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rawest50 
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 Topic: Trailer Valet XLPosted: 08 Oct 2017 at 10:44am |
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If I had it to do over again I would not purchase again. It works in my driveway and it is on an small incline. Since I have become pretty good at backing and positioning my trailer I do not need it.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017 at 10:20am |
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The problem we had was not traction. The problem was the ball/collar connection to the trailer. I tightened it, and tightened it, and tightened it some more until the 99 cent spanner would not stay in the slots. Yet every time I tried to "move" the trailer, it would "walk" in the direction of rotation. Just worthless.
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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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geewizard
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017 at 8:45am |
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I bought a Trailer Valet XL to move my Rpod 177 on loose gravel and grass. The tires spun out and dug in the gravel. On grass, the tires just spun. It failed miserably even when I put plywood under the tires. I tried concrete pavers and a metal loading ramp with treads on it. It still failed miserably. I put more weight on the trailer tongue and it just dug in /spun easier.
Part of the problem was having the trailer on grass or gravel, I think. Too much resistance for the trailer to roll easily. I tried to sell it repeatedly on Craigslist. One guy bought it, tried it on gravel, and brought it back with some free swear words. This "trailer mover" is only for hard surfaces for BOTH the trailer and the mover. |
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marwayne
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017 at 12:10am |
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DavMar
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Posted: 07 Oct 2017 at 7:22pm |
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It would be great if there was a product like the Trailer Valet that you could use on a gravel driveway and only cost a few hundred bucks. From the road into my driveway and then the trailer parking spot is a tight C without much room for me to maneuver the truck, another words a real PIA! I thought maybe I'd be able to use my lawn tractor but found out fast my Cub Cadet couldn't handle the trailer tongue weight. Bummer, back to the drawing board on that idea. It would be great to have something that I could use to maneuver the trailer into its parking space once I've backed it into the driveway.
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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rawest50
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Posted: 07 Oct 2017 at 4:00pm |
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Once I got where I could backup I stopped using it. When using it you have to pull the handle auto as far as it will go and hold it. If not the break will be on. If I ever have to put the RV in a real tight spot I will use it.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 07 Oct 2017 at 12:49pm |
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We tried the Trailer Valet XL. Ordered it last week from etrailer.com and it arrived late Thursday. OBTW, the box it came in was about 15" too long, and 9" too tall, and there was zero padding around the product box. As a result, both boxes had been beat up pretty badly. The larger outer box had a giant rip in it almost big enough for the product box to fall out. In addition, the product box was also badly torn. It looked like the product box had been "repackaged", as it was wrapped all around with packing tape & also had a couple of those shipping straps wrapped around it. None-the-less, the end of the box was blown out, and parts were ready to fall out (but they didn't).
After looking over the package in horror, I found the Trailer Valet itself looked mostly OK. There were a few gouges here and there, but nothing looked like it would affect the functionality. So we took it down to the storage facility where our R-179 is stored. The storage lot is flat, and paved. We have it chocked with an Andersen leveler/chock, as there is a very slight incline toward the fence behind where we park the R-pod. So to move the R-pod, we have to move it very slightly to the rear (maybe a 1/4" or 1/2", but not very much). This allows us to remove the front half of the Andersen, and then roll forward. Unfortunately, the Trailer Valet could not even move the trailer enough to remove the front half of the Andersen chock. This was complicated by the 99 cent "spanner wrench" that comes with the Trailer Valet. I tightened it as much as I could, and then I tightened it some more. Yet, somehow it never seemed to be quite tight enough. If it came with a real spanner wrench it might have worked better. However, I'm not inclined to spend $40 on a proper spanner at this point. Very disappointed. We're going to try to send it back to etrailer, but I would not recommend this thing to anyone. We will look into the Parkit360 or the Purpleline e-go as an alternative. The e-go would travel with the trailer and operates by remote control, so that would be the cadillac option. The Parkit360 is similar to the Trailer Valet, but has much larger tires. Either way, we're looking at close to $1000 versus the $600 for the Trailer Valet.
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rawest50
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Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 6:36pm |
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If you get one got to the 18. My did handle the slight incline in my drive. Hope it can get it done on a little steeper incline. I am going to try the grass of my yard. I have a huge oak I cannot back around.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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GLBCamper
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Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 1:39pm |
Thanks. Mine is a 12v so it might be too small. I just went out and tried it on the Valet XL without the trailer attached and it certainly works, so likely I need more torque.
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rawest50
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Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 1:07pm |
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Black and Decker 18v battery. I think I read somewhere you needed at least 14.4 volt drill.
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2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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