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07-27-2015, 10:57 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2013 27' FB International
2012 23' Flying Cloud
GVA
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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2016 F150 backs up a trailer by itself
I think I found my next truck !!!!
The system does all the steering, all one has to do is tell the controller what direction you want to point the trailer to .
Ford call this back assist .
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07-27-2015, 11:58 PM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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Good grief!!! Now I've seen it all!
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1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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07-28-2015, 09:41 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 25' Classic
Full Time
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2012
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I'm sure that will be an expensive option.
I want to see a video of them testing it with an RV hooked up.
Kelvin
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2008 Classic 25fb "Silver Mistress"
2015 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins. Crew Cab, 4x4, Silver
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07-28-2015, 10:03 AM
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2014 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Chelsea
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Join Date: May 2010
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Good luck with that!
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WBCCI# 5766
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07-28-2015, 10:19 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2014 30' Flying Cloud
Ponce Inlet
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Looks great in a PARKING LOT. I'll get one after I see the demo with a 30' + trailer backing into a tight campsite in a NP or forest complete with , rocks, stumps logs and overhanging trees.
Can you spell crunch!!!! ROLMAO
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07-28-2015, 11:14 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Colorado Springs
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Bum
Looks great in a PARKING LOT. I'll get one after I see the demo with a 30' + trailer backing into a tight campsite in a NP or forest complete with , rocks, stumps logs and overhanging trees.
Can you spell crunch!!!! ROLMAO
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Driver is still in controll so, if crunch happens, you still need to look in the mirror for the cause of the problem, so to speak.
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'77' Minuet 6 Metre, behind a 2005 stock Jeep Rubicon with Equa-L-Zer hitch.
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07-28-2015, 11:28 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2015 23' International
Charleston
, South Carolina
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 168
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First the man step, now this … what's the world coming to? 😁
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07-28-2015, 11:28 AM
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2000 19' Bambi
mt. Prospect
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Well, that's pretty cool. Steering with the knob would be intuitive, and free you to watch for obstructions. As close as the technology is to producing self-driving cars, this is a natural extension. In ten years, every vehicle designed as a TV will have this as standard.
Of course, we were promised jet packs by now.
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07-28-2015, 12:12 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1978 31' Excella 500
Huntington Beach
, California
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Learned how to properly do this myself!
Can just image what that will cost & maintain.
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07-28-2015, 12:32 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2013 27' FB International
2012 23' Flying Cloud
GVA
, British Columbia
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 335
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F150 back up assist
Note in this video, the truck never has to swear straightening up, moving forward , it is all calculated by the onboard assist . Yes you maybe able to execute the back up but with a complex S shape how many will be able to do it without pulling forward to straighten the truck etc. etc. . And the next question how many can actually do a complex S . I had a property with a driveway of 6 degree incline driveway and a complex S over 180 ft., it would take me over one and half hours to get her in, and then into a narrow driveway along side the house with inches to clear. It all looks pretty lame on a parking lot but try it with rock walls and steel to manoeuver around, the aluminum shell is not very forgiving . Not to mention the wear and tear on the truck and its driver . I needed to be in 4 wheel drive to get the job done and put a lower hitch ball (5inches) to raise the back end . I would have loved to try it with this new Ford-- Let the truck do the mental work I'll supply the input on the dial to the trailer
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07-28-2015, 01:32 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2018 30' Classic
Mountain View
, California
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Already My 2015 is Obsolete!
Well, the self backing is pretty cool, no doubt, but I'll keep my 2015 until Ford adapts a system like yard locomotives which allow the engineer to remotely back up and couple/uncouple cars with a hand-held device.
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07-28-2015, 03:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1996 34' Excella
Elberta
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 837
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Good grief, we've got enough incompetent drivers as it is, why do we have to contend with this stuff. OH YEAH, I suddenly realized, with this a new driver can text and back his AS at the same time.....
Silly me!
Larry
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07-28-2015, 03:57 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Newberg
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,052
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I can't wait for a system that helps me into tight spaces in the dark. My wife and I have bickered more about her helping me back up than over any other thing in our 20yrs together. You know it's not going well when the walkie talkie comes flying at your head.
Mike
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07-29-2015, 11:58 AM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
sequim
, Washington
Join Date: Apr 2014
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what a great accessory to have. i would pay the extra to have this on my truck. don't know about you but i can't whip my steering wheel around that fast. i wonder if they will be able to retro fit this or you have to buy a brand new truck to get this.
i am sure all you doubters all have stripped down truck with crank up windows.
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07-29-2015, 12:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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No need to fear change or technology.
