Backing Practice™ 22 Elite Spice

I should have pointed out that the white thing sticking out from the trees is a parking curb/grass area that bears the marks of tangling with many a truck's RF tire or bumper. This made an alley dock a risky option, in my opinion.

Why does that make it risky? Sometimes you just have no other option but do a little curb jumping... I've been to a few places like that. Houston area seems to be especially bad.

Heck I went to a place outside Boston where you had no other choice but to jump the curb AND run over a chain link fence to get into the dock. Even the dock spotter who spent all day backing trucks in told you that up front.

This looks like a typical rookie trap i'd usually fall into in the first few weeks solo trying to avoid blindsiding at all cost. But it's probably a relatively easy blindside 45. That's why the other driver asked if he was in the way, probably a regular and knew it was a blind side and you may need the extra room setting up.

I should have pointed out that the white thing sticking out from the trees is a parking curb/grass area that bears the marks of tangling with many a truck's RF tire or bumper. This made an alley dock a risky option, in my opinion.

Why does that make it risky? Sometimes you just have no other option but do a little curb jumping... I've been to a few places like that. Houston area seems to be especially bad.

Heck I went to a place outside Boston where you had no other choice but to jump the curb AND run over a chain link fence to get into the dock. Even the dock spotter who spent all day backing trucks in told you that up front.

Well I tend to treat someone else's $150,000 piece of equipment with a little more respect than choosing curb hopping, pothole jumping and pole rubbing so quickly. If there's no other choice, of course you do what you gotta do.

It would be interesting to see the shot of your curb jumping fence crushing account you referenced. Would be a good Backing Practice perhaps.

This looks like a typical rookie trap i'd usually fall into in the first few weeks solo trying to avoid blindsiding at all cost. But it's probably a relatively easy blindside 45. That's why the other driver asked if he was in the way, probably a regular and knew it was a blind side and you may need the extra room setting up.

You're on the right track John. Any other way to use available space to set up for your mild blindsided option?

I should have pointed out that the white thing sticking out from the trees is a parking curb/grass area that bears the marks of tangling with many a truck's RF tire or bumper. This made an alley dock a risky option, in my opinion.

Why does that make it risky? Sometimes you just have no other option but do a little curb jumping... I've been to a few places like that. Houston area seems to be especially bad.

Heck I went to a place outside Boston where you had no other choice but to jump the curb AND run over a chain link fence to get into the dock. Even the dock spotter who spent all day backing trucks in told you that up front.

Well I tend to treat someone else's $150,000 piece of equipment with a little more respect than choosing curb hopping, pothole jumping and pole rubbing so quickly. If there's no other choice, of course you do what you gotta do.

It would be interesting to see the shot of your curb jumping fence crushing account you referenced. Would be a good Backing Practice perhaps.

I'm not saying I particularly enjoy having to put my truck up on a curb, it's rather nerve wracking. But every so often a dock or the landscaping was designed so poorly that there just isn't any other option than to scuff the curb or hop it.

37 Waterhill St Lynn MA is the address for the fence crushing experience. You have to look at the street level view to get the full experience. I still cringe thinking about this place.

Hey well looky there. Google map it and it looks like they removed the curb since you were last there. Sweet!