Expert Answers about Trailers

• Availability of Pintle Adapter for Trailer Valet XL Trailer Dolly TVXL25
• It sounds like your military trailer uses a pintle style coupler such as # C48200. Trailer Valet does not offer an adapter for using this type of trailer with their XL Trailer Dolly # TVXL25. The main reason is that military surplus trailers will tend to have much higher tongue weight (TW) than typical agricultural or recreational trailers. This is simply a result of their very strong heavy-duty construction. The XL Trailer Dolly is rated for up to 1000-lbs of TW. Your trailer could easily...
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• Can Second Trailer Have Trailer Brakes Activated as Well
• Sounds like you are towing two trailers that both have trailer brakes. As long as the brake output circuit is completed from one trailer to the next the part # C57674 would work to send the amperage to each trailer. You will want to be sure that each trailer has 10 gauge wire for the brake output circuit like part # 10-1-1 (sold by the foot). The blue wire of this adapter would need to get run to the output of a brake controller that is designed to handle the amount of brake assemblies...
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• How to Mount Trailer Valet Trailer Dolly # STC-V211 to Fit 6-Inch-Wide Trailer Frame
• Given the substantial size of the frame I wonder about its tongue weight. The Trailer Valet has a 500-lb maximum tongue weight rating which could certainly be inadequate for some very large trailers. It is a good idea to verify your trailer's tongue weight before selecting a jack/trailer mover to ensure it is rated adequately. We offer an etrailer tongue weight scale # e99044 that makes it easy to accurately measure your tongue weight, but other methods are outlined in the linked article. The...
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• Device to Allow Moving Car Hauler Trailer Into Storage Position Nose-In
• The trailer mover products we carry, such as the Trailer Valet Trailer Mover # STC-V211, install on the trailer tongue and allow you to maneuver the trailer either by hand cranking or by use of a cordless drill attachment # TVDA. Trailers of up to 500-lbs tongue weight are compatible. This jack offers 2-speed posi-traction operation and includes a steering handle. It swivels out of the way for travel. Please see the linked video. If your trailer tongue weight is too heavy for this solution...
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• Availability of Trailer Wiring Diagram for Camper Trailer
• We do not offer wiring guides as products but we do have a helpful article on trailer wiring that will give you good general guidance on how trailers are typically wired. The linked article shows you how items like trailer lights and electric brakes are wired in typical applications. It includes the usual wire color-to-function assignments - which can vary, of course - and also the types of connectors commonly in use. When wiring a trailer it is important to use appropriate wire gauges...
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• Replacement Solid Rubber Tire for Trailer Valet Trailer Mover
• We have solid rubber replacement tires for the Trailer Valet available. The Replacement Solid Rubber Tire for Trailer Valet Trailer Mover # TVXLSR will fit Trailer Valet trailer dolly models XL, XL Pro, MV, TVXL25, TVXL2, and TVXLV2. This includes (1) tire, so if you are needing (2) tires you would just need to select a quantity of (2).
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• Sway Control For a Aladdin Magic Lamp Trailer That Does Not Drill Into The Frame Rails
• To add sway control to your Aladdin Magic Lamp trailer you have a couple choices that will not require you to drill into the frame on your trailers tongue. First the Fastway e2 Weight Distribution w/ 2-Point Sway Control # FA92-00-0450. This system will work on trailers with a tongue weight up to 450lbs with a total trailer weight under 4,500lbs. So you will also be able to use this in the event you get or have another trailer. The brackets for the arms bolt around the trailers frame...
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• Availability of Trailer Valet to Fit Trailer Tongue That Measures 3-Inches Wide x 4-Inches High
• The Trailer Valet Swivel Jack and Trailer Mover # STC-V211 that you referenced can fit trailer tongues with a maximum size of 2-3/4-inches wide x 6-inches tall but it will not fit your 3-inch-wide trailer tongue. At this time Trailer Valet does not offer another version with the capacbility of mounting to your particular size trailer tongue. We do offer caster wheel jacks that will fit your trailer, such as the Fulton # FTJ120W0301, which is shown in the linked video. The linked product...
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• Trailer Hitch for Towing a Trailer Behind a 2006 Rockwood by Forest River Travel Trailer
• I cannot make a recommendation for pulling a trailer behind another trailer. I know it is done, but there are many things to take into account when thinking about this endeavor. You will need to contact the trailer manufacturer to see if the bumper will have enough capacity to handle the loaded trailer weight and tongue weight. I am sure you will be told that it will not. You should also consider that sway can be a big problem when towing more than one trailer and proper loading of both...
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• Trailer Tire Recommendation for a Triton Snowmobile Trailer with 18.5x8.5-8 Tubeless Tires
• We do have trailer tires that will fit your Triton Snowmobile trailer. Check out the Loadstar K399 Bias Trailer Tire, # AM1HP26. This is a tubeless, bias trailer tire that exceeds DOT standards. Its size is 215/60-8 which is the same as 18.5x8.5-8. The Kenda K371 Bias Trailer Tire, # AM10004, tire that you have referenced is too small for your trailer rims.
