Shady oak
Bronze Member
Same way I got to Carnegie Hall! Lol
Backing them any distance can be difficult. On the farm we had several hay wagons, forage wagons, and gravity bins which operated the same way. If you can situate yourself so the wagon is perpendicular to where you wish to back into this will allow you to back in an arch (curve). Your first move when starting to reverse is to establish the curve. Maintaining a curve while backing is easier with a wagon gear than straight line. Just like learning to back up a trailer, nothing replaces repetition. Given time you can be reversing a wagon without hesitation.I just got an utility trailer with two axles. The front axle pivots.
The tongue is A-Frame. It looks just like the photo attached.
While I am normally pretty good at backing up trailers -without pivoting axles- I find this one is just about impossible to back up. I don't know if it's because the tongue is too short or if it is the double pivot point that screws me up.
So for those of you whom own one of these how do you back them up?
Do I need to lengthen the tongue?DO I need to rig it so I can tie the 3-points lower arms to the tongue or do I need to fit something to lock the tongue at the 0 degree position when backing up?
Thanks in advance.
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It's a wagon, not a trailer. (who cares, right?)
I find it more than a little ironic when what's actually a trailer, supporting all of its own weight, can't be called trailer.It's not a trailer. It's a wagon. Two different things.
Yep, I can back one trailer (not semi trailer) up alright, and since I have two, naturally I had to try hooking them together. Predictably, a complete failure.Many of the material handlers at work who drive the cart trains for line stock can backup a series of stock carts which are all basically wagons with steer axles all connected with ring hitches. The newer people have trouble backing just one cart.
As long as the tractor end is lower than the trailer end of the draw bar.I understand the concern about using the 3 point hitch for towing but it's really not a big deal with a wagon as opposed to a trailer since there is no force either up or down on the wagon tongue.