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Raften
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May 10, 2014

Trailer Mover

So I have a small problem. Moving to a new place and while there is a good amount of RV space it is not a straight shot for easy parking. I either need ATV or walk behind powered mover. ATV would be nice but I would not use it much so any personal reviews on movers? I would prefer battery powered over gas or corded.

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  • Saw a really neat homemade one a few years ago, wish I had taken pictures. They used 110V AC motor so they could just plug in when they were close enough but built it with a spot to mount a small generator (in their case it was a Honda 2000i). Now they had all the advantage of a battery operated unit but with fewer things new they had to buy since they used the Honda for their trailer and most pack rats have a large enough AC motor laying around. They actually made it so they could take it along with them when camping to move the trailer into tight spots.
  • Raften wrote:
    So I have a small problem. Moving to a new place and while there is a good amount of RV space it is not a straight shot for easy parking. I either need ATV or walk behind powered mover. ATV would be nice but I would not use it much so any personal reviews on movers? I would prefer battery powered over gas or corded.
    Saving this thread due to the fact I am in the market for a power mover.
  • I just put "trailer mover" into Google and found walk-behind dollies priced from about $30 to over $5000. Can't pick out one for you, since I don't know your budget, how much trailer you need to move, and on what surface. The $5000 mover would probably work on any surface not too soft for the trailer tires, many of the others have skinny hard tires for use on hard surfaces.

    Local RV dealer uses a forklift with ball and fiver hitches. Jayco factory uses small farm tractors, lifting with the three-point.

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