Motorized trailer movers
I have a very tight place at my home and it is difficult to get my tag along behind my house, so I posted about putting a hitch on front of my dodge truck or I was thinking about one of those motorize...
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I used to have a trailer I converted from a landscaping trailer to a mobile showroom for my solarium business. I ran all over Vancouver island and the coast of BC and the interior doing the homeshow circuit.
The trailer weighed about 3500 pounds. Never weighed the tongue but I'd guess it was around 500.
Had a heckuva time getting into the show venues and parking it in place with a dually.
I bought one of those motorized trailer movers from Princesss Auto in Langley BC.
It had 2 castor wheels, one pneumatic tire and a changeable size trailer ball in the center. An onboard battery about the size of a motorcycle battery. A T handle to steer it with and a spring loaded forward / reverse switch. No brakes. I would lower the trailer down onto the ball.
This thing worked like a champ for manoevering the trailer into very tight places. It had one speed, painfully dead slow due to the gearing to make it strong enough to move a trailer.
I primarily used it on flat either paved or concrete surfaces, where it performed quite well.
I tried it on grass once and it dug it and got stuck. No good there.
I was once pulling it out of a show area and had to take it down a concrete ramp with a shallow grade. No brakes and it nearly got away on me on the incline. Had to holler at a couple people to help hold it back.
One issue was trying to turn it too sharp. I nearly tipped it over quite a number of times. Have to be careful. Having a couple extra pairs of hands on the front of the trailer, one on each side would be a big help. And somebody with a back, not your neighbors grandmother...
So if you have a fairly flat hard surface, this thing could work for you. Of course, it depends on how big your trailer is. Mine was 18' or so.
Seems to me I paid less than 500 bucks for it.
I used to garner a lot of incredulous looks from other people in the shows! The most common question was "where did you get that thing?"
I miss the homeshow circuit days, it was a lot of fun! Met a lot of great people, including one fellow who is a regular on this forum. First name John.
Hope this helps.
:)
The trailer weighed about 3500 pounds. Never weighed the tongue but I'd guess it was around 500.
Had a heckuva time getting into the show venues and parking it in place with a dually.
I bought one of those motorized trailer movers from Princesss Auto in Langley BC.
It had 2 castor wheels, one pneumatic tire and a changeable size trailer ball in the center. An onboard battery about the size of a motorcycle battery. A T handle to steer it with and a spring loaded forward / reverse switch. No brakes. I would lower the trailer down onto the ball.
This thing worked like a champ for manoevering the trailer into very tight places. It had one speed, painfully dead slow due to the gearing to make it strong enough to move a trailer.
I primarily used it on flat either paved or concrete surfaces, where it performed quite well.
I tried it on grass once and it dug it and got stuck. No good there.
I was once pulling it out of a show area and had to take it down a concrete ramp with a shallow grade. No brakes and it nearly got away on me on the incline. Had to holler at a couple people to help hold it back.
One issue was trying to turn it too sharp. I nearly tipped it over quite a number of times. Have to be careful. Having a couple extra pairs of hands on the front of the trailer, one on each side would be a big help. And somebody with a back, not your neighbors grandmother...
So if you have a fairly flat hard surface, this thing could work for you. Of course, it depends on how big your trailer is. Mine was 18' or so.
Seems to me I paid less than 500 bucks for it.
I used to garner a lot of incredulous looks from other people in the shows! The most common question was "where did you get that thing?"
I miss the homeshow circuit days, it was a lot of fun! Met a lot of great people, including one fellow who is a regular on this forum. First name John.
Hope this helps.
:)