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Do you know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."
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07-29-2015, 03:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 30' FB FC Bunk
Ayer
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,114
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Can I get the upgrade that dumps my black tank too?
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07-29-2015, 04:04 PM
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Rivet Master
2009 27' FB Flying Cloud
1982 31' International
1991 35' Airstream 350
Jay
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Driving, eating, living is just to hard.
Don't learn to do it, just invent a machine to to it.
Pretty soon, we will be able to send our trailers out, fly a drone around the park to see the sights, and have it all come back home. All so we never have to leave the house.
I don't fear change or technology, and I am sure there are those who feel that allowing technology to preform "menial" tasks frees up one'e mind for better things.
I don't. I feel that learning to do these things is what drives us to develop more skills.
I don't need to watch a youtube video on how to back my trailer, I learned how to by doing it.
So there, from a not so old grump who is starting to understand why old folks think the world is going to hell.
Regards,
JD
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'09 27FB Flying Cloud;'82 31 International
'91 350 LE MH; '21 Interstate 24GT
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07-30-2015, 02:37 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 30' Classic
2012 28' International
Greensboro
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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I think this is a cool feature. Technology really fascinates me, and I confess that being an early adopter has probably cost me some $. I can also attest to how some of the new safety features of cars (and trucks) can make a good driver even better. I have a new car that has the radar guided cruise control that adapts my speed to the vehicle in front of me. I've found this really reduces the irritation factor if you get behind someone who can't seem to keep a steady pace (speed up, slow down, speed up, slow down). Eventually, you can find space to get around them, but at least I don't find myself creeping too close to someone's rear bumper. (I wish other cars had this feature as perhaps they'd stop tailgating me!) The newest enhancement to this adaptive cruise control is a feature that computes the distance between the white line to my left and the white line to the right. IF it sees these lines, I get a green indicator ( a small green steering wheel illuminates), and I can remove my hands from the steering wheel for about 20 seconds -- after which two large orange hands show up on my display....and if my hands aren't on the wheel within about 5 seconds, the sound system shuts down and an annoying alarm sounds. So, if you were wondering if autonomous driving is near, it's actually here -- right now, albeit for 20 second increments. The advent of electric steering allows this, just as it does "automatic trailer backing."
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07-30-2015, 06:52 PM
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Rivet Master
1996 34' Excella
Elberta
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2006
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JD,
For whatever it's worth, I agree with you! Technology is great, but in order to use it people should be required to learn the basics and how to handle a situation when the latest and greatest gadgit fails! And eventually, it will fail.
In the meantime, this old geezer will continue to drive the 6 speed manual tranny, and pulling his old 34' AS. When he gets to the campground, he doesn't need a pull through, he can back it into what ever space is available.
Some people hate us, but only because we know how to do things they refuse to learn...
Larry
Quote:
Originally Posted by jdalrymple
Driving, eating, living is just to hard.
Don't learn to do it, just invent a machine to to it.
Pretty soon, we will be able to send our trailers out, fly a drone around the park to see the sights, and have it all come back home. All so we never have to leave the house.
I don't fear change or technology, and I am sure there are those who feel that allowing technology to preform "menial" tasks frees up one'e mind for better things.
I don't. I feel that learning to do these things is what drives us to develop more skills.
I don't need to watch a youtube video on how to back my trailer, I learned how to by doing it.
So there, from a not so old grump who is starting to understand why old folks think the world is going to hell.
Regards,
JD
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07-30-2015, 06:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1996 34' Excella
Elberta
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 837
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JD,
For whatever it's worth, I agree with you! Technology is great, but in order to use it people should be required to learn the basic and how to handle a situation when the latest and greatest gadgit fails! And eventually, it will fail.
In the meantime, this old geezer will continue to drive the 6 speed manual tranny, and pulling his old 34' AS. When he gets to the campground, he doesn't need a pull through, he can back it into what ever space is available.
Some people hate us, but only because we know how to do things they refuse to learn...
Larry
Quote:
Originally Posted by jdalrymple
Driving, eating, living is just to hard.
Don't learn to do it, just invent a machine to to it.
Pretty soon, we will be able to send our trailers out, fly a drone around the park to see the sights, and have it all come back home. All so we never have to leave the house.
I don't fear change or technology, and I am sure there are those who feel that allowing technology to preform "menial" tasks frees up one'e mind for better things.
I don't. I feel that learning to do these things is what drives us to develop more skills.
I don't need to watch a youtube video on how to back my trailer, I learned how to by doing it.
So there, from a not so old grump who is starting to understand why old folks think the world is going to hell.
Regards,
JD
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