Boat Trailer Parking - Crowded days!

[kaneboats]

Get there early next time and take up two spaces-- SKREW EM!

[zabooda]

Get there early next time and take up two spaces-- SKREW EM!

Around here you'll get a ticket for taking two spaces plus there will be a jet ski trailer pulled by a Geo Metro who can manage parking in the 1/2 spot.

[bergermaister]

Perfect plan. Too many times my "buddies" are 12 and 13 yrs old so picking up the trailer is not an option.

I as on the receiving end of some jackwagon swinging too tight a few years back. Nice deep scrape on the trailer step, torn off marker light and rubber streaks up over my fender from their tire basically riding up over it is what I found at the end of the day. Left a note? Yea right...

If jockying around doesn't look promising, especially in a long bed crew cab, I'll just head out whatever way is easiest, wrong way, whatever, let em scream at you - blame it on the guy next to you if you feel like it. Then go find a spot to swing around and be stuck a few further back in line. Much less stress/frustration than body work and paint.

[trayson]

I as on the receiving end of some jackwagon swinging too tight a few years back. Nice deep scrape on the trailer step, torn off marker light and rubber streaks up over my fender from their tire basically riding up over it is what I found at the end of the day. Left a note? Yea right...

You didn't get the note I left you???

[bergermaister]

Funny - and sad but true

[Blueliner]

Last summer at a resort we put the (empty) trailer in one of those tight back in spots with the truck (Chev Tahoe) when we went to leave there were other vehicles closer by and a garbage truck waiting for us to vacate the balloon drive, I could not hook up too sharp a cut. Out of frustration I grabbed and tugged on the (empty) trailer by the tongue and it started to move, so my two sons and I just dragged it out straightened up and dropped it on the ball, took like 10 seconds. I am not sure if you can shove it backwards though without the electrics hooked up. If so I could fit it anywhere. Normally I look for a pull through spot facing into the balloon even if I have to walk a long ways.

[mmandley]

Last summer at a resort we put the (empty) trailer in one of those tight back in spots with the truck (Chev Tahoe) when we went to leave there were other vehicles closer by and a garbage truck waiting for us to vacate the balloon drive, I could not hook up too sharp a cut. Out of frustration I grabbed and tugged on the (empty) trailer by the tongue and it started to move, so my two sons and I just dragged it out straightened up and dropped it on the ball, took like 10 seconds. I am not sure if you can shove it backwards though without the electrics hooked up. If so I could fit it anywhere. Normally I look for a pull through spot facing into the balloon even if I have to walk a long ways.

If the trailer is unhooked you can push it backwards. The brakes only engage in reverse due to the tow vehicle pushing the Hitch Coupler in and making the trailer think you are actually slowing down.

[trayson]

Last summer at a resort we put the (empty) trailer in one of those tight back in spots with the truck (Chev Tahoe) when we went to leave there were other vehicles closer by and a garbage truck waiting for us to vacate the balloon drive, I could not hook up too sharp a cut. Out of frustration I grabbed and tugged on the (empty) trailer by the tongue and it started to move, so my two sons and I just dragged it out straightened up and dropped it on the ball, took like 10 seconds. I am not sure if you can shove it backwards though without the electrics hooked up. If so I could fit it anywhere. Normally I look for a pull through spot facing into the balloon even if I have to walk a long ways.

What is a Balloon drive?

[bergermaister]

Kind of like the hyperdrive on the Falcon.


When sitting on relatively flat road I've pushed my trailer w/ boat on it back about 12 ft by hand to make hitching up to the motorhome easier. No turns though. I imagine pushing/pulling forward would be no different, and much easier with no boat.

[kaneboats]

Well, I move mine in and out of the garage with the boat on it all the time.