third day came I caused thousands of dollars to his $40,000 trailer system, he was very pissed to say the least. But then he called me up apologized and told me he will take the blame for it because I did warn him, so I’m trying to learn thank you for your information
You did an awesome job explaining. I bought a trailer to pull a ride on mower and because I don't know how to back it up I find myself having to unload the mower, hook up the trailer by pulling it, loading the mower again. By the time I've done all that I'm already exhausted....I'm a female by the way.
I hope you see this reply. You won’t believe this but when I saw this comment show up, I’m actually sitting in my custom knife shop thinking about all those years I spent on the road. I felt like I had a purpose. I felt fulfilled and satisfied with my life. I’ve been retired for a few years now and I’m sitting in my shop,working on a custom knife and I have none of those feelings anymore. Now, I feel unimportant. I feel like I’m not a spoke in the wheel anymore. I feel like I’m just sitting here waiting to die. I don’t miss trucking as much as I miss the feeling of being of service to my fellow man. I miss feeling useful. It’s strange that another trucker would leave a comment on a very old video, at the exact moment I was sitting here reminiscing about all those years and all those miles.
BCtruck, BC Blades feel free to give this old trucker a call sometime. 406-696-7994 I’ll share about how I find such fulfillment in my life after trucking. I’m turning pens and keepsake urns now, and I get to highlight some of God’s blessings that may go unnoticed. My dad wrote this poem to help me describe my woodworking. Enjoy and call if you want, we’ll swap lies about trucking. THREE TREES Three trees stood together in the morning breeze Trying to look as pretty as you please They wondered among themselves what their end might be Each wanted to be the one the world would see These trees wouldn't have very long to wait Some wood cutters would help them decide their fate Looking them over they cut one tree down And immediately hauled it off to town Now this tree was sure it would leave men awed I t was soon hammered and nailed, forever sawed Now it wanted regal splendor where rich people would stay But, alas, it was made into a manger full of hay The next tree felt sure he would be a big ship And carry rich passengers on a far away trip Instead it was made into a very small boat And placed on the Sea of Galilee to float The third tree just wanted to point to God all day However, it was cut down and sent far away It had dreamed of just being something for people to see But was made into a cross on a place called Calvary
Those trees all fulfilled a part of God's great plan When He sent down his son to die for man All three trees together shared a dream It was fulfilled, but not the way they deemed The first tree held baby Jesus fast asleep The second held Him while He admonished His commandments to keep The third tree held Him until He died Their dreams were fulfilled on that hillside Please Father let me be like these trees And humbly serve you if you please May I forget about just wanting glory And be content to be part of the story ❤️❤️❤️
I learned by playing with toy trucks that had trailers. It gives you an overview of what your doing and helps you see what’s going on in the big picture.
Thank you I just emailed this video to my husband , he he he !! I wish you taught hands on lessons I would love to learn to pull & park our little pop up camper to help with the driving . Great video!!!
Thank you so much. I also learned from your video... that I need to hook up in the back yard and practice in a safe / off road area a few times. I dont have anyone to tell me all of this. And that packing tip... fantastic. Im packing all my belongings and going 3000 kms. Really appreciate this video.
Pamela Newton ya know,,,, you just gave me an idea for another video. After traveling many millions of miles with just my mirrors to rely on for seeing behind and to the sides, I figured out just how to set your mirrors for maximum usefulness. That would be Avery helpful video I think.
Thank you! Just finishing up a restoration of my vintage travel trailer. I was nervous about backing up. Your video is excellent! I’m going to practice in a big lot with cones!
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Thanks! Her maiden voyage is to Top Sail RV resort in Santa Rosa beach FL October 3! Going with Tin Can Tourists group. About 100 of us with vintage campers. Mine is a 1966 Roadrunner, frame up restoration. I partnered with my local RV shop. I did work that was in my skill level and they did stuff I couldn’t do. They even let me come to the shop on my day off to work on the camper!
