How to Hook up, Drive, and Back Up A Trailer. Tips and Tricks to Drive like a Pro

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4 жыл бұрын

I go over how to hook up a trailer for the first time, how to drive a trailer, and also how to back up a trailer. These are key skills to have for anybody doing tree work, has a boat, or camper. I have two secrets to help you drive a trailer like a pro. Practice these tips and you will be an expert with lots of practice. tips and Tricks.
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@betagaming1259 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. Just had my boss, make me move some trash with a trailer. I nailed it!

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear

@oldguysupreme2655 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Very well done. Drone footage with explanations is excellent!!! Thank you!

@bobscat-wj4ub Ай бұрын

never new you could drive a trailer i always thought you pulled a trailer

@dagnabbitwabbit Жыл бұрын

This so valuable! I'm just a city boy and I gotta tow my girlfriends car with a uhaul over a thousand miles. I imagine this will save me a load of hassle and keep us safe! Thank you sir 🙏

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped

@dagnabbitwabbit Жыл бұрын

Update. We are alive haha thank you so much 😀

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

@@dagnabbitwabbit always good to be alive

@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime 5 ай бұрын

Were you born and raised in south Detroit?😅

@yahir_anicua7937 Жыл бұрын

Watched this the other night before I had to help my boss load a hay baler onto a 26 foot utility trailer in the morning and mannn it sure helped! It took some getting used to since it was my first time ever hauling anything. The wide turns took some getting used to but man I tell ya even my boss was impressed by how good I was driving it. Thank you so much! Amazing video.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Yahir, thank you. I'm glad it worked out so well.

@kylelarsen2842 Жыл бұрын

Your video was very helpful. I loved your tip about holding the bottom of the steering wheel. I'm a noob to this and this was exactly what I was looking for.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Great to hear, thank you

@StargaardArt 4 жыл бұрын

I like the hold the bottom of the steering wheel.

@relli3035 8 ай бұрын

I will keep rewatching this video! Im about to buy my first trailer for a business im opening and i needed something like this to learn haha

@topsaw 8 ай бұрын

Good luck

@MysticBoltz Ай бұрын

Junk removal or lawn care?

@mlungisimakhanya645 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, you are a lifesaver! I was driving it for the first time and I did it like a pro, the in-laws are impressed. Thank you, thank you and thank you again 🙏🏽

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear

@rockyjean3664 Жыл бұрын

Thank you putting this out there. I wasn't sure if i needed to know more before getting a travel trailer. This helped.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@fayv.7844 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you.

@nyr4evrsc 11 ай бұрын

My family and I like to go Glamping. We went from a Class A to 29ft. liveable toyhauler, and it is great, but I have always had a hard time towing. My husband is always afraid to let me drive, and I found this video so incredibly helpful and gives me the confidence to give it a try. Thank you! 😊

@topsaw 11 ай бұрын

Great to hear,

@jp0921 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Just got my first trailer for small loads from Home Depot with my sedan. I’m a little nervous but I’m going to practice tonight at the parking lot on my street with help from your video.

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Good luck

@henrydavidpurple8323 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Just got a trailer, and this knowledge is very helpful.

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped

@user-lb4qb6mk4p 11 ай бұрын

Very educational. watched this right before picking up my first trailer today, thank you

@topsaw 11 ай бұрын

Good to hear, thank you

@danielhughes5932 7 ай бұрын

I was actually looking up "how to drive a tiller" like those fire trucks with the back wheel that steers too for tight corners in big cities and this came up on accident so i gave it a chance and all my years of driving trailers never heard the hand on the bottom of the wheel trick I'm gunna use that if i ever have to teach someone thanks!

@topsaw 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@MrRanchero 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video man! thank you for tips.

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mypointofblue5260 2 жыл бұрын

Good info for my very first search for this! Thanks!

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that

@blakeh2219 6 ай бұрын

Incredibly impressed with the quality of this video, sir. Never had a dad to teach me this stuff, so this has been invaluable. The drone really elevated this video as well. Thank you

@topsaw 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@ThePuddyj 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I’m supposed to tow my zero turn on Monday and I’ve never towed before. Here’s to learning!

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck, just go slow

@ThePuddyj 2 жыл бұрын

@@topsaw thought I’d come back and thank you, It couldn’t have went better. I even had to reverse a bit and did a pretty decent job

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePuddyj great to hear

@juliekoester7776 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you very much for this video and your clear instructions sir!

@topsaw 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Nb61777 3 ай бұрын

This was great, loved the drone footage, made the visual understanding soooo easy ❤❤

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Good to hear, thank you

@sueandtony44 3 ай бұрын

Great drone view. Like the tips hand on bottom of the wheel. Great Thanks. Trying this next week. Practice practice practice

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@NICUofficial Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best videos I've seen on the subject. Nice truck, too!

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jiveturkey8728 Жыл бұрын

I've seen the hand at the base of the steering wheel tip on quite a few vids. I have a 5k pound catering-trailer I'm going to be using a lot so this video will really help!

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Good to hear

@ramontorres49 10 ай бұрын

Great tutorial.. Thank you very much!!

