Duck
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smkettner wrote:I draw a line in my head on where the tires need to roll.
DW/DD just hollar stop if I will be hitting something on the blind side.
If they try to give directions I get out and walk it again.
Exactly what I do.
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Center Pin
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I can see it now ... a $10 white line fee. Then post ranting about the white line fee, and people replying that WalMart has free white lines. then someone backs into something and blames the white line, now the CG should pay for the damage because the white line was defective.... Oh the humanity, look what you started.
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StlHeadake
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I have to SEE where I want the rig. I just see the site, see where I want to land, and back it in. It helps to visualize the steps. But I have been backing trucks and trailers since I was old enough to reach the pedals.
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Bigdog
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StlHeadake wrote:I have to SEE where I want the rig. I just see the site, see where I want to land, and back it in. It helps to visualize the steps. But I have been backing trucks and trailers since I was old enough to reach the pedals.
I agree.If I have time, I pull up,unhook the toad and get it out of the way,then pull the MH up,get out check it out and then try to back it in the first time..
Problem is that it never seems to work out that way as something always goes wrong,Oh well.Been driving step vans and buses for 41 years and could always put them where I wanted them.Even parallel parked a school bus on the left side of a parking lot road one day on the first try with about 10 other drivers on board,but do you think I could get the TT in right the first time.NAWWW...
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CampinEarls
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MaverickBBD wrote:We have an elderly couple in our club. When they arrive at a space, she gets out with a radio and starts talking him into the site. One time it was a particularly narrow site. He pulled forward, backed, pulled forward again and backed right in. When he got out of the motor home a neighbor came over and told him it looked like they had done that a time or two. His reply was: yes and some day I am going to change the batteries in her radio.
That's funny!! he's either quick witted or been waiting to use that one for a while I bet.
I like to make my DW think she helps a lot but to be honest my 3 year old boy does just as good a job she does, which is good for a 3 YO!
One time I was backing my enclosed motorcycle trailer up the driveway to the edge of the garage, my boy was helping me like he was marshaling a plane which is cute, then he was telling me "that's good daddy, stop"...I should have listened, I thought I had another 18 inches or so to ease back but I didn't, broke the trim off the edge of the garage door opening...
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Cloud Dancer
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Center Pin wrote:I can see it now ... a $10 white line fee. Then post ranting about the white line fee, and people replying that WalMart has free white lines. then someone backs into something and blames the white line, now the CG should pay for the damage because the white line was defective.... Oh the humanity, look what you started.
It's always something.....
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Duck wrote:smkettner wrote:I draw a line in my head on where the tires need to roll.
DW/DD just hollar stop if I will be hitting something on the blind side.
If they try to give directions I get out and walk it again.
Exactly what I do.
Don
This is what I do. Sometimes I walk it multiple times, well maybe more than sometimes.
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Broccoli1
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CampinEarls wrote:MaverickBBD wrote:We have an elderly couple in our club. When they arrive at a space, she gets out with a radio and starts talking him into the site. One time it was a particularly narrow site. He pulled forward, backed, pulled forward again and backed right in. When he got out of the motor home a neighbor came over and told him it looked like they had done that a time or two. His reply was: yes and some day I am going to change the batteries in her radio.
That's funny!! he's either quick witted or been waiting to use that one for a while I bet.
I like to make my DW think she helps a lot but to be honest my 3 year old boy does just as good a job she does, which is good for a 3 YO!
One time I was backing my enclosed motorcycle trailer up the driveway to the edge of the garage, my boy was helping me like he was marshaling a plane which is cute, then he was telling me "that's good daddy, stop"...I should have listened, I thought I had another 18 inches or so to ease back but I didn't, broke the trim off the edge of the garage door opening...
Same with my Son, Not so much backing in to a spot but hooking up. He sits in the bed and directs me and as you did I didn't trust him when he said "That's good, stop".... back up a wee bit and hit the Tongue...
" I said Stop Dad!"
DW had the best direction while backing up to Hook Up: she's pointing left, left and then she points up!
I just chuckled and told her that we could lower the tongue instead of raising the back end of the truck 
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Years ago when I was driving an ambulance, we put white lines on the driveway into the garage. It certainly did make it easier to back up into the garage.
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wny_pat
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If it is dark, I have 4 flashlights I use. If it is daytime, I just back in, or drive thru. And no, I don't need 40 acres to turn around.
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