From: everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue Apr 27 2004 - 10:00:55 PDT
this solution to backing two wheel military trailers works, is a bit
unconventional
drive truck with trailer behind it a get lined up as best you can with where
you want it, unhook, turn truck around, very short piece of chain through
eye in trailer and through lifting shackle on front of truck, fold up
landing leg, sacrifices a bit of paint off bumper but you can push trailer
where you want it.
Everette
From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 tires + M211 and trailers
At 8:32 AM -0700 4/27/04, chance wolf wrote:
>We did that in the Reserves too. Better mirrors would probably help if you
>could get them to stick out far enough and still be practical, but failing
>that, it's a bit like herding cats.
Why not mount a flag on the side of the trailer so it projects out to
the left? Two flags in line that line up with your mirror (one with a
different color to help gauge angle/distance) would be great for
lining it all up.
Stop to back up, get out, grab flags, stick them on the trailer so
they hang out, walk the backup route to check clearance and go back
to back it into place.
A pair or tubes welded onto the trailer front and rear would be good
easy mounts and the flags would stow on the side of the trailer. I'm
not certain of length, but two broomsticks with a red and orange flag
stapled to them should work just fine.
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