Wow!!!! You were a huge help to me trying to back my horse trailer! Really appreciate your video!!!! Keeping the fenders the same on both sides helped so much!!!!
Very, very helpful....I think I was turning the wheel too hard one way or another....also backing up to the hitch using equal amounts of trailer in both windows was a great tip and it worked for me!! Thank you!!
Awesome tips!! Backing up a trailer using only your mirrors is a difficult thing to do..your video is very helpful and straight to the point..Thanks for taking the time in making it..
I've never, not once, pulled any trailer. Good information. Thanks. I have bad depth perception, though. Knowing when to stop backing might be a challenge.
Great video presented in a slow calm manner. I'm wanting to get a travel trailer but not comfortable with backing up. Thanks for the tips. I'd love to have all that space to practice lol
Great tips! But I thought after all those years as a trucker-dog, Breezy would be able to help you out by barking when you're getting close to the hitch, etc! The only trailer I'm currently dealing with is the little one I attach to my garden tractor to carry my tools. I'll be honest... My ability to back it up is REALLY inconsistent! Some days, zip-zip-zip and it goes perfectly! Other days... well... After trying 2 or 3 times I give up and just lift it up and move it manually! *giggles*
Lifting it is cheating!!! No gold backing up star for you!!! Ok,in truth,,,,, I have moved my yard buggy by hand also. They are very difficult to back because they are short.
Thank you! YT of your channel was at top . This Senior Solo lady can always learn. Iv got a motor home 23' new rig to me with rear camera resently installed. I sure it helps. I have learned that little bitty cars hard to see speed around me ,which is ok but not while I'm changing lanes,YES blinker on. ANOTHER reason for camera If I'd not seen that little skate of a car Lord have mercy. I know you've been there too. appreciate your tips and will pass them on and let folks know your helping us folks. Iv subed and look forward to see what you teach me next. From OKLAHOMA SAFE TRAVELS.
Good info - thanks. I tow a 3,000 kg trailer behind a Series III Land Rover in Thailand; they are the same length so it is easy to go past the point of no-return! Had to learn the hard way! I open the rear door so I can see the hitch on the trailer with a marker stuffed under the floor mat to show where to aim. I religiously use low range to back up so I have as much time as possible to correct, and keep steering input to slow and small. I have to reverse 100 yards at a regular site - 20 inches each side, but not quite straight! Easy to get frustrated! Thanks for the tips.
I find that using my mirrors works best for steering. My old brother in law gave me the best 3 words I've ever heard for correcting a trailer during backup - Follow the trailer.
I just bought a trailer like yours I need to find a big empty parking lot w/WiFi so that I can listen to this and then practice what you're preaching Thanks
Spoken like a true trucker, nice Just to add one thing sometimes it is important to chock the wheels when your unhooking to keep the trailer from rolling away and breaking the jack, just a thought.. Take care
Thank you for this vid! Bought my first trailer yesterday and to my surprise backing it into my backyard gate that had 2” clearance per side was a LOT harder than I expected.
I'm glad I watched this. I have to drive a utility trailer in a couple of days and I'm not sure how the parking is. I'm freaking out at the thought of backing it up. I plan on going to an empty lot to practice trying to park it between lines so I can get a feel of it before I go there and get myself in a jam should I have to back this up to park. Thanks for the tips, they should come in handy.
Very informative! Just got me a 6x12 trailer and realized I don't know how to back it up. so went in the office found this video! haha lots of useful info
Great video bud, thank you . I will be implementing these tips when I practice backing up on a car park . I have had a small trailer for donkeys years and it’s high time I learnt to back the damn thing up.
Thanks for making this, I'll be getting my first trailer soon and this was helpful. Maybe could you do a part II with advise about driving, preventing sway, braking, etc? You definitely have a ton of trailer experience to give.
