So after taking the trailer on a test run to Palm Springs I figured I needed to fabricate a 'trailer mover'. We had to place the car trailer in our stall along side the coach (once the car was off), there is plenty of room to do this. Unfortunately the trailer doesn't have a swivel caster, but a plain old fashion trailer jack. Even if the jack was a caster, I don't think wifey and I have the horse power required to push it around. I researched trailer movers, there's electric ones and manual ones and cost wise the skys the limit.
Anyhoo I purchased some pieces and because my labor is worth nothing I figure I could build one for less that $100 not counting the steel I have laying around my shop.
I'm using a forward/reverse trailer winch which I modified by putting on a chain sprocket.
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Then a small 4.80-8 wheel that I modified by adding a sprocket on the hub.
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I then fabricated an adapter that will fit in the ball receiver and let this whole deal pivot.
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The winch is 4:1, the winch sprocket to wheel sprocket is ~2:1, should be enough reduction for this old guy to move an empty trailer around.
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All this will make more sense once I have it all together and on the trailer with some pictures.
BTW it sure feels good to get back into the shop cutting steel and eating smoke, been awhile.