Trailer dolly: trailervalet, parkit360, etc

Parkit360 does not play well on grass and dirt. I have one and was using it to finish pulling the TT into the yard. I had already pulled the trailer into the yard as far as I could with the truck, unhitched then tried to finish parking it using the parkit360. The TT wheels were sinking into the turf a couple inches making it hard to move. The wheels on the parkit360 kept spinning, especially when I hit a dirt spot with no grass. I also tried standing on the parkit360 trying to see if more weight would help and the tires were still spinning.

I had to get the parkit360 onto boards so I could guide the trailer while my lawn man and a couple neighbors pushed on the trailer to finish parking it.

The trailer is btwn 5500 & 6000 lbs with the tanks empty

It should work fine on asphalt or compact gravel as long as the tires don't start digging into the gravel.

I had one at our old house for our 8000lb trailer. I think it was a Power Caster. I got rid of it when we moved out to a rural area and no more "squeezing-through" needed.

If you are on level pavement it should work fine.

Make sure you have control of the trailer brakes. Mine had a connection to trailer connector so a toggle switch on the dolly control panel would activate the brakes. A trailer can build up quite a bit of momentum. Even if the ground looks level, it probably has a little slope. If the trailer is moving and you shut off the dolly, it will push the dolly, even with locked wheels on the dolly.

Also, if you get a 120V model with a power cord (like mine was), watch the cord. It's possible to be so concerned about watching the trailer sides that you run over the cord, pulling it out of the control panel. Yeah, that's what happened to me!

Steve

That would be terrific. Most of the reviews seem good. If installed correctly it seems like it works well.

How big is your trailer?

I just bought the Trailer Valet XL model; being shipped now. I'm not sure any of them are great but this one seems to be a good match for the cost. I can post when I get some real world experience.

I could really use one of these at my house too...I'm also curious if anyone has experience with one of these.