I have the same Trailer Valet XL. I got it very inexpensively second-hand. I can understand people's negative comments about it. Every time I use it I feel like I've been on a treadmill for an hour (and that's with a drill) but in some circumstances (extremely narrow driveway and street) it is actually very helpful in getting a trailer where you want it to go. I envy the guys who grew up towing trailers on the family farm who can back a 5th-wheeler through an obstacle course blindfolded, but if you are just someone who tows a couple times a year, a trailer dolly can really help you make your camping possible.
Yup have to agree it works for some of us. It was worth the money. Let the others laugh…. It’s not for everyone. The drill attachment makes it doable and the best way for us to move the two trailers we have.
That’s why I only use the drill. It’s hard enough wrestling it even with the drill, but it works. My drill is no worse for wear so far and I’m moving a 6200 lbs RV trailer. Yea not for everyone, but it works for those who need it. I’ll never use the crank if I can help it. 😜
A year later and he's finally worked up the nerve to put it back in his driveway...lol How do you close the garage door with the trailer tongue in the way?
Great job, it worked. I used the cheap HF 10,000lb winch for my boat, it worked out perfect since I don't have help like you do. Suggestion, tie chock blocks behind wheels so it drags it along for that "just in case" moment.
@robbob4872 hang them from the body behind the wheels. They will hang down and drag behind tire only when using dolly and when you travel you can remove them and stow them in the trailer.
I think I'll opt for the motorized style if I get one, man I am wore out just watching. But, very cool indeed! Atleast this one is immune to an EMP attack.
Are there regulation that don’t allow you to back it in the driveway? I guess only benefit is no one can steal it. How long does it really take to get in in the driveway?
Hahahaha this is hilarious!!! This poor kid is going to get beat up by the grumpy neighbor when he has to wait 2 hours to get in his driveway because he’s backing the camper up 20’ 🤣
Thanks for sharing the use of this contraption. But all honestly I think if I had it lined up straight up the driveway what are used to block and tackle on tied to the back of it truck.
And the quad will fit in the garage and you can remove that floor mounted winch. On boring days you can ride the quad around the neighborhood. You get two for one.
This is actually really good for us food vendors at events when you show up late to setup. Sometime your neighbors will get there before you making it impossible to get the trailer into a spot, this would be perfect
Looks like it's more of a PITA than it's worth, lol. My wife and I rented a storage unit for our boat- not realizing how heavy our boat is (usually move with pickup) that getting it up the incline into the storage unit is harder than we'd originally thought it would be. There's not enough room between the rows of storage buildings to properly back it in with the truck, and the door to the unit is barely wide enough for the boat. I can see that this is not what I am needing- I need to be able to get the boat out and in a LOT faster than this, haha. Thanks for sharing!
I have so many fun ideas with this, like hooking it up to my utility trailer and making it into a slow speed golf kart without a steering wheel and pedals 😂
Omg!. Easier to back it in with a vehicle. It's a neat concept. I have used a snowblower tractor attachment to do the same before which also has its challenges, much less effort. Or if you need to go in reverse maybe attach a removable tongue on the back?
I am so confused by so many things here. First the dolly company states not to use it up hill but hey you have to do what you have to do. Why the trailer is not backed in is beyond me. I see many wrote someone could steal it and I suppose that’s true but what are the odds a good lock and a few other gadgets don’t prevent the theft. Plus if stolen that what insurance is for. How you get this back down the driveway has to be just as entertaining as getting it up the driveway. I dam near lost it when I saw the floor attached come along being used to help assist it. Why not try an impact drill that would have to help. Honestly my hats off to you for going through this every time you camp.
If I had to spend more than 5 min parking one of my trailers, I would never go camping. The work, effort and costs involved in parking that little trailer in that little driveway would not be worth it. I'm SO Glad I did not buy one of those trailer dollies. Just the thought of going through all that turns me off to even wanting to go out RVing. What I did was install full air bags on my truck, replacing the rear suspension, allowing me to drop it to the bumps and raise it to the clouds. This allows me to "hook n book", less than 1 min, including connecting chains and plug. I also only buy homes with large parking, and I recently bought a 5 acre lot to park my trailer collection. I'd rather spend ~$60,000 than go through the pain and misery you just suffered through. I've very glad I saw this video, as I was looking at this dolly. I'm going to just buy a ~$30,000 small tractor and use that to move my trailers around. I wish you luck and faith each time you must Indore this pain. I'll bet more than once you guys decided to not take the trailer because of the work involved in moving it. :/
I was concerned about the unit sliding out from under the hitch since it's not braced. The tongue on my trailer is too short for the 5X version. There is no way I can do this. Thanks for the video!
