Best Dolly Solution for Moving Boat Trailer into Garage
Question:
I am thinking of buying a new boat. My existing boat total trailered package weight is probably 1500#. I do not have room to back it into my driveway and garage. I parallel park in front of my driveway, unhook it from the car, and swing it 90 degrees by hand and push it up over the round street curb onto my flat short driveway and into my garage. This works well but takes a little effort. The new boat would weigh in the 2000-2200# range. It would also be wider and would be a tight fit thru my garage door. While I MIGHT be able to get the new boat into my garage the same way, I have my doubts. I need a better plan. They will not let you return a new boat back to the dealer after you drive it off the lot because it is too heavy to push by hand! It looks like the MaxxTow Trailer Dolly might be a good solution? Like I say, my path that I have to push along is pretty flat just have to roll it up and over a normal round street curb. Might this product give me a little extra leverage and lower the rolling resistance by eliminating the hard non-pneumatic wheel of the trailers stock swing jack? I see in the products review section on your site that users are using this product with trailers at and above the weight that I am considering. Thanks in advance for your advice.
asked by: John W
Expert Reply:
We have one standard dolly that would be rated for the weight of your boat trailer with the Rackem part # RA20. As long as the tongue weight is under 500 lbs this dolly is rated for the weight of the trailer.
Your best solution will be a Trailer Valet XL like the part # TVXL2 which connects to the coupler and uses a crank handle to allow you to move the trailer easily. It also has an automatic brake too when you release the crank which may come in handy trying to navigate the curb you mentioned.
I attached a review video for this for you to check out as well.
Products Referenced in This Question
Trailer Valet XL Trailer Dolly with Chain Drive - 2" Hitch Ball - 10,000 lbs
- Trailer Dolly
- Manual Dolly
- 10000 lbs Capacity
- 19 Inch Tall
- 20 Inch Tall
- Steel
- 2 Inch Ball
- Black
- Trailer Valet
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- Trailer Dolly
- Manual Dolly
- 500 lbs Capacity
- 16 Inch Tall
- 17 Inch Tall
- 18 Inch Tall
- 19 Inch Tall
- 1-7/8 Inch Ball
- Black
- RackEm
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