Paddler Ed
Adventurer
We used to reverse the trailer up our driveway - it's what most people would call a short-drawbar trailer, so does turn quite quickly. We came up with the following things that made it easier:
- As the 4Runner is a manual, reversing it slowly often involves slipping the clutch... not ideal... To avoid that, we just put it in 4Lo with the hubs unlocked; a load more slow speed control and no need to ride the clutch. Best thing is, the Land Cruiser is manual with manual hubs as well!
- If it was getting out of line, pull forwards to get it back straight quickly
- When going backwards, and you need to straighten it up, whichever mirror you can see the trailer in, pull that hand down (ie Left mirror, Left hand down, Right mirror, Right hand down) and that'll get you straight again.
- Point positive - point where the person needs to go, not where the problem is...