The most difficult trailer reversing in my life. Could you do it? Learn tips on how I do it.

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Learn a bunch of tips on reversing a trailer while I show you how I reverse my car trailer down a steep winding driveway.
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@oldretireddude 3 года назад

you might think about installing a trailer hitch on the front end. That make life much easier.

@BenMitro 3 года назад

What a brilliant idea! (I'm thinking about my rig and camper).

@brianwalker1933 3 года назад

I’ve done just that with every 2WD & 4WD l’ve owned since 1978.

@nvgun40 3 года назад

Superb job. So many things to backing trailers. My wife constantly tells people, I can put a trailer down a mouse hole. Like you, I only use my side mirrors. Even though my camping trailer is 10m, and it has a rear viewing camera, I only use my trucks side mirrors.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Nice work.

@lowellcrabb151 3 года назад

Beautiful place to call home by the way..

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@brianwalker1933 3 года назад

You done well at reversing down that “awful tricky driveway”.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yeah it’s a bit of a tight squeeze.

@thunderbear0 3 года назад

Thats a beautiful BEAUTIFUL land cruiser with a beautiful colour it's simply beautiful!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yeah I love the color.

@themusicnerd 3 года назад

Oh my! Having driven down there and seeing you so elegantly get that long trailer down there just blew my mind!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Ha ha glad to surprise you

@TimsBitsnPieces 3 года назад

I was taught to back trailers by mirrors and then being an interstate truck driver I have perfected that as there is NO back window to look through, I just shake my head when I see anyone backing up turning over to see through the back window of a car let alone a trailer. I totally agree the longer the draw bar the easier it is to back a trailer and 6x4 trailers are a pain but can be done if you have patience. Matt, it might have been better for us to have one camera view on each side of the vehicle (to see what you are seeing and to better understand the issues) but I'm not sure if you have more than one camera/phone to use.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Hey Tim. Totally agree. This was filmed by myself on the spur of the moment. We have full production cameras and gopros etc etc etc so we could totally have gone to town but the difference is this took an hour of my time and the time commitment goes up from there.

@TimsBitsnPieces 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD I totally understand and agree. A great informative video.

@stevenb9844 3 года назад

Now your a tv celebrity, why not get the crocodile wrangler to use his chopper 🤣, well done mate 🤟🤟

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Ha ha ha. Tv celeb right here

@duggydo 3 года назад

I learned on tractors as well. We moved a lot of hay, wood, animals and everything else you can imagine on all sizes of trailers. During some family gatherings we had competitions with the tractor and a 4-wheeled wagon that had a pivoting tongue. Those are the hardest things ever to reverse. I wasn’t the best, but I held my own! 😁

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Nice stuff. Well done

@mitju7 3 года назад

Takes skill to not only reverse a trailer like that but explain your methods while doing that at the same time

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thank you. Very kind words

@jackfourbee3609 3 года назад

Great technique. Made it look easy. Keep up the great work Matt. 👏👏👏

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks mate. 💕

@bvward 3 года назад

Matt, excellent narrative whilst in motion... Another skill I should learn.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks you sir can get a bit waffly as the brain cramps up. Lol

@47Rolling 3 года назад

I’m with you Matt I always use my mirrors rather than over the shoulder. The only thing I would suggest is if you are dropping a trailer over an edge so you lose sight of it, especially smaller box trailers or even more challenging an empty boat trailer. Stick a broomstick or something upright in the back corner so you can see it.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Ha ha. Yes. My boxy has a set of those in the rear. Very handy.

@nate4036 3 года назад

I learned on tractors as well. Then moved up to help dad drive his semi. Now own a construction company so I’m constantly hooked to trailers wether they’re flat deck goosenecks or enclosed box trailers

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Have you ever had the situation where you jump into a long tray truck with no trailer and go to reverse and your Brain gets all confused and turns the wheel like you had a trailer on? I’ve had that happen a couple of times. It’s a funny experience.

@nate4036 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD more than a dozen times lol

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Lol

@williamfaulkner1959 3 года назад

That looks really hard but you made it look so easy. Nice job indeed.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thank you

@Malc664 3 года назад

You did well matt. I back semi's into loading docks and I reckon that's easier than smaller car trailers. You could teach me a thing or two. You did the right thing at the start, always back in from the drivers side off the road.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Gee I would have thought you’d be teaching me.

@Malc664 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD Maybe 45 ft trailers, but you'll have me on car trailers. Not as used to them is all. Interesting rego plate on the trailer. 🙂

@v26224 3 года назад

my solution is to just have a square hitch on the front of my car so i can essentially push the trailer where i want it.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Man up fella

@v26224 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD I haven't done it yet, just hypothesis

@dougdean3134 3 года назад

I just put orange reflective sticks on the corner of my utility trailer so I can see it in the dark as well as day time. Helps out al lot

@damo7800 3 года назад

Another great tip for reversing any trailer is to place your hand on the bottom of your steering wheel that way when you turn the wheel left the trailer goes in that direction.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Great tip

@jackar1ah 3 года назад

Hi Matt, one tip I picked up along the way was to turn towards the mirror you can see the trailer in... Definitely agree that bigger trailers can be easier to reverse in some situations, though it can be a plus in tight spots to have the trailer turn really easily due to a short drawbar and single axle....

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yeah right. For me it’s all muscle memory now so I don’t think about it much.

@jackar1ah 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD i'm getting to a similar point, but still find it a useful reminder as I don't tow all that often and tow a few different trailers as I don't yet own one....