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• Availability of Folding 3 x 3-Inch Trailer Tongue Coupler for Aluminum Trailer
• We do offer a number of different fold-away couplers for various sizes of straight trailer tongues but these are intended only for use on steel trailer frames. Aluminum trailers, for all their good non-corrosive and lightweight nature, are simply not strong enough to allow the attachment of a hinged tongue mechanism like # FHDPB330301 and the others shown on the linked page. You can make absolutely sure by contacting Shorelander with your trailer's VIN number. As the maker of your trailer...
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• Steel 16" Trailer Wheels With 6 on 5-1/2" Bolt Pattern
• Here is a list of our 16" steel trailer wheels which have the 6 on 5-1/2" bolt pattern. We will not have any wheels which have the 95.4mm pilot hole you are needing which should not likely be an issue since trailers will typically use a coned Lug Nut # CE11051 which lug centers the wheel rather than hub centering the wheel like several vehicles will require. If your trailer hub is hub centric and uses a Flange Nut # LI84FR you will need to have an centric ring adapter made to fit the wheels....
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• Ladder Racks For Trailers and Trailers with Crossbars
• The Rack'em Fitz-All Enclosed Trailer Ladder Rack # RA-28 has the versatility to fit many of our trailers even though they are not enclosed. The Pack'Em Ladder Rack Bracket Kit for Enclosed Trailers # PK-28B would also work, but the sides are not as sturdy as if there were an enclosed roof frame already in place, so using these systems will have weight limits that aren't accurate for that custom application. I've attached a link to our trailers for you. If you don't specifically need...
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• Availability of Trailer Dolly to Move a Motorcycle Trailer That Connects to 2-5/16 Inch Hitch Ball
• You can use the Rackem Trailer Dolly, part # RA20, to move your motorcycle trailer that uses a 2-5/16 inch size hitch ball. This trailer dolly has a 1-7/8 inch hitch ball size. Proper ball fit is necessary when towing, but for moving a trailer with this dolly it is not necessary. The trailer dolly # RA20, has a tongue weight capacity of 500 lbs. Tongue weight is usually 10 to 15 percent of the trailer weight. As long as you can physically pull the weight yourself and the tongue weight...
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• ST185/80R13 Radial Trailer Tire With 5 On 4-1/2 Bolt Pattern Trailer Wheels
• While we currently do not have a wheel and tire package, you can have the Castle Rock ST185/80R13 Radial Trailer Tire # LHCK105 or Kenda Karrier ST185/80R13 Radial Trailer Tire # AM10208 installed on one of the wheels from the list below. All these wheels will have the 5 on 4-1/2" bolt pattern. Aluminum Hi-Spec Series S5 Trailer Wheel # AM22323HWTB Steel Spoke Trailer Wheel # AM20234 Steel Directional Trailer Wheel # AM48VR Aluminum Viking Series Vor Trailer Wheel # AX02350545FPS Aluminum...
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• SumoSprings Trailer Helper Springs Recommendation for OverSlung Trailer Axle
• Drop axles don't drop the distance between the trailer frame and axle as basically the drop is after the suspension and between the spindle. So the SumoSprings Trailer Helper Springs w/ Line Relocation Bracket # TSS-106-40 would install just fine on a drop axle. But sounds like you have an overslung axle based on the distance between your leaf spring and trailer frame. So for that you'd instead want the part # TSS-107-40.
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• Trailer Dolly Recommendation for Trailer that Weighs 2,000 lbs
• For a trailer dolly that would work well with your 2,000 lb trailer we have the Rackem Trailer Dolly part # RA20 which has a tongue weight capacity of 500 lb which would easily be more than enough for your trailer.
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• Recommended Methods to Reduce Trailer Tongue Weight
• You may be able to adjust the loaded trailer's tongue weight (TW) enough by changing the position of the riding mower and other items on the trailer. If the trailer is long enough for you to keep the mower further back, further away from the trailer tongue, this will reduce the TW to some degree. Ideally TW will be 12-15-percent of the trailer GVW. You can measure TW using a scale like # e99044 or by one of the other methods outlined in the article I included for you. I do understand...
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• Wiring Adapter to Connect Vehicle 4-Pole to Trailer 6-Pole
• We do offer adapters to allow you to connect a truck with a 4-pole flat trailer harness to a trailer with a 6-pole connector. These and other formats for trailer wiring are shown in the linked article. Note that there are two types of 6-pole connectors, the round type as on Mighty Cord # A10-6034VP and Hopkins # 37175, and the square type as found on Jayco trailers, for which you'd use # 30104. The 4-pole connector on your truck carries only stop, turn and tail light signals. The trailer's...
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• Availability of Complete Replacement Trailer Wiring Harness for 1989 Wells Cargo Enclosed Trailer
• We do not offer complete OEM-style trailer wiring harnesses for specific trailers but we do carry all of the various connectors, plugs, sockets and other components required to re-wire a trailer from stem to stern. I have provided two links to our main pages for trailer connectors as well as two comprehensive articles on trailer wiring and troubleshooting.
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