Any self respecting man who owns a trailer can back that thing up. Now give him an 8 ft trailer and do the same and we'll see just how good he really is backing up
I couldn't back one, and I'm okay with it! I've also driven straight reefer and tour busses in NYC a total of 13 years, Unscathed, and the semi drivers I worked with said they'd Never want to drive straight trucks. So I'm good!!
@@talkofthevillagestalkofthe5514 Don't have to prove stuffall to you, done it since before you were born, so talk from experience, hence was satisfied to make my comment. To teach you something, the longer the trailer the more time you have to make corrections.
@@pieterhoekstra9887 totally agree but if you have a big trailer or a short trailer, one of the biggest problem is that most people don't know how to backup using the mirrors. I see people hanging out of the car to check if everything is oké which is dangerous and strange. My dad learned me from 12 years of age that looking over the shoulder is for dummies. As a kid I didn't want to be a dummy so I drove with everything that he aloud me to. Tractors, trucks, cars with al kinds of trailers. Once you know you always know.
Clearly not a weekend then because it has relatively few boats coning in and out at the moment. Lots of room! Thanks for identifying it. I'd like to see him do the same thing at Black Point Marina or one of the crowded and busy ones.
I would want a bigger truck like a business class 4 door Freightliner. The old man who taught me how to waterski had a Ball hitch on the front of his Toyota for backing his boat up. He had a '85 4x4 Toyota and a 16' Tri hull open bow Glastron with a 150 HP Mercury outboard. Never seen that setup before or since. BTW I SUCK at waterskiing I never got off the training bar.
I seen a truck with the same setup. The driver had to go so far down the ramp the engine fan threw water all over his engine and the truck quit running. Another truck had to pull him out.
He had to pull up, which isn’t the end of the world but it’s a far cry from master level. I think my hands would be shaking with a million dollar boat behind me and I haul wide loads for a living.
Agreed. And tbh, the most difficult trailers to back up by far are jet ski trailers. The longer the trailer, the easier it is (to a certain point, of course), imo. At least that guy had the right setup and wasn’t trying to do it with a little Lexus SUV (I’m sure we’ve all seen THAT vid lol).
@@gonzalocuervoformayorofpro7533 i was thinking the same thing but could be just a temporary trip to another location. Or this could be a new boat for them and they are putting in to take it to a marina. I think it’s likely the latter as I didn’t notice any registration numbers on it. And it looks pretty empty for somebody going out on a fishing trip or to the sandbar.
Large trailers are quite a bit easier in my opinion but still well done. I used to drive a truck for a construction supply dealer and I never had problems with the trailer but I have a little John deere lawn tractor with a tiny little dump trailer and it's a pain in the ass to back that thing up.
That's a lot of boat to trailer around. he'd never get it out of the water here with that truck. maybe if he got lucky and hit a spring tide when he was returning.
When I was a kid in the early 90s I boated all the time and had a blast, now I'm 52 and started boating and fishing again, honestly it's the most boring thing I've ever done.
I would be more impressed with someone backing up a short jet ski trailer with a Toyota Tercel. Now that takes skill! Short, short is much harder than long, long.
Believe it or not, longer trailers are easier to maneuver than short trailers. Shorter trailers are more sensitive to wheel steer and they are difficult to see.
LOL, speaking from non-experience..... reality launching a boat? Many unexpected surprises, I cut out the asshole in the van that cut in and was almost crushed.
Think that was a storage on trailer then in the water for summer then a lift back on the trailer and repeat ? I'd rent a semi cab to pull her out though. Don't know how tough and geared down that duelie is .
So, 11' 9" boat, going to say he has no oversize permit (no signage on his truck), no CDL (I'm betting his truck and boat are in a company name which means he should run a Class A). Backing was marginal for a 45' trailer, probably couldn't pass a CDL backing test based on his job here.
Just because you have equipment under a corporation doesn’t mean you have to have a class A cdl. The total combined gvwr is still under 26,001 lbs and doesn’t have air brakes so a class A isn’t required. The only thing benefit of having his equipment under a company is for tax purposes only. The ONLY thing he would need is an MC (motor carrier) number if he’s haul for hire, otherwise it’s s just a recreational vehicle just like a big RV, no different.
@@serg1184 GCWR is over 26,000 on that setup I can ASSURE you. He's also over 102" wide so no matter what he's running illegal without a permit and signage. Doesn't matter if he wants to play the I'm not commercial card or not. 102 is 102.