One time my wife borrowed my truck to go to town. She didn't realize that it had a trailer connected to it until she came out of the store ! She had never pulled a trailer before that so she was very nervous driving back! No damage Lol
The big thing I notice is people stacking 8 foot sheets of plywood in a 6 foot trailer. This throws off the 60-40 weight distribution and causes the trailer to fishtail down the road with too much weight aft of the wheels. One needs to compensate by adding a bunch of weight on top of the plywood at the head of the trailer, like a heavy tool box, cement or cast iron thing; something so that 60% of the total load is forward of the axle.
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One thing he didn't mention about safety chains is to cross them so they form an X. The reason behind that is, if it pops off your ball, the crossed chains will catch the tongue. Great video and now I'm going to go practice!!
Love how the dog is checking your progress at 9:32.
doggo approved! puppers make the best co-pilots.
alright. clear. keep reversing Bob.
Thanks for the informative video! One tip that helped me when I first started trailer backing was to keep one hand on the bottom of the steering wheel (closest to your body). Then you can move this hand in the same direction that you want the trailer to go. It helped to clear up the left/right confusion for me.
But why does hand placement make that change? I can't wrap my head around it🤯
@@alonzoweaver7948 Because if your hand is at the bottom of the steering wheel, when you move it left, the trailer goes left and if you move it right, the trailer goes right. You don't need to think about the trailer direction as much as when your hand is at the top. At least in my experience.
This farmers wife thanks you for this video. My father, my brother, my husband, my in laws and even my 11 year old son are awesome at backing equipment, but I can hardly back anything! Its a gift to be a natural at running equipment but to be able to articulate what makes you good at it is a blessing to the rest of us! Cant wait to practice!
I hope it helped! Good luck and practice makes perfect. No one was born knowing how to back a trailer. It comes with time and practice.
I must admit that I saw this video about 1 year ago before a long trip for fall foliage in Vermont and Maine. I had some backing to do on the trip and thanks to this video I did it very well and had no problems. I have come back to get a refresher for this season of traveling. I pull a 42 foot 5th wheel and your tips about the mirrors and equal distance make it so much better. Thanks to you and your dog for a wonderful video!!! And making me look good at the campgrounds.
Thanks very much!! I'm really glad it was a help!
Wow! That was very good and informational and I like how you just show everything about how to with this and you don't act like a know it all, you act like someone who genuinely cares and wants to help others
Thanks!
@@bctruck yeah man I'm glad I found your channel, and this is going to help me out because I'm getting my first 6x12 trailer very soon
Good luck! Dont get rattled. No one is born being a good backer. It takes practice and lots of it.
Thanks for making this video. I work for a landscape designer, and it feels like backing up a trailer is the most terrifying thing in the world for me right now, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
WOW! Here it is about 7 to 8 years after you made this video and I found it!! Have been planning on getting a trailer for some projects, but wondered how I would disconnect the RE-connect it. Excellent tips, in all my years, only had to use a trailer a couple of times and never by myself.
Glad I could help!
I very recently bought a little pop-up tent trailer and I will be going to pick it up on Monday. I have never towed anything before so I found your video very helpful...thank you!
Glad to see all these posts from others who can't back up, thought I was the only one. First trailer pull in two weeks.
Good luck.
We were all there at one point. Important to stay calm. You will get frustrated. How you handle it is up to you.
Thank you for this my guy!! I have a job interview in an hour for a landscaping company and need to be able to drive with a trailer attached. This tutorial you put up puts my mind a lot more at ease 👍🏻👍🏻
This helped me a lot since I am a first time towing (a tiny 12 ft. Tiger Moth camper). My drive way is at an angle upwards which I knew I couldn't push the trailer upward so I need to get my camper all the way inside the garage where it is flat so once inside I can move the trailer where I want it I also have a narrow amount of room to backup from the street then at an angle onto my drive way. Thank you for taking your time to help us newbies! ! ! !
I don't know how tall your new camper is but remember to check the hight to make sure it will clear the top of the garage door. Good luck. Backing is a skill that takes lots of practice.
Great video! I am not a newbie at backing up, I just bought a 30' travel trailer and wanted to learn some tips and tricks from the pros! I have worked in construction, maintenance and worked with people from other trades, I always love to learn the tricks of the trade! Thanks again!
