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drsolo's avatar
drsolo
Nomad
Dec 09, 2014

Moving a trailer around - creative solutions?

Well I got a 1972 Shasta Compact and the tongue jack doesnt have a wheel/caster on it. I dont know what size caster to get, dont know if that would make it easier to push around or not. Now I see they have 2 wheel "trailer dollies" or movers, but it looks like the "ball" on them might not be high enough, and, the handle seems like it would get in the way of trying to move it right over the hitch ball. Tongue weight is 170+

I found this 12-Inch Tri-Dolly for moving furniture


does it seem this would work better? ANY other suggestions for moving the trailer single handed would be appreciated.

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  • wlstroud's avatar
    wlstroud
    Explorer
    Dec 09, 2014
    Bulldog is brand. Bought it at Tractor Supply Company for 21.99. It's available online if you don't live near a TSC. Also most any trailer supply, farm supply, or marine/boat supply would have these wheels. Measure the outside diameter of your tongue jackpost and purchase wheel with socket diameter to match.
  • drsolo's avatar
    drsolo
    Nomad
    Dec 09, 2014
    wlstroud wrote:
    A single wheel with larger diameter and larger wheel width will help you in moving your trailer. It's only $5 more than the unit shown. I moved our tent trailer (1200 #)around relatively easily with a single wheel on the jack post. Occasionally, I'd have to use a 2x4 for leverage when in soft soil to "pry" the trailer into position.


    Brand and where you got wheel please.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Dec 09, 2014
    My Starcraft came with both the stationary pad or the wheel pad.

    They connect to the bottom of the trailer jack the same way...





    ETRAILER sells replacement wheels - might be one that fits your jack.
    ETRAILER TRAILER JACK WHEEL

    Roy Ken
  • Dakota98's avatar
    Dakota98
    Explorer
    Dec 09, 2014
    The trailer weighs about 1135 lbs. Unless you're on a flat paved surface, it's going to be very difficult as a one person operation to move. I'm not sure you can, even then. Measure the outside diameter of the drop tube on the tongue & get the wheel that fits it. The bigger diameter wheel, the better. They are available.
  • wlstroud's avatar
    wlstroud
    Explorer
    Dec 09, 2014
    Those small diameter narrow wheels will "stall" as soon as you roll onto gravel or dirt at a campsite. The triple wheels will be problematic on uneven terrain also. A single wheel with larger diameter and larger wheel width will help you in moving your trailer. It's only $5 more than the unit shown. I moved our tent trailer (1200 #)around relatively easily with a single wheel on the jack post. Occasionally, I'd have to use a 2x4 for leverage when in soft soil to "pry" the trailer into position.
  • nickthehunter's avatar
    nickthehunter
    Nomad III
    Dec 09, 2014
    I don't know how big a trailer your talking about, but the wheel for the tongue jack are readily available and not very expensive. I had one on my popup and moved it around readily. If you have a trailer with more than a few hundred pounds tongue weight, you aren't moving that trailer without the use of some type of mechanical advantage.
  • whiteeye42's avatar
    whiteeye42
    Explorer
    Dec 09, 2014
    that might work as long as the trailer is on a hard surface but i would bet that your tongue weight is more than what that dolly is rated for and it would just break in half if it was me i would measure the post and buy a jack wheel

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