need help backing up to the trailer, and attaching the glad hands

Just leave it in the low reverse gear and go slow. If it helps keep one foot on the clutch and the other on the brake. It's more about accuracy than speed. With the gladhands I normally put the tractor ends at about a 45 degree angle and try to match up the centers of the two gladhand ends before pulling down on the tractor gladhand. When I first started I had a little trouble with them also, but the more you do it the better you get.

 

I just DON"T have the patience anymore to explain common sense stuff to the "PEE WEE's " !!! Must be my age.........

 

Are you sure you aren't going through the change Dave?

 

Sounds like this guy might need one of them 1 seater trucks so he knows which side to get in.

 

I see the problem . They need to give him a Mack .

 

I really dont want to be mean here, but if you arent mechanically inclined enough to figure out how to hook up the air lines, maybe being a mechanic just isnt for you.

 

This 1 knocked me on my a#*...how hard is it? Backing under i can see...too low, can damage trailer, too high and not paying attention you're f#c@ed. Airlines tho? Blue on the left red on the right.. Other than that they're idiot proof.

 

If its this hard before you're hooked up...wtf you gonna do when the 5th wheel won't release?