Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

Don White wrote:
wrote:
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What this means to me a

- I have decided to leave the boat on an already paved surface
on my driveway instead of trying to pave the area that I
originally intended to park the boat with bricks or something.
- I will "definitely" get a trailer dolly. If it works well enough,
I may choose to move the boat myself alone instead of
requiring another person to help me.

Thanks for all the suggests that I have received.

Jay Chan



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saale price 399.00

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

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Thanks for the suggestion of an electric-powered trailer dolly. It may
be just the ticket for one man to move a 2,500-lb boat.

I am just hoping that a man-powered version is good enough to move my
boat for a short distance -- like moving the boat 5 feet horizontally
to the side of the driveway. Because of the fact that you have been
using your man-powered trailer dolly to move your 1,800-lb boat, I
would like to know whether you think that man-powered trailer dolly is
good enough for moving a boat in such a short distance. Thanks in
advance for any info.

Jay Chan

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

wrote:
Too bad, you just missed a sale on following...
http://tinyurl.com/b9elz


Thanks for the suggestion of an electric-powered trailer dolly. It may
be just the ticket for one man to move a 2,500-lb boat.

I am just hoping that a man-powered version is good enough to move my
boat for a short distance -- like moving the boat 5 feet horizontally
to the side of the driveway. Because of the fact that you have been
using your man-powered trailer dolly to move your 1,800-lb boat, I
would like to know whether you think that man-powered trailer dolly is
good enough for moving a boat in such a short distance. Thanks in
advance for any info.

Jay Chan


On the level...should be doable for one person. My driveway slopes to
the back, so not only is it hard to get the boat started (especially if
it's been sitting for a while), but you could lose control backing it
down. If you are reasonably strong, I'd try the manual model at a
fraction of the price.

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

On the level...should be doable for one person.

Good to hear that a single person should be able to use a
manual-powered trailer dolly to move a boat.

My driveway slopes to the back, so not only is it hard to get the
boat started (especially if it's been sitting for a while), but you could
lose control backing it down. If you are reasonably strong, I'd try
the manual model at a fraction of the price.

Actually the area where I want to park the boat is also slightly
slopping down (just a little bit). I will make sure I put the
wheel-stop-block in the intended location ahead of time -- just in
case.

I am wondering if there is a device to trigger the brake in the trailer
without having the towing vehicle attached to the trailer. Then I can
hit the "brake" button on that device in case the trailer started
gaining momentum and I cannot stop it (and I put the wheel-stop-block
in the wrong place). Any idea?

Jay Chan

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

On 8 Nov 2005 08:41:19 -0800, wrote:

On the level...should be doable for one person.

Good to hear that a single person should be able to use a
manual-powered trailer dolly to move a boat.

My driveway slopes to the back, so not only is it hard to get the
boat started (especially if it's been sitting for a while), but you could
lose control backing it down. If you are reasonably strong, I'd try
the manual model at a fraction of the price.

Actually the area where I want to park the boat is also slightly
slopping down (just a little bit). I will make sure I put the
wheel-stop-block in the intended location ahead of time -- just in
case.

I am wondering if there is a device to trigger the brake in the trailer
without having the towing vehicle attached to the trailer. Then I can
hit the "brake" button on that device in case the trailer started
gaining momentum and I cannot stop it (and I put the wheel-stop-block
in the wrong place). Any idea?

Jay Chan

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.

This sounds like a practical idea. I don't have a tree nearby. But I
can pound a metal bar into the ground as an anchor point and wrap a
rope onto it. Nevertheless, the device that I am asking about probably
is easier to use.

Jay Chan

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

On 8 Nov 2005 12:23:17 -0800, wrote:

Use a tether. Tie a rope to the trailer and wrap the free end around a tree.
Leave it loose as you back the trailer up by hand, but keep the loose end close
at hand. If the trailer starts to get away from you, just pull on the loose end
to tighten the rope around the tree.

This sounds like a practical idea. I don't have a tree nearby. But I
can pound a metal bar into the ground as an anchor point and wrap a
rope onto it. Nevertheless, the device that I am asking about probably
is easier to use.

Jay Chan

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

John H. wrote:

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.


That's a good idea about attaching a line to the boat trailer, run
through your trailer hitch and back to you in case boat builds up too
much speed. I had the wife down behind the boat and one of the wheels
of my trailer dolly was actually up in the air as I struggled to
maintain control. If it had gotten away I'd probably need a new boat
and a new wife.

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:29:44 GMT, Don White wrote:

John H. wrote:

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.


That's a good idea about attaching a line to the boat trailer, run
through your trailer hitch and back to you in case boat builds up too
much speed. I had the wife down behind the boat and one of the wheels
of my trailer dolly was actually up in the air as I struggled to
maintain control. If it had gotten away I'd probably need a new boat
and a new wife.

Glad nothing happened to the boat!

Oh...or the wife.
--
John H

"It's *not* a baby kicking, bride of mine, it's just a fetus!"

Hypocrital Liberal

Can One Or Two Men Move a 2700-lb Boat/Trailer?
 

The fender of a truck, or the hitch will also work. I don't remember what device
you were talking about. I'd just hate to hear that the boat got away from you
while you were backing it into a parking space downhill.

Good tip! The truck will almost certainly be nearby when I need to
man-handle the boat/trailer into its parking space. This means I
should have no problem wrapping a rope around the tow-hitch-ball in the
truck.

Thanks.

Jay Chan