How do you do it?
Personally, I always use the side mirrors,( with and without the boat on the trailer) and I angle the mirrors down a little bit so I can see the trailer wheels/fenders....
Very rarely will I ever use the rear-view mirror, especially w/o the boat on the trailer.... This works well for me!
How about you all? Rear view mirror, Side mirrors? Maybe both?
Have a great afternoon everyone!
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10-16-2013, 12:33 PM #1Senior Member
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Backing your trailer down the ramp..??
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10-16-2013, 12:35 PM #2Senior Member
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I should've know this wasn't a Carbon style topic
I use the side mirrors but I've only done it 3 times.
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10-16-2013, 12:44 PM #3Senior Member
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This is exactly how I do it. I never look in the rear-view mirror.
Originally Posted by PokerRun388
How do you do it?
Personally, I always use the side mirrors,( with and without the boat on the trailer) and I angle the mirrors down a little bit so I can see the trailer wheels/fenders....
Very rarely will I ever use the rear-view mirror, especially w/o the boat on the trailer.... This works well for me!
How about you all? Rear view mirror, Side mirrors? Maybe both?
Have a great afternoon everyone!
The side mirrors are it for me. If I see the boat coming out the left mirror, I turn my wheel to the left and the same with the right...Thats the way I learned and has been that way ever since.
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10-16-2013, 12:45 PM #4Senior Member
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I'm usually launching and retrieving the boat not the trailer. Originally Posted by PokerRun388
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10-16-2013, 12:47 PM #5Senior Member
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I bring a forklift in the back of the truck. I detach the boat, unload the forklift, hook the forklift to the boat, put the boat in the water, pull the trailer out of the water, disconnect the forklift, drive the forklift back to the truck, load the forklift back in the truck, back the truck down to the trailer I left on the ramp, connect the trailer, and park the truck and trailer. The whole process takes less time than it took me to write this fictional story on my phone.
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10-16-2013, 12:48 PM #6Senior Member
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Here's how they get my boat off and it weighs over 11K lbs.
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10-16-2013, 01:13 PM #7Senior Member
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I want to see the last pic in this sequence. I know the forks won't go down that low. No way they drop that in the water. That scares me just looking at it lol
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10-16-2013, 01:15 PM #8WESTERNAEROGuest
[QUOTE=PokerRun388;42468]How do you do it?
In reverse.
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10-16-2013, 01:17 PM #9Senior Member
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LOL i was thinking the same exact thing! Originally Posted by Hotboat
I want to see the last pic in this sequence. I know the forks won't go down that low. No way they drop that in the water. That scares me just looking at it lol
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10-16-2013, 01:20 PM #10Senior Member
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Lol Gotta be for a photo op
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