@maxgood42 3 года назад

I feel your pain...😢🤣 Yeah I drive Roadtrains and Bdoubles blah blah blah... I recently got a Ford ute and modded the rear for towing, making it as short as I can get, (with engineering I could get shorter) and taking a car on a car trailer to KIA (and that's a stress fall drive way) was way easier than ever.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I’ve been surprised that many of the truckies see this as harder to reverse.

@maxgood42 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD Trade secret ...... like your long trailer, it gets easier with longer trailers , it's multiple trailers that get tricky at times. But come home to my 6x4 and I can often get court out by how short they can be. another hint to trailer design, make the draw bar as long as possible. I built the trailer in my vid with the Cortina at Mallala and it has a 3m drawbar and LT16's that make it very cooperative.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yes I can agree with you there.

@rbrdly 3 года назад

If you struggle with the 'reversed nature' of steering whilst reversing (turning right makes the trailer go left and vice versa), place your hands on the bottom of the steering wheel and then the directions will be the same.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yes that works

@WDMTAdventures 3 года назад

Good job Matt, nailing that in one go with such a long trailer and a narly down hill driveway you should be proud. Did you end up Raptor coating the PVC roll cage😁😃🤠

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks. Ha ha ha. Raptor and paper mashay days.

@dustintunis9347 3 года назад

I could absolutely back in there, it would be easier if the steering wheel was on the correct side though. 🙃. The hills can throw off your perspective a lot, but you did a great job. I was a truck driver for 17 years up until about 8 months ago when I started my own business, so I have plenty of experience backing trailers.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Nice work. I’ve watch experienced truckies reverse stuff that blows my mind. Such skill. And some of them are fast too.

@cometrailwithus 3 года назад

Nice work!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@jamesholder5638 4 дня назад

Hey Matt what about using low range? Would that be alright for a reverse job like this?

@MadMatt4WD 3 дня назад

100% so long as you can manage the windup. In this car I can have low range in AWD mode.

@orangepickel2 3 года назад

Nicely done

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@dtnicholls1 3 года назад

You want to learn how to reverse a trailer, get a small one and practice reverse parallel parking it. Fun to see the look on people's faces down the street. And if you want to learn how to reverse a b-double, honestly the best way to do that is to get a model / toy truck and play with that. It needs to be properly scaled but once you get the hang of doing it with a toy it's a heap easier when you jump into the truck. Beyond that, there's simply no substitute for practice.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Totally

@jamestanner9198 3 года назад

My driveway is like that but up hill in a manual dmax thats fun

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Oh boy that would be rough. Do you go into low range?

@jamestanner9198 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD low range yes 2wd so have steering

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

@@jamestanner9198 yes. I’ve made a modification to mine so I can access low range without 4wd centre diff lock in. I also have reduction gears in the transfer case. Works a treat.

@heathwalker7981 3 года назад

Hey mat why did u choose petrol over diesel in your 105

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Hi Heath, First I'm a diesel mechanic and have owned diesel so I see they have a place but from my experience, they are very expensive to run overall. My petrol is thirsty on fuel but that's the only area where it's more expensive than the diesels. It's cheaper to buy by a lot. It's more powerful for $ spend. It's smooth. It's service intervals are twice as long and can be extended if you wish. It's easy to work on. It can go through bonnet deep water.

@AlphanumericCharacters 3 года назад

Wow, your property is beautiful. Jealous

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks mate.

@cooperken11 3 года назад

I reckon by far that the most important tip is to hold onto the bottom of the steering wheel. Want the trailer to go left, the bottom of the wheel goes left. Trailer to the right, bottom of the wheel goes right. It works a treat every time. Another one is when backing down a steep drive pull on a fair bit of hand brake (useless in a 105 series) so the front brakes don’t lock up and you loose steering. Well done with that drive of yours, looked like a bit of a mission.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yeah the 105 handbrake. Hmmm. Lol

@alanclarke5979 3 года назад

I've been in b double and road trains for a long time and currently a few weeks into truck and dog......they are all very different animals 😂😂 but after playing with the big gear the little gear gets really hard 😂😂😂, takes me a couple of goes with my boat before I remember how to do it 😂, but like you said, hit your inside apex as tight as you can to your pivot point normally or centre it if you need to snake down somewhere so you have as much room both ways to catch, great job on a tight driveway with a big drop away 👌

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks Alan. Really interesting comment.

@alanclarke5979 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD also mirrors are good practice, not to many trucks have a back window to look through and even less have a back window worth looking through 😂, normally an eye full of trailer 😂😜

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

😂😂

@lowellcrabb151 3 года назад

Put a hitch on the front.

@loufaiella3354 3 года назад

+1 beat me to it!!

@lowellcrabb151 3 года назад

@@loufaiella3354 I see that he does have a receiver in his front bumper.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

No I don’t have a hitch up front. I don’t need to do that though because as you can see I can reverse a trailer okish

@jamesquaranta5172 3 года назад

Great job Matt but this is Facebook, I think you will find we could all reverse donkey drawn b-doubles down there while drunk

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Ha ha. Yeah bring it over let’s have a go.

@Stonr 3 года назад

sorry but why didn't you just pull in forward then spin the trailer around by hand

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Have you tried to spin a duel axle trailer by hand? Fyi I’ve now worked out how to drive down and turn the rig around down the bottom. It’s tight but it can be done.

@brentmcd12 3 года назад

yeah mate I could do that in my sleep... angle all depends on trailer length.. to see trailer sit up on your seat with your leg and look out the back instead of using mirrors and get some plastic condue posts and put a flag on them stick them up on your trailer to see it down hill..

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I much prefer my mirrors. I have the conduit on the boxy. Great idea.