Electric powered trailer mover/dolly.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

🙂 Hi, I seem to be needing a powered trailer dolly for my trailer. Would like to hear both the good and bad (experiences) about powered trailer dollies that you either own or have used. I only want to learn about these and how they have worked for you. Please don't post on this thread, comments bashing, the companies who make and sell these. Right now, I leaning towards a Powermover AC-10.

[BobsYourUncle]

TheAmRheins wrote:
I think that thing needs a steering wheel and a seat so you could play with it after you park the trailer.

It has a seat - that round thing! Yuk yuk!! :B

[TheAmRheins]

I think that thing needs a steering wheel and a seat so you could play with it after you park the trailer.

[Bucky_Badger]

bigcitypopo wrote:


I'd love the plans for that thing!

me too

[rbpru]

I went to an RV show today and a fellow was showing an arrangement of four 12 volt motors that were cammed up against the trailer tires and with a front post wheel in place he could manuver it around by remote control.

Sure makes parking easy.

To travel you cammed the motors off of the tires.

Kind of crazy but I am sure some folks will by them.

[bigcitypopo]

probably, you, and a button. wire the brakes in and or pull the emergency breakaway....

I'd loe the plans for that thing!

[Bucky_Badger]

flyweed wrote:
I built one myself to move around my 32 foot TT. It works great. It took me a couple weeks to round everything up, cut it and weld it up, and there is some light fabrication..but if you can follow directions, you can build it.

Cost me about $300 to put together.




the guy sells plans to build these online.

What prevents it from rolling back down a slope?

[flyweed]

I built one myself to move around my 32 foot TT. It works great. It took me a couple weeks to round everything up, cut it and weld it up, and there is some light fabrication..but if you can follow directions, you can build it.

Cost me about $300 to put together.




the guy sells plans to build these online.

[Bruce_H_]

I have a Powermover AC5 low profile model that I use to move my boat up a slight incline into the garage. It is a tight fit and I wouldn't be able to do it without the Powermover. Also used it with my previous tt, a lightweight Chalet folding trailer. Have not used it with my current tt as I keep it at a RV and boat storage facility, and just use my tv to back the trailer into its garage.

I see a mention of electric brake controller on the website's description of the AC5. Don't know what they mean by that. I can say that with my model, the mover has to come to a complete stop before it can be switched from forward to reverse or reverse to forward. Sometimes I have to lean into it pretty hard to get it stopped if the momentum is going downhill.

A couple of years ago the tires started losing traction and slipping.
I noticed that the tires had pretty low pressure. After inflating them to the correct pressure, the traction returned to excellent.

The AC5 is well-made. Pricey too.

Bruce

[DutchmenSport]

I used my riding lawn mower to move my pup around too. Worked great. But when I traded and got a 5000 pound TT, I couldn't use it any more. It just wasn't stout enough to do the job. I still use my riding mower for my utility trailer (bed size 5x8).

[Seymore]

pasusan wrote:
Hi Bob -- We were also looking into them because we have an awkward and uphill approach to our barn where we keep the trailer. We installed a front hitch on our truck a few years ago and now putting away the trailer is painless. Don't know if that would work for you...

My Father In Law did that on his 76 F150 and works great.

[pasusan]

Hi Bob -- We were also looking into them because we have an awkward and uphill approach to our barn where we keep the trailer. We installed a front hitch on our truck a few years ago and now putting away the trailer is painless. Don't know if that would work for you...

[campigloo]

Don''t laugh too much at Roy's set up. My father had, to the best of my recollection, a 21' TT with a tongue wheel and used his riding mower to move it all around the yard. It actually worked quite well.

[jondrew]

Here you go. Looks like a gateway to disaster to me, but what do I know?

http://youtu.be/Z4XxPjv31io

[RoyB]

This is probably what I would use around here if needed... This would fall under the category of using what you already gots...

A Sears LT1000 has many uses...


Roy Ken

[BobsYourUncle]

I bought one of these to move a 16' trailer converted to a mobile showroom for my solarium business.

It works quite well, but with a couple precautions:
Tight turns and then straightening it out can encourage the 3 wheeled dolly to want to overturn. You have to be careful of this and take your turns gently.

Overall, this 12V electric dolly has served me very well. The trailer I use it on is fairly light, about 3500 pounds or so.

The caster wheels it came with were junk. They tore apart with minimum load. I took them off, went back to Princess Auto and expressed my concerns. They very willingly offered to upgrade them to a more robust wheel, which has worked well for me.

I use this dolly to wiggle my display trailer into tight places and it works very well.