Manovering my trailer - high tech help ? - Page 4

Bigmuz7 · 31 August 2014, 20:48

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Originally Posted by bartiny

post 41 + 47

Fair enough

.. if the OP had given us a pic of what he was trying to do in #post 1 .. maybe I wouldn't have posted that ... but you know .. we try to give help often and sometimes that means a quick scan of a thread ... and maybe he would have got his answer in post #2 if I'd known that .. instead of 5 pages and 40 posts later .. so .. with respect .... go stick your

up your reversing mirror

bartiny · 31 August 2014, 21:03

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Fair enough

.. if the OP had given us a pic of what he was trying to do in #post 1 .. maybe I wouldn't have posted that ... but you know .. we try to give help often and sometimes that means a quick scan of a thread ... and maybe he would have got his answer in post #2 if I'd known that .. instead of 5 pages and 40 posts later .. so .. with respect .... go stick your

up your reversing mirror

Skim reading again eh!! I do not have a reversing mirror I have 2 yes 2 reversing cameras!!

So UP YOURS!!!

kerny · 31 August 2014, 21:06

Ohhh!! I love RIBnet

Bigmuz7 · 31 August 2014, 21:14

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Originally Posted by bartiny

Skim reading again eh!! I do not have a reversing mirror I have 2 yes 2 reversing cameras!!

So UP YOURS!!!

This thread has some merit to many .. so I wont give the admins the task of removing it, by replying obstructively to your puerile comments

bartiny · 31 August 2014, 21:18

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Originally Posted by kerny

Ohhh!! I love RIBnet

You have a way of calming me down Kerny

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Are we in the bilges yet

bartiny · 31 August 2014, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

This thread has some merit to many .. so I wont give the admins the task of removing it, by replying obstructively to your puerile comments

paddlers · 31 August 2014, 21:20

It always surprises me how many of these threads end up with the handbags out....

Always worth a read!

Bigmuz7 · 31 August 2014, 21:26

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Originally Posted by bartiny

Are we in the bilges yet

Doesnt seem so ..maybe you should get back on topic

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Originally Posted by paddlers

It always surprises me how many of these threads end up with the handbags out....

Always worth a read!

A difference of views cos we only get half a story ? whats so funny ?

paddlers · 31 August 2014, 21:37

More of an observation than a criticism !

I actually think cameras confuse what is a perfectly straightforward thing to do and reverse a trailer. I've seen enough muppets on the slip to realise they really shouldn't be buggering about doing what is a very simple thing and should either
A/ go and practice or

B/ Ask somebody else to back it !

Apologies if this upsets anyone and yes I do realise the OP is mainly concerned about his twisty drive.

kerny · 31 August 2014, 21:44

IMHO ... I think that a good pair of wing mirrors is all that you need for this reversing millarkie

Nos4r2 · 31 August 2014, 21:45

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Originally Posted by Trimix

This is the size of the issue:

Best make sure your camera's transmitter has enough range for that.

tumnus · 31 August 2014, 22:09

Depending on the current draw required - would it be feasible to run something of the reversing light circuit ?

stigoftd · 31 August 2014, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Trimix

This is the size of the issue:

I think this prety much sums up the simplicity of the op.

The boat is wider than the wing mirrors - the boat and trailer is near 30ft long - the van has no rear view and if it did you wouldn't see anything apart from the bow tube

So with all that cash on a trailer going back completly blind the only thing to do is fit a reverse camera or 2 .

Its easy to reverse a trailer that you can see the sides of or the back of.

If i was backing that beut in to my drive i would also not be wanting to do it blind or letting the misses guide me back - 1 cock up and its not going to be cheap either

Ideally i would fit one camera on the top rear of the van so i could see the whole boat and one on the rear of the boat to see the o/b's - in reality you would only ever spend a second getting a quick reassurance from a camera then back using mirrors

90% of hgv's have reverse cameras for a reason and its not for full time reversing as they have bloody good mirrors for that

Trimix · 01 September 2014, 08:26

Stigoftd - you summed it up well.

Thanks for all the replys - some were quite informative, some made me think and the others were quite funny.

Pikey Dave · 01 September 2014, 09:55

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Originally Posted by Trimix

Stigoftd - you summed it up well.

Thanks for all the replys - some were quite informative, some made me think and the others were quite funny.

Thinking outside o' the box. If you're going wireless, why not mount the cameras on the house or somewhere else on the drive at your blind spots & have the display in the van. You would then have a 3rd person view of the boat coming up the drive. It would depend on the range of the cameras, but it would take the missus out of the equation.

kerny · 01 September 2014, 10:16

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Originally Posted by stigoftd

I think this prety much sums up the simplicity of the op.

The boat is wider than the wing mirrors - the boat and trailer is near 30ft long - the van has no rear view and if it did you wouldn't see anything apart from the bow tube

So with all that cash on a trailer going back completly blind the only thing to do is fit a reverse camera or 2 .

Its easy to reverse a trailer that you can see the sides of

That's why its a legal requirement to fit extension mirrors onto the fixed wing mirrors

Also its easier to reverse a long trailer than a short one...try reversing a small camping trailer its damn near impossible.

But I don't really see a problem with fitting a reversing camera to the rear of the trailer if that's what the OP wants to do .

Trimix · 01 September 2014, 10:20

Oooh, Pikey Dave, thats an interesting idea..................mmm. I may give that a go. All depends on the reception. Some websites say 10m some say 50m for what look like the same bits of kit.

But its less than £40, so not much lost if it dosent work.

Perhaps Ribnet could hold an annual reversing competition - just for when the weather is pants

HUMBER P4VWL · 01 September 2014, 10:56

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Originally Posted by Trimix

Oooh, Pikey Dave, thats an interesting idea..................mmm. I may give that a go. All depends on the reception. Some websites say 10m some say 50m for what look like the same bits of kit.

But its less than £40, so not much lost if it dosent work.

Perhaps Ribnet could hold an annual reversing competition - just for when the weather is pants

...or to be held at the end of the season when you take your boat home

put these "confident" reversers to the test on your drive!! Film it too and we might have some fun.

IMHO, i can't see their (other posters) apparent "issue" with a camera. I've been reversing since well under 14yrs old everything from quads and long trailers to long wheel base limited lock Range Rovers with short box trailers that hide completely (nightmare) to tractors with all sorts where you "REALLY" cant see anything. OK so i have never used a camera, probably as when it's really difficult i have someone who does know what's happening to spot for me, however i just can't see where the "strength" of voiced opinion comes from on this.

Do wtf you want if it helps you!!

I've got more of an issue that you've never opened her up! Should have bought a displacement fishing boat!! ;-)