@topsaw 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@jamesspader85 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Thank you

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@pp-pl2zg 3 жыл бұрын

Nice and sweet, thank you

@topsaw 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@etorres77 2 сағат бұрын

Thank you for this video. I hope I can drive my 24ft food truck

@topsaw Сағат бұрын

Good luck

@nranas 3 ай бұрын

very good and full of information.Thanks.

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@luiscardona9608 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I will use the hand on the bottom of the wheel tip tomorrow.

@topsaw 9 ай бұрын

Great, drive safe

@williamrecalde554 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you it really help me alot

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it

@WorldArtzLLC Жыл бұрын

Great information.👍

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@dkbullock4871 Жыл бұрын

The wife and I just reminded ourselves just how hard this can be. Thanks for the video ;)

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

It is hard and takes a lot of practice

@gregm5408 2 жыл бұрын

Cool use of the drone. Good tips. A good tip: when hauling a load keep a couple of car lengths in front of you for stopping.

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

That is a very good tip

@gregm5408 2 жыл бұрын

When reversing keep "one hand" at the bottom of the steering wheel verses on the top of the steering wheel. Just more easier if you easily get confused with turning right or left when reversing. Slow a steady wins the race.

@1kaska2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you teacher❤

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@kylebank8818 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@johnnymarin5035 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. I just got a job where I'll need to know all of this.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@Archifx 6 ай бұрын

Well hot damn! Just learned more from your video than I did from any one else I knew.

@topsaw 6 ай бұрын

Good to hear

@ike7539 5 ай бұрын

I pulled a 6 x 12 uhaul trailer from CA to FL. Now that I am fired I need to move everything back but this time I will drive 3000 miles like a pro.

@topsaw 5 ай бұрын

Drive safe

@monicasimmons7452 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@RobertMiller-sz6gl 3 ай бұрын

I bought a 12 foot Jon boat. Have little experience with a trailer on the back. I'm not going to lie, I am a little nervous. Thanks for posting and wish me luck.

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Good luck, practice in a large parking lot with no other cars in it.

@staffordgarland9226 Жыл бұрын

thanks

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MarilynWhitney-yz3nx 2 ай бұрын

Great info. 👍 I did really want to see how to drive in cities and make turning safely and correctly. Please can you give us info on that? We have never driven a trailer. Thanks

@topsaw 2 ай бұрын

Practice in a big empty parking lot

@5u54 Жыл бұрын

Great video..looking to buy a 6 by 10 utility trailer. Need tips

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you, best tip is practice backing it up before you need to

@odinsarrow1343 2 жыл бұрын

This is primo info brother. I'd love to get a "trailer" word count 😂 Ps. Here due to me fibbing about my trailer skills to my co-workers. Got called out real quick ha

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Trailer

@Maurolmartins Ай бұрын

Great tips. But here goes a question, Im gonna drive from MA to NC towing a medium trailer from Uhaul and Im gonna have to stop to rest, how should I deal with that? If Im stopping on a motel how I park without being a problem for other customers? Shall I unhook the trailer? Any advice would be great sir.

@topsaw Ай бұрын

I would look for pull through parking, I wouldn't disconnect

@ourv9603 3 ай бұрын

Everybody can drive a trailer front ways. Its the backing which lots of people have trouble with. !

@topsaw 3 ай бұрын

Very true

@gabeify4641 Жыл бұрын

When driving on main roads, do I need to adjust my turning when driving with a trailer?

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Depends on the width and length of trailer compared to width of vehicle. Yes need to swing much wider

@mydailymuse Жыл бұрын

So I’m gonna be driving eight passenger van it’s gonna carry 13 people plants have a small trailer behind that van what are some important tips that I need to know about Grasso headed to the smoky mountains so it’s up hill and down hill

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Take it really slow and check brakes frequently.

@sega62s 2 жыл бұрын

Styx’s music in the background , that is good taste my friend 🍻

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Love Styxs

@jiveturkey8728 Жыл бұрын

@@topsaw listening to Styxs while living out in the sticks! lol

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

@@jiveturkey8728 ain't that the truth

@ericgrajeda2671 Жыл бұрын

You took classes in college with the truck what state yet live in Stockton California.

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

It was a tractor driving class

@ericgrajeda2671 Жыл бұрын

@@topsaw I don't think we have classes in college for that. Equally important they have a bachelor's degree in Logistics but unsure if they teach u how to drive. I believe a driving school can teach but it's private. Usually more expensive than college.

@danielgodfrey4415 9 ай бұрын

When backing up a trailer and the rear end is too far from one end. Turn your wheel that direction and hold it. Not too much if its a minor maneuver

@topsaw 9 ай бұрын

Good advice

@dennycrane2938 Жыл бұрын

Saged

@topsaw Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tylermosman2842 2 жыл бұрын

This video would knock it out of the park if you could do a picture in picture showing the overhead drone shot simultaneously with a shot of what the steering wheel is doing.

@topsaw 2 жыл бұрын

Great feedback, I'll try and do a remake doing exactly that. Thank you