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Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-27-2018, 04:22 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Put into the garage for the third time, and did a...

Put into the garage for the third time, and did a little better, but the problem remains that no matter how well I aim the trailer, the car-trailer combo does not stay straight. It still took...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-22-2018, 02:12 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
My neighbor has a hand dolly so I'll borrow it...

My neighbor has a hand dolly so I'll borrow it when I put the trailer back and see how it works.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-21-2018, 11:08 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I have a fairly long, straight driveway- If I...

I have a fairly long, straight driveway- If I could get going straight I should be able to continue straight- but I never get going that straight, even with a lot of back and forth. I think the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-21-2018, 03:58 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
UGH. Luckily my driveway is long and straight so...

UGH. Luckily my driveway is long and straight so I'm not that far off once inside- just enough to make it hard to squeeze past if off-center. (Whacked my forehead on the magnetic door holder...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-21-2018, 02:48 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I have a wheel for the jack it came with. But...

I have a wheel for the jack it came with. But once in the garage I really don't have a lot of room to reposition- both times it has been the back wheels that angled too close to the door side wall so...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-21-2018, 12:13 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Hmm, might work, I could hang lights on either...

Hmm, might work, I could hang lights on either side of where I want the trailer. (Back door is a garage door so can't put them there.) That might help. There is light in the garage, you just can't...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-20-2018, 06:08 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
If I was better on the 90 degree turn I might be...

If I was better on the 90 degree turn I might be going straighter into the garage!
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-20-2018, 05:30 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Getting through is not really the problem- it's...

Getting through is not really the problem- it's having the trailer continue back straight that I can't quite get. But that was only the 2nd time I'd backed it in- later this week will be the 3rd time.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-20-2018, 05:26 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
The French doors are how I managed to redo the...

The French doors are how I managed to redo the garage to get the trailer in- original door was 8'. But yes, it's a tight fit, though not as bad as it looks in the pictures- there should be about 7"...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-20-2018, 05:09 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Pulling out for a short camping trip gave me a...

Pulling out for a short camping trip gave me a chance to get some photos so you can see why I have trouble knowing whether or not the trailer is going straight into the garage. Yes, I want it as...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 10-03-2018, 06:02 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
The problem is I can't see around the trailer as...

The problem is I can't see around the trailer as it goes through the door- not enough extra clearance. I don't think any kind of lights would help. I can get it through the door, no problem, but...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-24-2018, 06:21 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
The problem I have is not being able to tell if...

The problem I have is not being able to tell if it is straight. But I have a lot of good ideas on how to do it and I'll figure something out that works. Campsites are a piece of cake after my garage....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-24-2018, 10:20 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I can't see anything past the garage door once...

I can't see anything past the garage door once the trailer starts in. (Not much clearance.) That would work with a backup camera, which may be in order.

And Dave, my backhand would need more...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2018, 07:10 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
No tractor here but I can just manage to open the...

No tractor here but I can just manage to open the trailer door so I'm good until next time! I am going to try my neighbor's dolly on it, though, and see if I can at least move a bit within the garage...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2018, 10:46 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Once in there I have a little more room but I...

Once in there I have a little more room but I want to be able to get into the trailer in the garage- which means leaving space on one side to open the door. It doesn't take much to lose that space if...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2018, 10:38 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
My neighbor has one- but he wasn't home...

My neighbor has one- but he wasn't home yesterday. That would help once I'm in the garage as his isn't powered but I don't think I could push the trailer in with the unpowered one (slight lip at the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-22-2018, 10:33 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I can line up the car and trailer- but what might...

I can line up the car and trailer- but what might work is two dots, one still just says the trailer is behind the car, but if I had two lined up it says it is in a straight line behind the car. Hmm,...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-21-2018, 11:00 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I tried that- several times- but still did not...

I tried that- several times- but still did not end up exactly right. The problem was having to make tiny corrections to get between the lines and then the car wheels aren't straight so the trailer...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-21-2018, 10:58 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Happily my 90 degree turn is at the other end of...

Happily my 90 degree turn is at the other end of a 35 or so foot driveway. I'm just not ending up straight enough. I like the rear view camera idea but currently don't have one. I figure I can mark a...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-21-2018, 10:53 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
I can't see into the garage to where the wheels...

I can't see into the garage to where the wheels are going. Otherwise that's basically what I did- I'm just not getting the car-trailer combo perfectly straight as I back so the trailer is entering...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 09-21-2018, 07:27 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,887
Posted By Bobbie54
Backing straight...

While taking my trailer (15) out of the garage for the first time I marked where the wheels hit the driveway on the way out, and put tape there (to be paint eventually.) Today I used those marks to...
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