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Old 08-23-2012, 10:19 AM   #61
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hmmm just gave me a great idea for a gathering event,,,, a trailer rodeo, have contests, events and stuff. even classes on different aspects.

set up, hook up, forward manuvers, backing manuvers,safety inspections.

could be a fun , interesting, and educational thing to do ,maybe the first day of an outing .
I think this could lead to all kinds of fun contests like:
  • Find the trailer's water leak
  • Figure out why the trailer lights don't work
  • Change the trailer tire without a jack, in the gravel
  • Start a campfire with wet wood
  • Level the trailer with a 1 foot ground slope
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Old 08-23-2012, 11:10 AM   #62
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I'm not gonna do that. It would embarrass the heck out of me.
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Old 08-23-2012, 01:14 PM   #63
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An old method to backing up a trailer..... Take hold of the steering wheel at the bottom, now which way you want to go you turn the wheerl that way, want the trailer to go to the right you turn the s/wheel to the right (counter clock wise). Also takes a bit of practise, seems we all want to turn in the opposte directions. Also we have a tendescy to oversteer.
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Old 08-23-2012, 02:21 PM   #64
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I think this could lead to all kinds of fun contests like:
  • Find the trailer's water leak
  • Figure out why the trailer lights don't work
  • Change the trailer tire without a jack, in the gravel
  • Start a campfire with wet wood
  • Level the trailer with a 1 foot ground slope
LOL most trailer meets I attend that already is happening...just no prize at the end!
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Old 08-23-2012, 09:53 PM   #65
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I think this could lead to all kinds of fun contests like:
  • Find the trailer's water leak
  • Figure out why the trailer lights don't work
  • Change the trailer tire without a jack, in the gravel
  • Start a campfire with wet wood
  • Level the trailer with a 1 foot ground slope
camping olympics!
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Old 08-28-2012, 01:04 PM   #66
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I think this could lead to all kinds of fun contests like:
  • Level the trailer with a 1 foot ground slope
Great idea for the next Scrambled Egg meet. On the way in to the parking area have some cones that require some backing up type manuvers etc.

Oh, on the leveling the trailer bit, can I get a pass. Already been there, done that this month at Deception Pass State Park. This site is listed as a 40' site. Can you imagine anything longer than a 13' trailer. My trailer tongue was on the ground and I was at the limit of jacks. I think a longer trailer would have had to dig into the hillside. Good reason to look at a site before you commit to it.

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Old 08-28-2012, 07:04 PM   #67
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In about 1982 (or so) I had a neighbour ("neighbor" in US of A) who taught a course in heavy-hauling, commercial truck operators etc.

They were having a Road-e-o and he conned me into going out to watch. While there, I got conned into signing up as a competitor.

Various classes for school buses, long distance (Greyhound-type) buses, single unit trucks, semi-trailers, and combinations (more than one trailer)

I figured "heck if they can , I can should be able to figure it out, too!"

Well, I actually came second against a bunch of pros in a couple of classes, in the top 10 in another and got laughed at in one, but I refuse to talk about my "skills" at backing a combination around a turn and then into a loading dock!
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Old 09-11-2012, 01:10 PM   #68
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So we've taken it out a few times and now have a storage spot where I have to back it into a 45 degree space. Not yet completely smooth but it ends up close to where I want it with a few back and forths. So yeah practicing pays off and it gets better with time. Still amazed at some of these huge rigs parked in some tight spaces.
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