Blindside Backing Video

Best advise somebody can give on blindside backing is "don't do it"... There does come a time when it is needed... Get help.... And move just a little and then check.. Move a little then check... I would only move about 5 feet till I got close then maybe 3 feet at a time checking in between each stop to make sure I was heading the right direction.. a lot of stop and goes but I never hit anything...

 

Dont forget most trucks now days have motorized passenger mirrors

 

LOL that only go so far and hard to see everything that is actually happing most of the times during a blindside..

 

If you set up for the backing, the moto mirrors will travel far enough to watch the trailer. I do it alot, but I try to make a sweeping turn so I can see in the mirror.

 

Funny I should happen upon this thread because I just blindsided into this spot at the Flying J.

The video won't load fast enough, so I can't see what technique was used. As for me though, I set up for a blindside in the same way as sight side... about a 45 degree angle to the spot. Then, as I start to back, actually get up and look out the passenger window while I steer the truck into the spot. If things look like they're gonna get tight, I slide back in the seat, stop the truck, and setup again.

When I first got a truck with moto-mirrors, I thought they were great, 'til I came within an inch or so of a newbie mistake—crunching the passenger side fairing... it was close! Having the mirror tilted out so far allowed me to see the end of the trailer, but it made it impossible to tell the angle between the tractor and the trailer. It wasn't until I saw the end of the trailer out the passenger window that I realized it was jacked too tight. Hence, I don't do that anymore.

 

I agree that its hard to see everything thats happening with a motorized mirror, but its another tool you can use and I think its a good one. If you notice in the video, at least from what I can tell, he set himself up at a 90 deg. angle which was wrong, it looked like he had room to his left. And instead of using his moto mirror he straps on another mirror on his visor. Hmmm might have to try that one. Anyway its a good tool to use, get out and look how ever many times you feel you need to just so long as you dont bang into things.

 

That's because the purpose of the video is to sell those mirrors, not show how to blindside.

As for me; it's GOAL and the fender mirror.

 

Lol I didnt know that was a promotional video.

 

From what I could see on the video, he could have just as easily turned the entire truck around and not had to do ANY blind-side backing!