Couple of Questions

[athmaus]

Morning!

My wife and i just purchased a 09 Rockwood HW256 (that replaced our 04 Viking Saga 2107)

This new popup is a tad bit heavier than the other one. Due to stupid HOA i have to store in backyard. I dug it up a few years ago and placed some 3*3 concrete stabs around where all the wheels are, to help prevent dry-rot. Before i could pick up the old popup and move it into place (as i can't get truck all way back there due to fence and that part of the yard is at an incline). Plus i need to be able to move it just a bit to hook up to truck, as lining up going up the hill from the side of house is extremely challenging.

I have it lined up almost how it needs to be, it is at an angle right now so need to move it about 15 degrees to right and 3 feet back for it to be on all the concrete slabs, and to not kill any additional grass. Here is a pic:



My other popup had a wheel on the front jack. I loved that thing, helped me maneuver it especially when hitching, as i could fudge it a tad and move it by hand.

Question:

- Does anyone know what that wheel would be called. On the front jack, i have holes on it so it looks like a wheel can be installed

- Any ideas on how i can safely (without screwing up my back) be able to move this back and forth a few feet? (i am assuming i can find that wheel, which will make it easier)


Missing Items:

Camper was missing a few items from previous owner:
- Instruction Books/Manual
- 2 Hanging Pantry's

Do you know where i could find these? I have looked on rockwood official site, and i see manuals, but it is for new models and not the 09

Thank you for any and all help. Even though i went camping a lot with parents growing up I am still really new (only used old popup a handful of times, and this new one has more stuff like showers/toilets and a slide). So i am willing to listen to any/all ideas 🙂

[lfloom]

We had a Harbor frieght dolly for our first pup, but when we upgraded to a larger HW pup we splurged on this - http://www.powercaster.com

They are local to me, so we did not have to pay shipping - we went and picked it up.

[fmattox73]

I've got one of those Harbour Freight Dolly's and they work very well.
My only complaint is that when I lower the trailer to the Dolly the Trailer
is in an extreme nose down condition.

[DutchmenSport]

I moved our PUP around all the time with our riding lawn mower. I put a ball in the hole and it worked perfectly fine. Did this for 6 years. I now have a John Deere (not a gigantic one, just a simple riding mower), and I still keep a ball in that hole to move my utility trailer around the yard, or for hauling smaller loads from one side of the property to the other.

About the position of those pavers, just move them where your camper sits now. In a few weeks the grass will grow back and you'll never knew where the camper originally sat.

[athmaus]

Thanks I have never heard of this store, imagine my surprise to find one less than 15 min from my house. Thanks...will have to check them out asap!

[enblethen]

I think this is what Mike is talking about. I have one for moving boat and utility trailer. It works far better then the single wheel on jack. They come on special quite often. I believe Harbor Freight has a 20% sale on single item going on right now.
Trailer Dolly

[athmaus]

@mike....stupid question...since my backyard is not fully concreet and some areas are still grass (would this work still?)

[athmaus]

@enblethen: cant find the name on the hitch...still looking

@Roy: I love the idea of the riding lawn mower, but we do not have one of those as my yard is bigger (since i have a corner lot) but not big enough for a riding one.

@mikeh449: great idea, will look for one of those.

@LynnandCarol: Thanks for the Cabela idea!

[LynnandCarol]

You can purchase a small hanging pantry from Cabela's. It is really a portage back for back packing, but we purchased and hung in the galley area and it stored a week worth of supplies easily.

[mikeh449]

harbor freight has a trailer dolly that has 2 wheels and a handle to pull or push with that you hook into your coupler

[RoyB]

I rigged up a trailer ball on my Sears LT1000 lawn mower to spot my 4200lb OFF-ROAD 14RT POPUP trailer in my camp back yard... My trailer came with one those tow wheels but my tongue weight is so heavy that the wheel will dig into the ground real easy unless you are on something paved.

My riding lawnmower idea Works great. Maybe something like this will work for you.

It looks something like this GOOGLE IMAGES PHOTO I found on-line...



Roy Ken

[BuckBarker]

The wheel is called a jack caster.

[enblethen]

Look closely at the front jack. There should be a name on it some where.
Then try going to etrailer.com for wheel.
Wheels