Absolutely, I had some dealings with a corn wagon that an old man owned that I worked for as a kid, I could do decent backing it under a barn by swinging wide and getting lined up straight with a tractor but it wasn't easy and I could forget backing it around a corner and getting it to go where I wanted it to go.
Independent rear brakes are your steering help when trying to back up a wagon. Learned at 12 years old working on a vegetable farm backing them multiple times daily up To a loading dock with other tractor/wagons alongsid. A knob (suicide knob) bolted onto the steer wheel helps immensely too. So unlock them rear whee brakes and give it a try.
Good response. I back my hay wagons into a coverall type fabric building with a 16 foot wide door, often with a single row of round bales on them just to protect them from an upcoming rain. I always use a tractor, no issue. I wouldn't even consider attempting the same with my truck. I always go slow, and it does take time and practice.
Boy sorry you got all those stupid reports, some where nice. Rule one when backing up a four wheel wagon it responses quickly to the action of the pushing vehicle, rule two what ever direction the front vehicle is pointing or turning too is going to copy but quickly, rule 3 slowly or make little gentle moves, Rule four good luck and be patent it will come to you more you do it. I can back up hay baler and hay wagon at the same time and put the hay wagon where I want it but each year have to get back into it all over again. lol after the first wagon it gets easy again so its not something that stays in you easy it is something if you did it weekly it would be easy. Hope this helps be easier to show and demonstrate
I care. First thing I thought when I read the post. Words matter.
While it’s good to learn new things, this may be beyond your capabilities. The only way to learn is by just doing it and making lots of mistakes. After you master backing the trailer up with a tractor, insert a hay bailer between the tractor and trailer. Or hitch two wagons together behind the tractor and back them up. Some will says this is impossible to back up. I learned how to do this many years ago. It’s something you get at the school of hard knocks, not on a computer.
First, stop using the 3 pt drawbar for pulling trailers, there is mo down pressure on the 3ph other than the tongue weight. It is a good way to get into trouble. Use the fixed drawbar attached to the under belly of the transaxle—this can not raise up.
Well around a corner is not an issue because so far all I can manage is pivot the axle to about 90 degrees as soon as I start turning...around a specific corner though would be a different story...Back it around a corner and then I'll be impressed.
The wagon is 5 ton capacity with air brakes and dumping. I planned on using it mostly for moving excavation material from A to B on my property.
Some wagons can be a little tougher to back and get it to turn and go exactly where you want it to, straight back not as bad but backing some of them around tight corners in a timely manner not so much, there are apparently many on here who can thread a needle with one, but not most of us, so don't feel bad.
Why did you buy it?
