Race Trailer Mover/Dolly

[twist-a-grip]

I bought a trailer to haul my new ACR around and the damn thing is just a complete pain in the ass to park in my barn. The truck and the trailer are literally just a few feet too long to make it a reasonable job. I'm certainly no trailer backing master, but I have had boats and summer jobs that required a reasonable amount of skill backing into garages and parking this beast is just too much of a hassle and I need an easier solution. Found quite a few trailer movers, but they range from:

$4,600 (http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/ma...FRRZhgod5QUHIQ)

to buying plans to easily build a $500-700 mover (http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRAILER-MOVE...9Vubf6&vxp=mtr).

Looking for someone that has experience with something that can handle my 4250 lb trailer with the car loaded or roughly 8000 lbs. Cheaper the better as I've spent a ton on the trailer and all its accessories as well as Xpel/Ceramic coating the car.

Thanks

[Joel]

You may not want to do this but put a hitch on the front of your truck. It is easier to go forward with a long trailer than it is to back up. As soon as I figure out the best way to do it without it looking really ugly is to put one on the front of my Mega Cab Dodge because I have the same problem with my race car trailer and my equipment trailer. I also have a ball on the front of my tractor bucket that makes it a lot easier to put a trailer in my barn.

[Vprbite]

You may not want to do this but put a hitch on the front of your truck. It is easier to go forward with a long trailer than it is to back up. As soon as I figure out the best way to do it without it looking really ugly is to put one on the front of my Mega Cab Dodge because I have the same problem with my race car trailer and my equipment trailer. I also have a ball on the front of my tractor bucket that makes it a lot easier to put a trailer in my barn.

Is your mega cab a diesel?

I have a half ton ram and I have the hidden winch mount which connects to frame and comes out through the fairleed located in that slot right between the tow hooks. It's built by warn and bolted up right to the frame so it's incredibly strong and not cantilevered way out over the front. Could you do something similar with a short receiver welded there? Should be strong enough, you don't have to keep the ball hitch in it untill you use it making it barely noticeable. Plus when you do use it, it will be ultra low speed, low stress because you will just be moving it around a bit.

Let me know if you want photos of my whinch setup as a starting point. But that would be my first thought for a non ugly way to do things.

If it's a diesel though, you have an inter cooler there and you may have to be more creative. Perhaps fab your own tow hooks that you can also attach a receiver to when needed?

Good luck.

[twist-a-grip]

I have a Polaris XP 900 that I thought would work, but was warned I could do some damage to it. So, I figured I'd spend a little on something else. Then, last night, I watched about 20 youtube vids of Rangers towing crazy things, so I figured backing up a light trailer on flat asphalt 60 feet would be ok. My buddy who owns a Polaris dealership agreed.

Case closed.

[uberpube]

I use a Case skid steer with a hitch receiver bolted to the front bucket. Since the skid steer turns on a dime, I can tuck the trailer in anywhere, even make it do a hard 90 degree turn without having to cover any ground. My trailer is about 7000 lbs with my RX7 in it, the loader handles it with no issues...