I had a trailer come unhooked once going down the road, if I didn’t have my safety chains hooked up it would have been bad. I hit a bump where the road meets the overpass my locking pin fell out and the bump caused the latch to pop open and come off the ball. The trailer was empty and the chains kept it from taking off, either on coming traffic or going over the the bypass and falling on the traffic below. A scary thing like that makes you very cautious on making sure you’re trailer is secure and ready for the highway.... Thanks for sharing this video I’m sure it’s helped someone....
Thanks for taking the trouble to make this video it is really helpful :)
Greg Mathews thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. It makes it worth doing.
Another good tip as I can't get my head around left goes right right goes left
If you put you hand on the bottom of the steering wheel if you move your hand left trailer goes left move your hand right trailer goes right
MrBurty5 dude I understand the concept but can’t seem to do it 🤣🤣 like seriously it makes sense but it doesn’t which messes with me 🤦🏾♂️
From what perspective? Left looking through at the mirror or left if I turn around and look?
Left doesn’t change, just your perspective. Turning around is not the way to back up. Learn to use your mirrors.
"I've backed up more miles than some folks have gone forward" Best quote of the year
I'm renting a 5x9 trailer tomorrow from U-Haul I live in the city of Toronto so never really drove my f-150 with a trailer hooked up to it. Thank you sir for makin this video. This really helped me get a better understanding of driving my truck hooked up to a trailer. Really helpful.
Thanks so much for all the info you said in your video. I am taking my kids camping with a tent trailer and hope to back it up myself this year for the first time. I plan to practice with your techniques before I go. I like your down to earth explanations of keeping the trailer viewable in both mirrors.
I've pulled a trailer at work and a caravan and boat at home for the last 36 years and can say your tutorial is gust spot on . On short backing after the angle is set I don't even check the mirrors again. When I started we didn't have ratchet tie downs . A good video for us would be a single and a double hitch that falls of the load and the trailer when you undo the rope. Thanks BC good video.
Thank you. I was getting so frustrated. You tip about keeping the trailer equidistant in each mirror made all the difference. a
And the small movements.
Great! Glad it helped.
I'm totally one of those that's new to driving with a trailer and I crap myself when I have to back it in. Thank you!!!
Noel Villasenor Only if you have a perverse mind.
Thank you very much for this. I drove straight 10 wheeler trucks for 40 years. I hauled a 28' Grady White around weekends. I now have a little 12' utility trailer and that sucker wants to go everywhere except where I want it too! It's my fault. I ain't too bright being from Maine and all. I'm loading a Vespa Scooter in there next week with a canoe, portable a/c unit, mattress, sleeping bags, coolers, 2500 watt generator, microwave, hot plates, and plenty of other stuff. Your video has helped me understand some of the things I'm doing so wrong. Practice is important. I'm betting no matter what, it's going to be a great 4th of July in Houlton, Maine! Thanks for your help!
bunny hopper Houlton? I've hauled potatoes from houlton about 35 years ago. I picked them up in houlton and delivered them to a Charles chip factory in Hartford Connecticut.
Houlton, Maine: The end of the line for I-95. The powers to be fought hard to get that road even that far. For a long time it was a one lane road. Now the speed limit from Bangor north is 75 mph. Some of those crazy Canadians set their speed control at 90. The hurry to get there has always puzzeled me. It's still fun to go back. I'm from there and don't let the stares intimidate me. Houlton people are nervous around outsiders, or as they say, using their semi racist term, "Oh, he's from away." They forget that 90% of the graduating class is, "from away." I would still bet that those people up there in the county know how to back up a trailer! I get to test my skills next week. I'll be screaming like a little girl!
