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Old 05-29-2017, 05:06 PM   #1
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Moving tow dollies around the yard and campground

So wondering what people use to move there tow dollies around their own yard, camp ground etc... I just got an Acme Tow Dolly and wanted to put a wheel on it that flips out of the way but with the surge brake set up there's just no room. I'm looking at a trailer dolly nothing fancy but wanted to know if anyone use them and what they store them when they travel in the MH? I could carry it but their not light and it seems this is a simpler solution but wondering about storing it? And if you do have one which one do you have and is it a good buy?
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Old 05-29-2017, 05:32 PM   #2
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You could use a trailer dolly, but they aren't cheap, light, or easy to store. They also can allow the tow dolly (or any trailer) get away from you on any grade. I had a receiver on my car so I could move the tow dolly where I wanted to park it. For short moves, a tow dolly can usually just be hand 'toted' no need for a trailer dolly.
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Around home I put a hitch ball on the garden tractor I mow the lawn with. Works fine for spotting the dolly. If needed we can move it a bit by hand. I used an old hitch ball that had a carriage bolt for the stem and replaced the bolt with a smaller one for the current tractor. We are not talking that heavy a load.

On the road I put a light duty hitch on the towed. More than sufficient to move the dolly around if I want to unhitch and back the dolly into a site before I put the MH in front of it. I also carry a comealong and heavy duty tow strap as part of my emergency supplies. I expect I could use them to move the dolly if I had to.

Reality is that if I use the towed to spot the dolly then the most we have needed to do is roll it a few feet by hand on flattish ground. We can do that by leaning on the fenders.

Depending on the site I have also used the MH to move the dolly forward then swung the tongue to one side and backed the MH back up so I could hook up with the dolly off at an 80 deg angle. Loaded the towed the night before and rolled out carefully in the morning. That move probably involves some tire skidding on the dolly so I would not do it on concrete. Wet grass tends to be slippery. ;-)
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Depending on how tight the site is I use my 36ft mh to back my acme tow dollie into place, drop it and back my RV over it. B never had any issues...yet
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I bought a cheap trailer dolly from Northern Tool. I move my tow dolly easily with this. I cover the wheels of the trailer dolly and stow it in the car i towed. It works fine for me
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Harbor Freight has a relatively inexpensive dolly with two wheels, handle, and trailer ball to move lightweight trailers. I have had mine for several years and it works fine.
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I put a 6"? caster wheel on my dolly tongue, just behind the surge brake actuator. Tractor Supply has a bunch and U bolts.

DW and I each push a fender to tricycle it around campgrounds.

At home, I use the garden tractor.
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Dmctlc,
I mounted my harbor freight tow dolly jack on the left frame rail of my acme tow dolly. It has enough clearance for the ramps etc.
The swivel wheel doesn't steer easily when it is jacked up, better when it is low.
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I mounted my harbor freight tow dolly jack on the left frame rail of my acme tow dolly. It has enough clearance for the ramps etc.
The swivel wheel doesn't steer easily when it is jacked up, better when it is low.
Looking on-line at HF web site I see a Haul Master 1000 lb swing back trailer jack that bolts onto the frame of the dolly. I assume this is what you have? I have the Acme dolly as well and I am wondering if when you lower the tongue what the height of the tongue is...I would like to be able to roll the tongue under the motorhome for storage...ie: park the dolly at the back of the RV site and then back the motorhome over the tongue.
Thanks...

To answer the original question, for moving the dolly around I have a hitch on the back of the towed.
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I put a hitch receiver on the '05 Ody and used it to move the KK-460 dolly around. The KK-460 has a wheeled trailer jack as standard equipment too.
Then I quit using the dolly altogether.
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My acme with HF 1k tongue jack will not go low enough to stow under my Moho unless the tongue jack is folded into the stow position.
I will try to get some pics tomorrow.
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I use a hitch on the toad and a harbor freight trailer dolly. One trick that I have learned is to remove the ramps from the storage location when moving by hand. It takes a good amount of weight off the tongue​. I also take the ramps and prop them on an angle off the end of the tow dolly to lever weight off the tongue. I flip the ramps upside down and place the ends between the last bar (where the hooks normally go) and the next cross bar to the front. I'll try to get a picture.
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My acme with HF 1k tongue jack will not go low enough to stow under my Moho unless the tongue jack is folded into the stow position.
I will try to get some pics tomorrow.
Dan...I thought it might be too high to roll under, thanks for that info.
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I use a hitch on the toad and a harbor freight trailer dolly. One trick that I have learned is to remove the ramps from the storage location when moving by hand. It takes a good amount of weight off the tongue​. I also take the ramps and prop them on an angle off the end of the tow dolly to lever weight off the tongue. I flip the ramps upside down and place the ends between the last bar (where the hooks normally go) and the next cross bar to the front. I'll try to get a picture.
Great ideas, moving the ramps back over the axle will make moving by hand much lighter...thanks for that tip
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