Can I get at 53' into my driveway

space. I know I can get your trailer in there ( from what i see ) . once the trailer is in, the rest is easy. the tractor swing is not really the problem if you can re-hook . just be careful and don't rock the trailer. let me clear up what i mean.... if there is nothing on the sides of your driveway but open space that leads to the street.. it should not be a problem.... providing you can drive the rig over that other area next to your driveway. if it's clear , you can get that trailer in there. if there are obstacles there well, just run 'em over and get it over with. we didn't see anything so don't worry.

 

Looks doable to me with the way you have the "trailer pad" angled

 

us truckers see things not as they are, but as they should be. as long as there's no fire hydrants in the "path of resistance" , i'd go for the angle trick, providing you don't take out your neighbors irrigation system in the process. go easy on the PDL. and don't knock your trailer over into your own house for cryin' out loud. but I'd like to see him get that trailer in there whether he blocks the sun from shining through the neighborhood or not. I wonder if it's possible to get an aerial read-out of the area under question to get a better handle on this experiment.

 

id try it...if nothing you might need some cribbing to get over the culvert...or a chain saw to open the driveway...but i think you could do it without those

 

I can get your trailer in their and id say you can to but
i wanna point out something you may not notice it has happened to me backing into res driveways tighter way tighter then yours.
those dam tree branches look like their sticking out and may touch the top of your trailer and break a marker light off .
so at the very least all you gotta do is trim the branches down
and have fun it may take ya a few trys but youl get it for sure.

 

not much at all. the trees are definitely in the way..at least one of them. the more i look at the pictures, the less room i see for jacking the tractor. by the time your trailer get even half way into the driveway, if you can even get that far, your tractor will be unable to swing. that's what it looks like. if you can back the trailer in .... in front of the tree .....on the house side and on an angle, you might eventually get in there.

 

I would say its worth a try. Slide the tandems all the way forward and try to set up so you don't have to use to much steering when you start to back. Hug the culvert and tree untill you clear them and then just follow it around.

 

One thing to take into account is the trailer over-hang behind the tandems that you'll have all the way up (which, as mentioned, is the only way the maneuver will work). Based on the dimensions and pictures you've provided, I'd say you'll be okay. However, you might want to take this into consideration when seeing to it that your tree limbs are trimmed to the right height with your afore mentioned 14'6" stick. So long as these things are taken into consideration I think this is a doable maneuver, with a bit of finesse thrown into the mix. It'll certainly get easier the more that you do it.

 

Just looking at the pic, I wouldnt feel daunted getting in there with my daycab and a 53'. Good luck!