Need to sharpen up my backing up skills

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  1. Jamal2017

    Jamal2017 Bobtail Member

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    hi
    I'm looking for someone in Columbus Ohio that can give me a few tips on back up a trailer into a dock.....I'm welling to pay
     
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    breadtrk Heavy Load Member

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    Dude, find an abandond warehouse and hit every dock there, from every angle. No one can tell you anything, YOU have to get in the truck and move the truck, turn the wheel.
     
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    yep, what he said
     
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    Jamal2017 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the advise
     
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    With 40 acres I fail to understand why you thought it was so hard. And was still off
     
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    He wouldnt be able to back into half the places I do, let alone 1/4 mile down the single lane logging road I did the other day. Oh in the dust, around a corner all with a log truck thats unable to back up chasing you and not leaving any room for a pull up, mind you Ive got a 50' tanker with the axles all the way at the back.o_O
     
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    There are many videos out on youtube on how to setup and proform the different kinds of docks. I agree with a previous post that you do have to just do it, however before you do this you need some basic instruction on the setups. I wished I lived closer to you because I would show you these setups free of charge. I'm not going to post any videos but here is a sample of some how to videos take your pick. Also ignore some of the posters that make this into something it is not.
     
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    I will admit I'm not that good at setup, but I can fix it going backwards so I don't sweat it.
    Just practice and don't practice the same setup over and over. There are thousands of different situations out there.
     
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    No, your 100% wrong. Yes there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of different situations where you have to adjust the basic setups, but all come from learning how to setup. Sight and blind side alley docks are a staple of trucking. These are simple to learn but take a while to master.