still cant back

Can you back up 90/45 degrees?

 

Look up some youtube videos. Did you pay for this schooling? I don't understand why an instructor would be getting mad at students while they are learning. That's like their job to teach. Tell em to turn that frown upside down and get to teaching you how to back up.

 

Pay attention to what your instructors.. ask them to do it step by step and explain...

if its already been done.. ask to do it again.. watch what they show others..

relax .. listen button up your lips and turm the fear off or at least down.. its way too loud

 

School and they wont let you take some practice runs?
Not sure of the situation but, when I was younger I didnt figure being late a day or two on a utility bill was such a big deal. As a result, I ended up parallel parking downtown in front of the city hall so I could pay the bill and keep the water on, on a few occasions, lol.
Thing that worked good for me was using reference points! I would pull the tractor ahead until my drives were about even with the car next to me, then cut nice and easy backing the trlr till the rear tire was about 12" from the curb and I could see the nose was gonna have room to swing in, then crank the tractor back the other way and aim to have the rear drive tire 1 foot from the curb and start straightening out, and make fine adjustments when you can see the trlr tires.

After finding the sweet spot, then you just have to adjust a tad for different wheelbase trlr's. If the trainer is going to get angry anyway, who cares if you hit a curb or cross a line as long as your learning! And I also agree, RELAX and you won't have the over steer problems so much! Best to ya...

 

Practice makes perfect.

Thats all there really is to it. Practice, practice, practice and once you finally get your CDL,.. you perfect your backing with more on the job,.. practice.

The key for me is setting up the trailer on my approach going forward, so when I start backing up the trailer is pointing at or near the direction I want or need it to go. This isnt always an option in various backing scenarios. But pulling into a truck stop and back in between 2 other trucks,.. I hug the side that I plan to back into,. then as I approach the lane I wait till I get both drive axles passed where I want to back into. I then cut hard to the right to right,.. if trucks are parked on the other side this will limit how much room you have to angle your trailer. Most of the time the best I can get is 45 degree. As I see the max I can cut to the right,.. I then cut back left leaving enough room from the trucks on the other side so when I back I can cut it hard the other way and have room for my truck to swing around on my blind side. I watch in my mirror until I see my trailer coming around at the angle I want. I can now stick my head out the window and watch my trailer as I back it into the hole,. then as I'm swinging my tractor around,.. I watch to make sure my drive axle are aiming into the hole I want as well. Its like back up 2 vehicles at the same time. You want the tractor to follow the trailer and act like its steer tires.

With enough experience,.. you will be able to do it in your sleep.

Hurst

 

Practice makes perfect.Tell your "instructor" instead of getting mad and telling you to get out maybe give you a some tips and ideas to help you out.He's there to help you out.If you're paying for the schooling I would make it a point to have them teach you as much as possible.

 

Go get a toy truck and practice backing it, this may help you "figure out" what you need to do. Just don't make engine noise too loud, it will make the instructor mad.