2006-08-09 05:50:03 · 9 answers · asked by drussell79 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
put it in reverse?
2006-08-09 05:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The general consensus to backing up a trailer, is do everything the wrong way in a car. To give a quick walkthrough, pick a spot on the drivers side of your direction of travel. Then, going slowly, when you are looking straight down the place you want to park, make a hard right, when you have made a 90 degree turn, turn back left until you are going the same direction you were when you first started, then cut the wheels hard right, and at a timely interval (about 2-3 seconds) with transmission on low range reverse, turn the wheel one complete turn to the left. This should about get you in perfect. This method takes up a lot of space in front of you, but works well for beginners. This method is for a 53' trailer, and a conventional tractor with a sleeper. Changes in this trailer tandem position, trailer length, type of tractor (i.e. Peterbilt 379 will not turn as good as a Freightliner Columbia), how much space you have to work with, and how much stuff you have to use as a reference to back up straight all affect backing up. Don't back up if you don't know what's behind you, get out and look. Don't back up doubles or triples. Practice makes perfect, although some never get it. Some days you'll be able to blindside a trailer into a spot just barely big enough to fit off a city street in the middle of a snowstorm and hit the dock perfectly, other days, you won't be able to straight line back. Don't get frustrated, smoke a ciggarette, and relax. Just doing it and being careful, and learning from others will be Oh, blindside is when you back a trailer in with the trailer to the right of your tractor, try it once, and you'll understand why they call it blindside. Backing accident frequency, according to DOT, are about 1 in every 1/2 mile driven. So be careful, don't hit anyone. And you will hit someone/something at least once. Don't worry about.
2006-08-11 05:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by yoohoosusie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To back up a tractor trailer use your mirrors and normal trailer backing procedure, always backing to the left when possible. First steer to the right to establish curve position and then follow the trailer.
2006-08-10 00:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hold the wheel at the bottom. Move your hands in the direction that you want the rear of the trailer to go. This method is MUCH easier than thinking about cross controlling or turning the wheel the "wrong" way.
2006-08-09 07:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Opposite steering wheel movements. If you wish to have the trailor veer left while in reverse, you need to turn the wheel to the right. If you wish to go right, then turn the wheel to the left.
2006-08-09 05:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by baldninja2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if your turning your steering wheel right the trailer goes left and if your turning your steering whell left it goes right just practice in a open lot
2006-08-09 05:54:48 · answer #6 · answered by hotsauce919rr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carefully!
2006-08-09 05:53:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Need to be professional driver
2006-08-09 05:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by bigonegrande 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
practice, and lots of it
2006-08-09 05:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by blueman2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