I have an enclosed 5x8 trailer. What a nightmare. I have had to find a neighbor to put it in my driveway. I want to get a 15' camper trailer. Definitely getting backup cameras! I also learned recently...someone said put your hand at 6 o'clock on the steering wheel and don't take them off no matter what. This was you will be less likely to over correct with big movements. I haven't tried it yet because I don't know who will park my trailer again if I can't do it lol. Sounds logical. Thank you for your video!
thank you! This is a great explanation on how to back a short trailer. I always have such a hard time backing my small 5x8 trailer and I can not ever seem to get it to back up straight. I will have to put something on it so I can see it better from my mirrors. I don't have near the issues with the bosses 8x16 trailer. So I know I can do it. Just needed some tips and you gave those..thank you! Next will be my fishing boat and trailer! :)
Thank you so much, you explained things very clearly.
Excellent video!! I just bought my first trailer and I really needed the tips... Well I'm going to start practicing ...Thanks for taking the time and sharing your knowledge for a novice like me.
Excellent video!! Today I rented a trailer and have no idea how to back up. Now I’m going outside to practice what you have demonstrated and explained. Thanks!
Good luck!
Thanks much just started working for a company where I use a trailer and this video was very helpful
Good luck! Slow and small turns is the name of the game.
Very good points. Yes we tend to over turn our wheel. We will keep practicing.
If you hold your steering wheel at the BOTTOM the trailer goes the direction you turn the wheel!! :) so cool. Hope this helps someone. Never knew this and have been backing trailers for years.
Dude!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to create the video. I've had trailers and I'm having a 16' race trailer built and this video gave me some insight that I was missing. Love you family. Steven Lawrence in PG County Maryland.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Really helpful- especially using the wrench/ foot estimate
The very best advice i ever got was to just follow the trailer when backing. I also find it easer to use the outside mirrors rather than a direct view.
I really liked this video. I always do the trailer because my husband is terrible at it. This video helped a lot. It's the simple things that can give you the most problems. This guy amusing, down to earth and explained it well. Loved the dog!! Thanks for the video and being a cool dude.
Wanted to say thank you for taking the time to make this video. My Father recently passed away and I will be packing my Mom's house up in a uhaul and towing her car back to Pa. This was a huge help. Thanks :)
I thought this would be important for you to know. If you will be using a car tow dolly,these backup instructions would not work. The dolly pivots at the center and is actually nearly impossible to back more than just a few feet. If you will be using a dolly, always make sure you don't get into a position that you will have to back out of. Always think far enough ahead when parking,that you will be able to pull forward when leaving. If you will be using a car hauling trailer ,then this tutorial would apply. Relax! You'll do fine! My condolences on the death of your family member.
Thanks for the tips. I find myself in quick need to learn proper trailering techniques, especially backing-up!!
You can do it! Slow and steady.
I have a 20 ft. camper and I'm afraid to back it up. My sons say I have to practice, practice, practice. Now I understand a little better. It's a hard thing to learn as a 64 year old woman that's backing up alone. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
My advice is to find a big empty parking lot. Practice backing into a space or just practice backing up straight,then try and get it to arc left and hold the arc. Practice is paramount.
+BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose exactly what my son said. I'm going to be a good student and start right away :)
Big thank you for making this video! I do a lot of driving for a landscape company and have been backing up trailers for about a year now, but still kinda suck at it. Lol. No formal training or anything so I actually self taught/ learned most of your tips, but the others definitely will help a bit. I just wish I didn't have to tow tiny (and squirrelly when backing) trailers behind large dump trucks with absolutely zero visibility of the trailer until it's basically jackknifed, or park them in our small, oddly shaped storage yard. Usually by myself with no ground guides available. With this video you may have just cut my time hopping out of the truck, checking my positioning, and throwing/kicking my hat down by 50%. So now it'll just be like 10 minutes per day on average. Lmao
Thanks for making this, off to practice now and wanted to refresh my memory
This was the best instructional video I've seen on backing a trailer. Thank you for that, and for the extra tips about loading and tie-downs.
Thank you very much!!!
Sometimes people will say turn this way that way but you ne or know why you doing it you explain it good
2pacnasgame thanks!