I’m so confused as to why you would do this. It’s a straight shot just back it in. A dolly is for moving into tight spots. Practice backing your camper and stop wasting time and effort.
@@jeremy08410 You are correct. Not trying to be argumentative, but locks and trailer placement are only deterrents and won't stop a determined thief (check out the TH-cam video from the Lock Picking Lawyer xVtHiX12TVw). Maybe he wants the back side facing his neighbors? Have a good day ))
You have creatively overcome all of the obstacles but it seems extremely complicated. Seems like you could simply attach a tongue jack wheel to the trailer and then simply push the trailer into position, then mount a cheap harbor freight winch to the tongue and create a tie down in the garage to winch from.
I have an RV that weighs 7500lbs and I need to get it into a driveway through an ally! Can you tell me exactly what you are saying to buy that can replace this? I looked at a Winch that cost about $100 that pulls upto 12000lbs. But what is a Tongue jack wheel and where can I find those?
Line it up putting the truck in the the driveway, leave yourself just enough room to disconnect and pull truck out, finish with your contraptions. Probably only take you about 15 minutes instead of an hour
A lot of criticism I noticed in the comments, but I appreciate the safety redundancies you have here. We have the smaller Valet, and a smaller camper, and it’s more than challenging to crank it uphill. Going downhill, forget about it! I’ve considered a winch for taking it out of the garage for maintenance rather than hitching it up just to go 20 feet lol.
If I owned a trailer valet I would never use the trailer and I would throw in the trailer the day I sell the house trailer valet is free with purchase.
That thing looks like a nightmare. I really appreciate the demonstration because I was about to buy one. I feel sorry for the kid. The workout was more for the kid you killed him lol
I have the drill attachment. Problem is it takes a lot of torque to move the trailer. I already burned up a 18v cordless drill. I am going to try a 1/2" corded drill. Maybe I'll do a new video.
Wow, unless you own a trailer and the wheels to move you know and realize what it takes to move to a specific parking spot. Personally, I would not use the wheel and the crank. Bending is already a stressful operation. There must be a tri wheel motorized dolly I assume. I admire the gentlemen putting forth the effort cranking, good job.
I had a small stroke watching this video. A for effort!
Oh that is funny 😄
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Me too 😟🤣
LoL
No drill motor attachment?
This is Awesome !!!! when my teenage son misbehaves, guess what, I will get him to move this trailer up and down the driveway using this device
LOL, It is like a mid evil torture device.
Wow! That’s a what not to buy video!
Thank you for this video. Now I know I definitely will save up to get the motorized valet. My arms got a cramp just watching your video.
Well I got my workout for the day... Just watching these guys! Haha!
I had this for one day, sold it and bought a nice electric dolly...life is sweet.
which electric dolly did you get?
He's got 2 kids that's why he bought it
hahaha
I would do absolutely anything other than doing it this way LOL
All I can say is how much I appreciate my Parkit 360 Force 10k. I got exhausted watching you. Best of luck.
Thank you for doing this video. I know what not to buy, and I was just looking at one of these same exact model and I’m really glad I did not get it.
Dad, I dont want to camp anymore! 😫😂
Funny I've heard this before.
I have the same Trailer Valet XL. I got it very inexpensively second-hand. I can understand people's negative comments about it. Every time I use it I feel like I've been on a treadmill for an hour (and that's with a drill) but in some circumstances (extremely narrow driveway and street) it is actually very helpful in getting a trailer where you want it to go. I envy the guys who grew up towing trailers on the family farm who can back a 5th-wheeler through an obstacle course blindfolded, but if you are just someone who tows a couple times a year, a trailer dolly can really help you make your camping possible.
Thanks for the comment. It's definitely not for everyone but it does work and it makes my situation possible so I put up with the added work-out!
