Tow Dolly

crasster wrote:

Effy wrote:

cochise49 wrote:
http://t.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/trailer-accessories/heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-69898.html

Also in their stores.

Is that really a good option though? Since a dolly when lifted by the handle is on one set of tires, this device would add another set of tires and increase your rolling resistance as well as throw off the fulcrum point. You would either need a friend, or a motorized version of one of these. Not a cheap option on the latter. On level ground once you get a dolly rolling it's not too bad. I move mine around with my tractor, but if I am in hurry I just grunt it out by the handle.

I have one of these.

It takes away the lift, not the pull.

Let me give an example. (we have 3 rv's a class c, class a, and a KZ 16ft travel trailer).

The KZ weighs about 300-350 tongue weight. As manly as I'd love to be, lifting the tongue makes me feel like I'm going to blow a sprocket.... somewhere.... I feel my entire body is fully strained. If I pick it off the ground for 1cm, there is no way I can really pull it.

The tow dolly what it does is takes all the tongue weight off the camper. Pulling, while not exactly easy, is way more manageable. I can basically move it around in the driveway pad area.

There would be no way I could do this without the dolly.

In the case of the OP, if it is the tongue weight that is holding them back from moving the tow dolly, then this would be great. If it is the pull, that's another story.

HOWEVER, lifting the tongue AND pulling can sometimes make a person think there is more "pull power needed", than what exists in reality. Once you remove the tongue weight, it is pretty amazing how much you can move on greased axles and tires. I bet this could really help them if they think the tongue is heavy.

tongue weight on a tow dolly and a trailer are nowhere even close. Lifting the arm of a dolly can't be more than 30 lbs. This is an apples to oranges comparison. Thus proving my point. Those trailer dollies provide a fulcrum for lift as well as wheels to move. By design a tow dolly is already built that way. You would be adding more effort and resistance to the equation not less.

OP, simply push down a bit on the ramps (doesn't take much) to lift the arm and push it under your MH. This is really not that hard. Or buy a cheap off-road skateboard and bungy the tongue to that. Me, I just push it under and if it digs in the gravel a bit I consider it good resistance to rolling back out.

When we had a dolly, I did the same as ferndaleflyer and mounted a 2" hitch on my riding mower.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy

Effy wrote:

cochise49 wrote:
http://t.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/trailer-accessories/heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-69898.html

Also in their stores.

Is that really a good option though? Since a dolly when lifted by the handle is on one set of tires, this device would add another set of tires and increase your rolling resistance as well as throw off the fulcrum point. You would either need a friend, or a motorized version of one of these. Not a cheap option on the latter. On level ground once you get a dolly rolling it's not too bad. I move mine around with my tractor, but if I am in hurry I just grunt it out by the handle.

I have one of these.

It takes away the lift, not the pull.

Let me give an example. (we have 3 rv's a class c, class a, and a KZ 16ft travel trailer).

The KZ weighs about 300-350 tongue weight. As manly as I'd love to be, lifting the tongue makes me feel like I'm going to blow a sprocket.... somewhere.... I feel my entire body is fully strained. If I pick it off the ground for 1cm, there is no way I can really pull it.

The tow dolly what it does is takes all the tongue weight off the camper. Pulling, while not exactly easy, is way more manageable. I can basically move it around in the driveway pad area.

There would be no way I could do this without the dolly.

In the case of the OP, if it is the tongue weight that is holding them back from moving the tow dolly, then this would be great. If it is the pull, that's another story.

HOWEVER, lifting the tongue AND pulling can sometimes make a person think there is more "pull power needed", than what exists in reality. Once you remove the tongue weight, it is pretty amazing how much you can move on greased axles and tires. I bet this could really help them if they think the tongue is heavy.

cochise49 wrote:
http://t.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/trailer-accessories/heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-69898.html

Also in their stores.

Is that really a good option though? Since a dolly when lifted by the handle is on one set of tires, this device would add another set of tires and increase your rolling resistance as well as throw off the fulcrum point. You would either need a friend, or a motorized version of one of these. Not a cheap option on the latter. On level ground once you get a dolly rolling it's not too bad. I move mine around with my tractor, but if I am in hurry I just grunt it out by the handle.

I have a hitch on my lawn tractor and also on the 4 wheeler that would move a dolly. I don't have one but its a suggestion

http://t.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/trailer-accessories/heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-69898.html

Also in their stores.