John_Mc, You are correct in everything you say. Those same thoughts have gone through my mind but I guess for now I will just continue to back up and use a neighbors driveway to turn around. So far this year it has either been wet, muddy, or snow on the ground, so I hesitate to ask a friend to lay on the ground and check my clearance.
Maybe after a brew or two I could get him to volunteer eh?
joe