Just what I needed. Just bought a pop-up camper, had trouble getting it backed into my driveway!. This really helped.
You are so kind to provide this video, helpful for a new travel trailer person. 👠💖💖💖🕉
I have watched this a few times . It has been extremely helpful as a refresher before hauling. I use your tricks all the time.
Great video, thank you. You had me when you mentioned " survivalist blog" one of my favourites. I loved your tip on using something on the ground to gauge how far back to reverse to hook up.
The one thing i was told that has helped me the most when backing up with the trailer already attached. "Turn your steering wheel the opposite way you want the trailer to go" and use counter steering to follow the trailer" You eventually learn to "square up" the backing angle.
I just got hired, I told the boss I don’t know how to back up a trailer, he made me do it anyway by time the third day came I caused thousands of dollars to his $40,000 trailer system, he was very pissed to say the least. But then he called me up apologized and told me he will take the blame for it because I did warn him, so I’m trying to learn thank you for your information
You did an awesome job explaining. I bought a trailer to pull a ride on mower and because I don't know how to back it up I find myself having to unload the mower, hook up the trailer by pulling it, loading the mower again. By the time I've done all that I'm already exhausted....I'm a female by the way.
Great job on this video. I hope it helps many people. 36 years OTR was enough for me, and the DOT🤓
I hope you see this reply. You won’t believe this but when I saw this comment show up, I’m actually sitting in my custom knife shop thinking about all those years I spent on the road. I felt like I had a purpose. I felt fulfilled and satisfied with my life. I’ve been retired for a few years now and I’m sitting in my shop,working on a custom knife and I have none of those feelings anymore. Now, I feel unimportant. I feel like I’m not a spoke in the wheel anymore. I feel like I’m just sitting here waiting to die. I don’t miss trucking as much as I miss the feeling of being of service to my fellow man. I miss feeling useful. It’s strange that another trucker would leave a comment on a very old video, at the exact moment I was sitting here reminiscing about all those years and all those miles.
BCtruck, BC Blades feel free to give this old trucker a call sometime. 406-696-7994 I’ll share about how I find such fulfillment in my life after trucking. I’m turning pens and keepsake urns now, and I get to highlight some of God’s blessings that may go unnoticed. My dad wrote this poem to help me describe my woodworking. Enjoy and call if you want, we’ll swap lies about trucking.
THREE TREES
Three trees stood together in the morning breeze
Trying to look as pretty as you please
They wondered among themselves what their end might be
Each wanted to be the one the world would see
These trees wouldn't have very long to wait
Some wood cutters would help them decide their fate
Looking them over they cut one tree down
And immediately hauled it off to town
Now this tree was sure it would leave men awed
I t was soon hammered and nailed, forever sawed
Now it wanted regal splendor where rich people would stay
But, alas, it was made into a manger full of hay
The next tree felt sure he would be a big ship
And carry rich passengers on a far away trip
Instead it was made into a very small boat
And placed on the Sea of Galilee to float
The third tree just wanted to point to God all day
However, it was cut down and sent far away
It had dreamed of just being something for people to see
But was made into a cross on a place called Calvary
Those trees all fulfilled a part of God's great plan
When He sent down his son to die for man
All three trees together shared a dream
It was fulfilled, but not the way they deemed
The first tree held baby Jesus fast asleep
The second held Him while He admonished His commandments to keep
The third tree held Him until He died
Their dreams were fulfilled on that hillside
Please Father let me be like these trees
And humbly serve you if you please
May I forget about just wanting glory
And be content to be part of the story
❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for video I will be doing my first road trip pulling a trailer soon so I will be practicing before hand with your tips
I learned by playing with toy trucks that had trailers. It gives you an overview of what your doing and helps you see what’s going on in the big picture.
I've always thought that an RC tractor trailer would be a good teaching tool.
Thank you so much. Not all of us have someone to ask, so this is very helpful. 👌
I am super impressed on how you held a camera ( at all angles!!) filming this while manuvering a vehicle. Nice job! Thx for the tips!!!!
