The Age Old Debate: BP vs GN

[clanter]

@ThreeWishes

AirPod tracker works?

its an Apple device that talks to other Apple devises as they are within range of the AirPod

[ThreeWishes]

What’s the battery life ?

[LCDR]

Don’t you mean Apple Air Tag?

[clanter]

one year plus

your iPhone lets you know when itʼs time to change the batteries.

and they are AirTag not AirPod

[ThreeWishes]

Thank you !

[endlessclimb]

I always hit the parking brake to prevent the roll.

If I’m in reverse, putting it in drive and letting it actually “grab” for a second before putting it in park seems to prevent the roll, if you’re opposed to the hand brake.

[Jarpur]

I’ll do that next time, thanks. It’s not much of a roll, just enough to be an annoyance.

ETA: I’ve been running my usual procedure over in my head. I’m pretty sure that I’m automatically engaging the parking brake, because I do so in every other situation (checking the mail from my truck, etc.). I don’t like to rely on the transmission to hold the running truck. But I will make certain next time I hook up the trailer that I’m doing so in this situation.

[endlessclimb]

I know exactly what you’re talking about - it’s not just a Ford thing, my Ram will do it too.

[ThreeWishes]

Yep. Always squish the parking brake when I back up my truck to the sweet spot. Best invention ever for a Bumper pull trailer was a back up camera. Just have to smoosh the brake. I can get it in one shot. I am the back up queen. I can thread the needle with a bumper pull. Maneuver all around my barnyard like a boss.

[endlessclimb]

With a BP, same! I can stuff those things places they never belonged haha.

Now, short single axle anything, like a yard implement? Forget it, I cant.

[Bonnie2]

Started with a bumper pull because my vehicle was a wagoneer. Graduated to a truck and doing long weekends with 2 horses, 2 dogs and 2 people and loved the gooseneck. Now it’s local trips on little country roads and in and out of small farms and I’m back to a BP. Just depends on how you use it.

[ThreeWishes]

lol! I went to a giant barn to pick up a horse. It was a huge operation with a very busy program going on. Riders and vehicles everywhere. Narrow lanes with no real turn around. I pulled in and then threaded myself backwards around several turns to face the entrance out and load up the horse. Owner said “damn! Would you like a job??”
Hand on the bottom of the steering wheel towards the direction you desire and don’t get enthusiastic about it all. Bumper pulls are easy.

[cutter99]

@clanter

@deweydee

Possibly because you’re less limited on truck configuration with the BP?

more than likely it is older goosenecks can not be matched up to new trucks due the truck’s ride height being increased for the benefit of Style whereas a bumper pull is really not facing that limitation as it very easy to get a drop hitch for trucks bumper.

@deweydee

I’m honestly not sure what it costs to block a trailer, but I can’t imagine it’s a few grand? Although I guess there’s a convenience value to not having to modify your trailer too. That is an annoying aspect.

I have a tendency to trade trailers frequently, as well as owning multiple goosenecks, which is why I have a flatbed. Plus it makes it super easy to hook up!