All great advice, but I must point out one obvious omission. You can always get a little aggressive with it if all else fails.
Backing into tiny spots
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If its gonna be that tight, I always say "#### it", and find another place to back in that leaves at least 2' on drivers side, and a foot or more on the off side. I ain't doing the limbo under a trailer to get it off my tractor.
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I have done the L shape mistake a few times when I was bran new. I would get it lined up, but I would be shaped like an L. "Well, what do I do know?" LOL
Fortunately I'm past that. It's like I was just off by a little bit.
And I was afraid to get closer to trailer on my sight side because I was worried about that resting position you spoke of. I've seen something close to that happen. Somehow you get it lined up just right and you can't pull it out. Or at least it's very hard and takes a while.Rideandrepair and truckdriver31 Thank this. -
In a really, really tight spot, if possible get lined up, back in just till the landing gear is at the front of the trailer next to you, crank the landing down til an inch or in the air, pull the fifth wheel, then back the rest of the way in. Then drop the air bags, unhook air and power cable, pull out from under trailer.
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I’ve had yard dogs pull out a trailer from a tight spot, at least far enough to crank up the gear. I reckon there’s no shame in asking them to back it in if it’s that tight.
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