Bought New/Used TT & Pro Mover Says Can't Pull It Out!!!

[Surviver76]

Hi Guys, my girlfriend purchased a very nice 31 foot TT and unfortunately neither of us noticed that the overhead heavy wooden structure had been built up quite close to the rig after it was initially parked. We sent a pro RV Mover over to pull it from the park to our house just 14 miles away and he wants 7 to 800 bucks to "jack it up & use rollers to move it sideways" in order to merely pull it out of the spot.
I once rented a small but powerful "personal forklift" type of vehicle from Home Depot to pull in a 5th. wheel trailer where my truck would not have been able to get out of. I just needed to shunt the rig forward a little at a time and it worked. Wondering about doing something like this in this instance.
I do have Good Sam's Roadside service and also thinking about calling them to see if they can just get it out of the spot... Jammed Up!

[Old-Biscuit]

jesseannie wrote:
Pay the professional it sounds like a bargain to me. Why take on a headache like that yourself.
Jesseannue

Exactly....

Pay the Pro Mover and be done with it!

Reasonable cost, less dangerous and 'they' have equipment/experience...it IS what they do.

[downtheroad]

Let's see.....I'll sell you this sofa, but you can't take it out of my living room.....:h

Anyway, post back with how you resolved this...I'm always trying to learn.
Good luck with it.

[gbopp]

time2roll wrote:
What does the seller say? Seems if he sold it he needs to modify the structure to allow you to roll it off without incurring cost. Or at least disclose a cost estimate before you agree on a price.

X2. This issue should have been addressed before/during the transaction.

[samsontdog]

I had a Park Model that was up against a 30 ft awning. The 78 yr old guy who bought the PM jacked up the tires and put down 3/4 plywood under the tires and put heavy lube oil on the boards. He lowered one side and the PM slid over enough after twice doing the above to get the PM out

[time2roll]

What does the seller say? Seems if he sold it he needs to modify the structure to allow you to roll it off without incurring cost. Or at least disclose a cost estimate before you agree on a price.

[jesseannie]

Pay the professional it sounds like a bargain to me. Why take on a headache like that yourself.
Jesseannue

[1320Fastback]

I don't think a professional mover, Good Sam or any paid service is going to touch that for liability reasons. Far too risky to damage trailer and structure.

I believe it's on you to get this out and moved. If it's on concrete consider removing tires and using blocks under the axle tall enough to make sure the drums don't touch the ground and put plastic nylon cutting boards under it. Will be far lower than a dolly and slide pretty easily. Recommend hand winching it out too to prevent damage.

[Surviver76]

Wow thanks guys for all the quick responses. I'll get to work on it right now... All great points! Thanks again... M

[Surviver76]

Wow thanks guys for all the quick responses. I'll get to work on it right now... All great points! Thanks again... M

[kerrlakeRoo]

If it is on a concrete pad, and you only need to lower it about 6" you may be able to rent some vehicle dollies. Raise it, remove the tires and then set it on the dollies at all four corners.

[Lwiddis]

Hmmm. Not sure owner has "delivered" the TT to you when it can't be moved from his/her property. Interesting you didn't notice that issue. Check those tires. Let the pro do it.

[agwill]

Lower the tire pressure on other side to move top part of trailer away from awning. Is there room on other side to do this? Remove awning to get more clearance on one side. Hire a better RV driver?

[garyemunson]

If height is an issue, dig trenches for the tires....