Backup Camera - Trailering
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Backup Camera - Trailering
So I went to pick up my boat from storage and it was the first time used it for towing. I noticed that when I put it in reverse I planned to use the camera to align the hitch to the trailer. Oddly I couldn't see the hitch. Anyone else have this problem?
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Guess it depends on the draw bar you're using - the particular 'rise' and the length of the draw bar. I can see the ball with mine and have a few customers with GL's and they can see the ball, as well. I don't think there's anything special to the draw bar we have. The only thing I've never liked is that the camera is off center so you don't have a 'straight' view of the ball vs trailer coupler - it's a little skewed. It also slightly skews your view when trying to center yourself when backing into a parking slip. Not much, and I can adjust, but a camera being centered on the hatch just would have made more sense!
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I can see it on mine. Sure makes backing up to the trailer easy although I have to back up farther than it looks like I should due to the angle of the camera relative to the ball.
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I used it again today. My hitch has a 2-inch drop and I noticed I can barely see the top. The off-centered is very annoying. My hitch seems to be on the low side for my trailer so might be flipping it and it will likely be much more visible then.
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I'm not at my truck right now, but I'm pretty sure I have the draw rotated to the "3/4 inch" rise postion as opposed to the 2" drop. It's definitely good to have the trailer frame level - especially if you have dual axles or surge brakes.
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Fixed? Can't you just unscrew the ball, turn the totate the draw bar 180* and attach the ball again?
I'm not at my truck right now, but I'm pretty sure I have the draw rotated to the "3/4 inch" rise postion as opposed to the 2" drop. It's definitely good to have the trailer frame level - especially if you have dual axles or surge brakes.
I'm not at my truck right now, but I'm pretty sure I have the draw rotated to the "3/4 inch" rise postion as opposed to the 2" drop. It's definitely good to have the trailer frame level - especially if you have dual axles or surge brakes.
I don’t tow often enough so I bought a curt drawbar and ball combo
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Ah. I had to go to Curt's website to make sense of that. I found some that were welded on and assume that's what you are talking about. Now I get it - although I can't say I've ever seen that before!