Yup have to agree it works for some of us. It was worth the money. Let the others laugh…. It’s not for everyone. The drill attachment makes it doable and the best way for us to move the two trailers we have.
That’s why I only use the drill. It’s hard enough wrestling it even with the drill, but it works. My drill is no worse for wear so far and I’m moving a 6200 lbs RV trailer. Yea not for everyone, but it works for those who need it. I’ll never use the crank if I can help it. 😜
@Kw-xt3xk If you can back a 53-foot trailer through New York City, then this product would indeed not be useful to you.
I have never found a quality motorized trailer dolly for that sort of price. I keep looking for one second hand as I would like to have one.
@Kw-xt3xk
Whoever invented that should be slapped
I have been laughing for the past 10 minutes! This is ridiculous.
LMFAO
LMMFAO
@@ricardovelez3796 i think you’re supposed to use a drill
@@markchavez7707 say that to them
There is no way I would buy this product that's like torture. All I can say is wow
I own one and it works great there is a drill Adapter that makes it way easy and if you put it on the 2nd one down it make it go very fast
It’s only a lot of work (and dangerous) on an incline. On flat ground it works wonderfully.
Specially if you pay over $700 Lol!
@@midwesta-framer649 You make a good point .Thanks
No thanks, but I appreciate the effort. This is exactly what I don't want to do.
Specially if you pay over $700 lol!
jesus, was looking into one of these, i'm happy for this video... time to find something else
Nice video. Glad I watched. Rethinking buying one now
I was ready to get one until I saw this video. Thanks for saving me the money:)
There's a power drill attachment you can get. Watching this, I think it might be a worthy purchase.
true but seller says not to use drill on an incline
I can't believe how much work it is!
A year later and he's finally worked up the nerve to put it back in his driveway...lol How do you close the garage door with the trailer tongue in the way?
I broke out a sweat watching this. Hope you have an electric one now haha.
Evolution and natural selection at its finest
A truck seems like a great idea if you have a trailer. It must take forever to get to a camp spot 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is brilliant just brilliant says nobody!
Next time my wife calls me stupid I’m going to make her watch this!
To funny!
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what is that red attachment called? Looks like a safety bar/bracket
I use a truck to move my trailer. How long does it take to go 1000 miles.
Thank you. You do this you sleep well at night. Sleeping is very important for your body.
The product might not be as efficient but the TEAM work is on point
Great job, it worked. I used the cheap HF 10,000lb winch for my boat, it worked out perfect since I don't have help like you do. Suggestion, tie chock blocks behind wheels so it drags it along for that "just in case" moment.
Great idea! Do you have a video showing how?
Show us a video of how to tie chock blocks behind wheels please - I'll wait...
@robbob4872 hang them from the body behind the wheels. They will hang down and drag behind tire only when using dolly and when you travel you can remove them and stow them in the trailer.
What a great punishment for my oldest when he doesn’t do his school work.
Thanks for the video. I'm definitely getting a motorized one after this
I bet your neighbors love looking at in your driveway all the time.
This is brilliant.
Signed,
Absolutely Nobody
The moment the winch comes into play 🤣🤣🤣. Atleast but a powered winch.
Ingenuity of using chain-link fence parts to add his own brace.
How about using a wireless impact or drill?
I think I'll opt for the motorized style if I get one, man I am wore out just watching. But, very cool indeed! Atleast this one is immune to an EMP attack.
That’s a heck of a workout lol.
If you added the Benny Hill music, this would be comedy gold.
We can start this guy's in memoriam now because that had to have given a heart attack by now.
Great job. Your sons will develop great work ethics and biceps!
They should call this the "cardio 2000"!
Are there regulation that don’t allow you to back it in the driveway? I guess only benefit is no one can steal it. How long does it really take to get in in the driveway?
I thought this was motorized. Thank god for TH-cam
This is called the 1 hour work out this is all the exercise you would ever need to do in one day and you would be healthy!
Hahahaha this is hilarious!!! This poor kid is going to get beat up by the grumpy neighbor when he has to wait 2 hours to get in his driveway because he’s backing the camper up 20’ 🤣
Omg!! 😂🤣😂 you made me laugh so hard! God damn hahahahahaha I’ve been going through all these comments, yours is the funniest 😂 😂😂
It is like a mid evil torture device.