Thank you I just emailed this video to my husband , he he he !! I wish you taught hands on lessons I would love to learn to pull & park our little pop up camper to help with the driving . Great video!!!
thanks for this video! this is one of the best explanations I've seen! thanks for the great tips!
thanks!
Thank you so much. I also learned from your video... that I need to hook up in the back yard and practice in a safe / off road area a few times. I dont have anyone to tell me all of this. And that packing tip... fantastic. Im packing all my belongings and going 3000 kms. Really appreciate this video.
Thanks for commenting!
This really helped me since I have a bad neck and can't look backwards without a lot of pain.
Pamela Newton ya know,,,, you just gave me an idea for another video. After traveling many millions of miles with just my mirrors to rely on for seeing behind and to the sides, I figured out just how to set your mirrors for maximum usefulness. That would be Avery helpful video I think.
Good video!! We all appreciate you taking the time to share your experience in learning this process. I learned a lot. Thank You!!
Thank you! Just finishing up a restoration of my vintage travel trailer. I was nervous about backing up. Your video is excellent! I’m going to practice in a big lot with cones!
Fantastic! That’s exactly how you do it! Cones can’t damage anything and can’t be damaged. Good luck!
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Thanks! Her maiden voyage is to Top Sail RV resort in Santa Rosa beach FL October 3! Going with Tin Can Tourists group. About 100 of us with vintage campers. Mine is a 1966 Roadrunner, frame up restoration. I partnered with my local RV shop. I did work that was in my skill level and they did stuff I couldn’t do. They even let me come to the shop on my day off to work on the camper!
Thanks for making this video. I must say it was very helpful to improve my learning skills to obtain my BE-Driving licence.
desi desi good luck!
You made that look so easy. I can't imagine any situation I'd have to know all that....but yep, good information to have. Thanks for sharing.
Wow!!!! You were a huge help to me trying to back my horse trailer! Really appreciate your video!!!! Keeping the fenders the same on both sides helped so much!!!!
Very, very helpful....I think I was turning the wheel too hard one way or another....also backing up to the hitch using equal amounts of trailer in both windows was a great tip and it worked for me!! Thank you!!
Awesome tips!! Backing up a trailer using only your mirrors is a difficult thing to do..your video is very helpful and straight to the point..Thanks for taking the time in making it..
This video helped me a lot tomorrow I’m going to drive one wish me good luck
Good luck!
Thank you for making this video. Wonderful instruction with a lot of very helpful hints. Awesome job!
I found your video very helpful. I’ve watched a lot of backing videos and this was the one to make it click. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for letting me know!
A fully covered and detailed explanation for once!
Thanks..
Thanks for the great video. Much more than refreshing my memory on backing up a trailer!
Glad it helped!
I've never, not once, pulled any trailer. Good information. Thanks. I have bad depth perception, though. Knowing when to stop backing might be a challenge.
Generally,when I hear people yelling or the sound of grinding metal,i know its time to stop backing.
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose Seems reasonable. Thanks.
The wrench marking point is a really good idea.
Wow thank you for all these tips! Very helpful
Great video presented in a slow calm manner. I'm wanting to get a travel trailer but not comfortable with backing up. Thanks for the tips. I'd love to have all that space to practice lol
Thanks! If you can find a mall parking lot, you could practice there.
Great tips! But I thought after all those years as a trucker-dog, Breezy would be able to help you out by barking when you're getting close to the hitch, etc! The only trailer I'm currently dealing with is the little one I attach to my garden tractor to carry my tools. I'll be honest... My ability to back it up is REALLY inconsistent! Some days, zip-zip-zip and it goes perfectly! Other days... well... After trying 2 or 3 times I give up and just lift it up and move it manually! *giggles*
Lifting it is cheating!!! No gold backing up star for you!!! Ok,in truth,,,,, I have moved my yard buggy by hand also. They are very difficult to back because they are short.
LOL! Well, now I don't feel so bad! :-)
Thank you so much for sharing your experience through this video. It is very useful to a newbie like me.
