Pull Through then Turn Around - is my husband wrong?

[patthomp]

I use a large (16 HP) garden tractor with a tow bar to cut a tight turn out of my barn. Extra step but cuts tight w/o risking jack knifing .

[david.steed]

Originally Posted by Janet H

Some options:

You could add a hitch receiver on the front of your truck and push the trailer out

You could use a motorized trailer dolly

There is a lot of discussion here but both of these simple suggestions are excellent, doable. Both save a lot of time and anguish in the planning too.

[doughpat]

Originally Posted by Bubba L

I have a covered area beside the barn with a DG (decomposed granite) compacted base

Hey Bubba - curious if you find the DG 'tracks out' on your tires much. I currently have some fairly coarse gravel in our AS parking spot and I'm considering adding DG to both give the tires a more "smooth" surface to rest on, plus it looks sharp. But concerned about it sticking on the tires and leaving bright dust-lines on the asphalt as I pull out.

[tjdonahoe]

Back it in ..

[Bubba L]

Originally Posted by doughpat

Hey Bubba - curious if you find the DG 'tracks out' on your tires much. I currently have some fairly coarse gravel in our AS parking spot and I'm considering adding DG to both give the tires a more "smooth" surface to rest on, plus it looks sharp. But concerned about it sticking on the tires and leaving bright dust-lines on the asphalt as I pull out.

Our road base is limestone rock and gravel from when we built the dam on the creek behind the house. I had multiple loads of DG dumped. I spread it with my tractor, wet it with a water hose and drove over it a little for compaction. When DG is wet and rolled, it becomes like concrete (though obviously not the PSI). Our driveway is about 500’ of DG and feeds onto an asphalt private road. Beside the barn, I took a board and level, added some DG and got it perfectly level for the trailers. The DG in our drive does not track onto the asphalt road.

[Vitaver]

In principle we husbands are always wrong as our wives tell us what we should do instead of whatever we are doing, or planning to do, so the answer is already there . Motorized dolly appears to me, as suggested above, the best solution unless driver is really good at maneuvering (especially in reverse) a trailer in a barn without an ample area to pull through and turn. This is dependent on many factors not mentioned at the top, like size of TT, TV’s turning radius, ground composition, possibility of flooding in the barn, etc. BTW, we are looking for the same. Good luck!

[nryn]

Originally Posted by Bubba L

Our road base is limestone rock and gravel from when we built the dam on the creek behind the house. I had multiple loads of DG dumped. I spread it with my tractor, wet it with a water hose and drove over it a little for compaction. When DG is wet and rolled, it becomes like concrete (though obviously not the PSI). Our driveway is about 500’ of DG and feeds onto an asphalt private road. Beside the barn, I took a board and level, added some DG and got it perfectly level for the trailers. The DG in our drive does not track onto the asphalt road.

I’m using asphalt millings (recycled asphalt) on my farm roads. It packs down well if put down at the right time of year. It’s not blacktop but I see it as a good thing. It doesn’t ice over, is easy to self-grade and top off, and doesn’t require sealcoating. Very happy with it.

[altemplet]

They do make turntables. Unhitch, and then you can spin the trailer around.

[Bubba L]

Originally Posted by nryn

I’m using asphalt millings (recycled asphalt) on my farm roads. It packs down well if put down at the right time of year. It’s not blacktop but I see it as a good thing. It doesn’t ice over, is easy to self-grade and top off, and doesn’t require sealcoating. Very happy with it.

Recycled asphalt sounds like a good option. Don’t know how much it would cost in our area due to all the small county roads that the county maintains. We have a granite quarry about 20 miles from us that supplies the DG at a reasonable price. Thanks for suggestion, one I never thought of. Take care

[Vitaver]

First: Husband is always wrong. “Husband” derives from the Greek “Hu3*vand” meaning ‘the man is always wrong’
Second: Wives are always right.
Third: Wives tell men what they should be doing instead of whatever we are doing.

So yes, he is wrong

PS. My biggest fear is that I die and my wife sells my toys for whatever I told her I paid for them.

[Vitaver]

Originally Posted by patthomp

I use a large (16 HP) garden tractor with a tow bar to cut a tight turn out of my barn. Extra step but cuts tight w/o risking jack knifing .

Looking to do the same, can you please include a photo and maybe more info on the brand, model, etc?

[Fungus]

Originally Posted by Vitaver

First: Husband is always wrong. “Husband” derives from the Greek “Hu3*vand” meaning ‘the man is always wrong’
Second: Wives are always right.
Third: Wives tell men what they should be doing instead of whatever we are doing.

So yes, he is wrong

PS. My biggest fear is that I die and my wife sells my toys for whatever I told her I paid for them.

The three most important words for a husband to say in order to have a happy marriage..."You're right dear."

[Searching]

I have a John Deere 18 HP lawn tractor. I wonder if I could tow my 19 ft Bambi? I would appreciate a photo of your setup also.