Thanks for sharing the use of this contraption. But all honestly I think if I had it lined up straight up the driveway what are used to block and tackle on tied to the back of it truck.
Thank you for the video
I thought it came with a socket so you can use a power drill?
He commented in the video about that. He burned up an 18v drill using that feature so now hand cranks.
4:29 I’m going to make this part into my ringtone
You've got to learn how to back a trailer. So much effort here
You do it this way every time? Exactly like this?
Oh my goodness, better call the back doctor after that.
And the quad will fit in the garage and you can remove that floor mounted winch. On boring days you can ride the quad around the neighborhood. You get two for one.
This is actually really good for us food vendors at events when you show up late to setup. Sometime your neighbors will get there before you making it impossible to get the trailer into a spot, this would be perfect
I'm a little late to this reply but you're better off getting this: th-cam.com/video/r8Jh6Ngdtd4/w-d-xo.html
Looks like it's more of a PITA than it's worth, lol. My wife and I rented a storage unit for our boat- not realizing how heavy our boat is (usually move with pickup) that getting it up the incline into the storage unit is harder than we'd originally thought it would be. There's not enough room between the rows of storage buildings to properly back it in with the truck, and the door to the unit is barely wide enough for the boat. I can see that this is not what I am needing- I need to be able to get the boat out and in a LOT faster than this, haha. Thanks for sharing!
I have so many fun ideas with this, like hooking it up to my utility trailer and making it into a slow speed golf kart without a steering wheel and pedals 😂
I think it's perfectly ok to move that trailer around at a snail's pace. Why the rush??
Omg!. Easier to back it in with a vehicle. It's a neat concept. I have used a snowblower tractor attachment to do the same before which also has its challenges, much less effort. Or if you need to go in reverse maybe attach a removable tongue on the back?
I am so confused by so many things here. First the dolly company states not to use it up hill but hey you have to do what you have to do. Why the trailer is not backed in is beyond me. I see many wrote someone could steal it and I suppose that’s true but what are the odds a good lock and a few other gadgets don’t prevent the theft. Plus if stolen that what insurance is for. How you get this back down the driveway has to be just as entertaining as getting it up the driveway. I dam near lost it when I saw the floor attached come along being used to help assist it. Why not try an impact drill that would have to help. Honestly my hats off to you for going through this every time you camp.
The tongue of the trailer would stick out into the sidewalk. Using a drill ended up breaking the drill that was used according to the poster.
Is it possible to use a drill/impact to move this?
Can you use a cordless drill to crank it up??
Oh are you using a winch at like 8:11+?
Yes I use a boat winch mounted to my garage floor.
@@godfamilybikes1703 Thank you!!
Do you use this to get to your camping destinations too. Saves the planet and gas too.
May be other people had asked the same question. Can you use an impact drill to power the crank instead of bare hand?
a drill is worthless for these things - if you did have one powerful enough it would probably break your arm...
Great job. Thanks for sharing
Anyone know what device that is in his garage he’s using to help pull it?
So ur telling me u have to constantly crank this thing, While bending down
Just wondering - does this come with the two extra men required to use it?
If I had to spend more than 5 min parking one of my trailers, I would never go camping. The work, effort and costs involved in parking that little trailer in that little driveway would not be worth it. I'm SO Glad I did not buy one of those trailer dollies. Just the thought of going through all that turns me off to even wanting to go out RVing. What I did was install full air bags on my truck, replacing the rear suspension, allowing me to drop it to the bumps and raise it to the clouds. This allows me to "hook n book", less than 1 min, including connecting chains and plug. I also only buy homes with large parking, and I recently bought a 5 acre lot to park my trailer collection. I'd rather spend ~$60,000 than go through the pain and misery you just suffered through. I've very glad I saw this video, as I was looking at this dolly. I'm going to just buy a ~$30,000 small tractor and use that to move my trailers around. I wish you luck and faith each time you must Indore this pain. I'll bet more than once you guys decided to not take the trailer because of the work involved in moving it. :/
I also want to say I mean no disrespect. I think all your tricks and builds to get it parked that way is awesome.
Now that you've had it for a while, how do you like it?
I like you homade brace. Is there a vid of this?
Have a great weekend everyone!
