[RC] trailering - Jonni JewellGo to a large empty parking lot, take some cones or empty milk jugs. Set them up, practice driving around, learn your turning radius, backing, stopping distance etc. Go alone if possible, and not have nay one "tell you what to do". Just go slow, at your own pace, and practice where you won't run into anything. Some folks like to grab the bottom of the steering wheel, and push their hand in the direction they want the trailer to go when backing. That was uncomfortable for me. I just had to stop at times, and THANK....trailer goes the opposite direction of the steering wheel. No one says you need to back fast. Take your time and get a feel for how the trailer maneuvers. Someone trying to direct you backing, usually just gets the driver frustrated. The other key to backing, is have GOOD mirrors. When starting, stopping, and turning, pretend you have a bucket of water in the trailer, and you do not want to spill a drop. Plan well ahead of time for your stops, turns. If you're coming up on a signal, prepare for the change of color ahead of time. After you pull the trailer enough, it will become second nature on how to maneuver it around things. Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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