Thank you! YT of your channel was at top . This Senior Solo lady can always learn. Iv got a motor home 23' new rig to me with rear camera resently installed. I sure it helps. I have learned that little bitty cars hard to see speed around me ,which is ok but not while I'm changing lanes,YES blinker on. ANOTHER reason for camera If I'd not seen that little skate of a car Lord have mercy. I know you've been there too. appreciate your tips and will pass them on and let folks know your helping us folks. Iv subed and look forward to see what you teach me next. From OKLAHOMA SAFE TRAVELS.
Good info - thanks. I tow a 3,000 kg trailer behind a Series III Land Rover in Thailand; they are the same length so it is easy to go past the point of no-return! Had to learn the hard way!
I open the rear door so I can see the hitch on the trailer with a marker stuffed under the floor mat to show where to aim. I religiously use low range to back up so I have as much time as possible to correct, and keep steering input to slow and small. I have to reverse 100 yards at a regular site - 20 inches each side, but not quite straight! Easy to get frustrated!
Thanks for the tips.
This was exactly what I was looking for! Just got a 16 foot food cargo trailer. This is going to be very helpful. Thank you so much.
The pup was my laugh for the day! Good dog. Thanks.
You are a good teacher.thank you
Very helpful video I really feel like I tools something away from it. You went over basics but a lot of tips no one has told me.
This was so helpful to me. Thank you for taking the time to share.
I find that using my mirrors works best for steering. My old brother in law gave me the best 3 words I've ever heard for correcting a trailer during backup - Follow the trailer.
I’m new thank you for making the video for me to learn how to back up right
I just bought a trailer like yours
I need to find a big empty parking lot w/WiFi so that I can listen to this and then practice what you're preaching
Thanks
Good luck!
Nice video. The mirror and steering suggestions were perfect! Much better than how my boss taught me.
Great video sir! Thank you - you're a good man!
Thank you!
This is great, thanks a lot, I feel way'less nervous about backing my new camper!
Spoken like a true trucker, nice Just to add one thing sometimes it is important to chock the wheels when your unhooking to keep the trailer from rolling away and breaking the jack, just a thought.. Take care
Thank you for this vid! Bought my first trailer yesterday and to my surprise backing it into my backyard gate that had 2” clearance per side was a LOT harder than I expected.
Glad it helped!
I'm glad I watched this. I have to drive a utility trailer in a couple of days and I'm not sure how the parking is. I'm freaking out at the thought of backing it up. I plan on going to an empty lot to practice trying to park it between lines so I can get a feel of it before I go there and get myself in a jam should I have to back this up to park. Thanks for the tips, they should come in handy.
Very informative! Just got me a 6x12 trailer and realized I don't know how to back it up. so went in the office found this video! haha lots of useful info
Great video bud, thank you .
I will be implementing these tips when I practice backing up on a car park .
I have had a small trailer for donkeys years and it’s high time I learnt to back the damn thing up.
Thanks for making this, I'll be getting my first trailer soon and this was helpful. Maybe could you do a part II with advise about driving, preventing sway, braking, etc? You definitely have a ton of trailer experience to give.
One time my wife borrowed my truck to go to town. She didn't realize that it had a trailer connected to it until she came out of the store ! She had never pulled a trailer before that so she was very nervous driving back! No damage Lol
Wow, you know this skill well.... I'm just a beginner ...you have helped in a big way.
Tim Kelly thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for the sound advice and the tips on backing up!
The big thing I notice is people stacking 8 foot sheets of plywood in a 6 foot trailer. This throws off the 60-40 weight distribution and causes the trailer to fishtail down the road with too much weight aft of the wheels. One needs to compensate by adding a bunch of weight on top of the plywood at the head of the trailer, like a heavy tool box, cement or cast iron thing; something so that 60% of the total load is forward of the axle.
Great point! I wish I had mentioned that in the video!
That was a great instructional video. Thanks for the lessons and info.