I was concerned about the unit sliding out from under the hitch since it's not braced. The tongue on my trailer is too short for the 5X version. There is no way I can do this. Thanks for the video!
I just gave up camping after watching this video.
I’m so confused as to why you would do this. It’s a straight shot just back it in. A dolly is for moving into tight spots. Practice backing your camper and stop wasting time and effort.
Stop talking common sense you cad.
Seriously, why not just back it in?
Work smarter, not harder. Only requires one person vs. involving the whole family.
Yeah. Just back it in, and invite a thief to just pull it out.
@@havemercy What?? They make locks for that exact reason.
@@jeremy08410 You are correct. Not trying to be argumentative, but locks and trailer placement are only deterrents and won't stop a determined thief (check out the TH-cam video from the Lock Picking Lawyer xVtHiX12TVw). Maybe he wants the back side facing his neighbors? Have a good day ))
I see they are wearing jackets. I wouldn't want to be doing all that cranking in hot Florida!
Nice video. Can I get some information about the winch you got mounted in the garage. Like where did you get it?
Imagine having to wait on the street
What if you used a drill tot turn the crank for you
Son said he quit😂 and got futher on dad quickly😅, ty for the vid👌🏿🎉 solved my issue i was thinking about
I really appreciated the efforts. You and I are related! LOL
You have creatively overcome all of the obstacles but it seems extremely complicated. Seems like you could simply attach a tongue jack wheel to the trailer and then simply push the trailer into position, then mount a cheap harbor freight winch to the tongue and create a tie down in the garage to winch from.
I have an RV that weighs 7500lbs and I need to get it into a driveway through an ally! Can you tell me exactly what you are saying to buy that can replace this? I looked at a Winch that cost about $100 that pulls upto 12000lbs. But what is a Tongue jack wheel and where can I find those?
@@2videosilike purpleline trailer mover. Not cheap but definitely worth it. You would need the dual axle version
My Lord, this thing will give you a heart attack!
Line it up putting the truck in the the driveway, leave yourself just enough room to disconnect and pull truck out, finish with your contraptions. Probably only take you about 15 minutes instead of an hour
Wow… that’s a lot of work for pulling it in. I would rather use my truck for backing it in. Thanks for sharing!
A lot of criticism I noticed in the comments, but I appreciate the safety redundancies you have here. We have the smaller Valet, and a smaller camper, and it’s more than challenging to crank it uphill. Going downhill, forget about it! I’ve considered a winch for taking it out of the garage for maintenance rather than hitching it up just to go 20 feet lol.
That's good exercise
Once you have the trailer relatively straight on the street an inexpensive 12 volt winch can finish the rest up and down the driveway.
yes it would do the trick!
Please don't come here with your common sense and quality of life improving tips
Hi, I have a problem closing my garage door, too. My rig is too big to park in my driveway. How do you close your garage door? Thank you.
I just chalk the wheels and un hook the trailer. Then shut the door.
That looked like a pain in the ass lol
If I owned a trailer valet I would never use the trailer and I would throw in the trailer the day I sell the house trailer valet is free with purchase.
Fantastic editing. Couldn't even see the sun go up and down in the 3 days of filming it took to move that trailer 20 feet.
Took almost all of your energy.
Don’t you have the power drill attachment? Makes it much easier to operate. Mine works like a champ without cranking. Love it.
Manufacturer recommends using drill only on level ground. Helps to have tag team of young strong crankers.
Insane. Lol. I Quit! the young man says!
My eyes are sore just watching this painful movement 😂
Rent a parking spot to park it?
I feel bad they have to go through that. Poor guy is avoiding the ugly truth.
That thing looks like a nightmare. I really appreciate the demonstration because I was about to buy one. I feel sorry for the kid.
The workout was more for the kid you killed him lol
What if you removed the crank and added a drill chuck?
I have the drill attachment. Problem is it takes a lot of torque to move the trailer. I already burned up a 18v cordless drill. I am going to try a 1/2" corded drill. Maybe I'll do a new video.
Wow, unless you own a trailer and the wheels to move you know and realize what it takes to move to a specific parking spot. Personally, I would not use the wheel and the crank. Bending is already a stressful operation. There must be a tri wheel motorized dolly I assume. I admire the gentlemen putting forth the effort cranking, good job.