ARGH! I can't do it!

[Gremlin]

I've driven a whole 2 times... and yet to get my Restricted... I haven't even learned to reverse/park a car... so I'm sure you're better

[Patch]

Try putting the towball on the front of your vehicle, you might find it easier that way

[avgas]

I'm fine at backing trailers. Its not jackknifing and flipping the truck that i have issues with.

[avgas]

turn wheel left - trailer goes right.
turn wheel right - trailer goes left.

(yeah yeah i know theres more to it but thats the general jist!)

So if i reverse the trailer comes forward? What if its at a funny angle? lol

[Donor]

I know the basics of backing a trailer, and as I say, have managed to do it only a rare handful of times after numerous time consuming attempts. Biggest problem is not getting the trailer started in the right direction, it's correcting it, and then changing turn direction that gazumps me!

And keeping tabs on the trailers desire to suddenly jack knife and have all the soccer moms at the transfer station laugh at me...

Think I might sell the wagon and just buy a bloody ute with a tray!

[Nasty]

I can back a trailer ... most the time I choose not to as the Grub has such superior skills in this that I think that the time I take can be better going in and making a cuppa

[Dilligaf]

Backing a trailer??

Nah.... that's what husbands are for.



Like you men have never made sexist comments either

[007XX]

Well...

...I can pee standing up, and without dribbling!

So can I ...using a marvelous item called a Shewee

I can back a trailer ... most the time I choose not to as the Grub has such superior skills in this that I think that the time I take can be better going in and making a cuppa

Same here...however, I've started claiming a need to practice just in case something should happen to my delectable other half.

Backing a trailer??

Nah.... that's what husbands are for.

[/SIZE]

Exactly!!! See Donor? All ya gotta do is get yourself a hubby Just keep your hands off mine, he's way too hot for ya

[Mom]

I once provided a huge amount of entertainment at our local tip attempting to back a trailer to the tip face. Heaven knows how many attempts I made. There was a bunch of guys standing around about wetting themselves laughing at me!

I finally abandoned the job and had to go and ask someone to do it for me

Of course the fact I was 17 with long blonde hair only enhanced the amusement of my audience.

Bastards!

[chanceyy]

I've been able to do it since I was 14.. In the dark... With frosted up mirrors... And with a horse in the float (horse trailer)

Just keep practicing

yeah I am with you Jas, backed my horse float at 90 degree angle into carport, dad watched & said who taught you to back that good ... response .. you did dad .. he said well even i can not back that good

how did I learn .. while they went out fishing on taupo I spent the day practicing in the large carpark & knowing the basics with a boat trailer ..

also when my ex raced speedway I was the one to drive home back down a steep driveway off a state highway in the pitch black .. only cause he couldn't

[DEATH_INC.]

It's easy, put the trailer on the back, select reverse..... you guys complicate everything....

[sinfull]

Searches out DMNTD to send him some bling lol
Hate to see ya reaction speed on a bike if your waiting for the trailer to jacknife before correcting !
Use ya mirrors rather than looking back, that way ya brains facing the steerin wheel ! Bottom for trailer direction top for b train trailer direction !
But this has to be a P/T if you can back a b train lol

[MisterD]

Ah well, some pick it up easy some don't.
Don't know what type of vehicle you are using or trailer but a short drawbar on a long wheelbase vehicle is a #%#^^$ to reverse even if you have the skills.

+1. I can put a tractor and trailer where I want it to the inch, but with a cage and one of those Mitre10 courtesy trailers it's waay harder.

[hellkat]

Nah, 's mens-things, innit.

Like (several of the girlies) say, its it easier to bribe the nearest bloke with a cup of tea/spliff/fag/beer/cake.

[Lucy]

Totally depends on the length of the drawbar I reckon. I used to be shithot backing a supershuttle trailer, but then I bought a stupid tiny one off Tardme and can't even see it in the mirrors let alone back it. Even with a decent trailer I'm better at backing into corners, backing in a straight line baffles me. Takes a few goes to get down our driveway which is embarrasing as it's on a main road. My husband doesn't even bother, he makes me do it.