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Caravan Mover
« on: May 25, 2022, 12:55:51 PM »
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2022, 01:00:11 PM »
I made one with help of mate and a welder... bought all bits off ebay and then some scrap metal


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2022, 02:40:15 PM »
Quote from: Bird on May 25, 2022, 01:00:11 PM
I made one with help of mate and a welder... bought all bits off ebay and then some scrap metal


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020
No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment   :'(
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2022, 02:54:10 PM »
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No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment   :'(


for other people who do have friends :P -> http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=32896.0


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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2022, 02:14:14 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on May 25, 2022, 02:40:15 PM
No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment   :'(
Hip n Shoulder.
You got all day anyway  >:D ;D
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2022, 04:38:23 PM »
Quote from: SJindustries on May 26, 2022, 02:14:14 PM
Hip n Shoulder.
You got all day anyway  >:D ;D

You go and crawl back into a gropers hole  :-* ;D
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2022, 05:29:58 PM »
Hi, We bought the ebay one last year to shift the boat around the side of the house. Unfortunately it also needs to push uphill and a grass surface. To make it worse, the tyres on the trailer aren't the widest they could be. Even with the lug tyres we have, the wheels will start to spin and you go nowhere. Latest project was a winch mounted on the front so when it starts to slip you engage the winch and it walks it into the garage. We made a Y harness that goes between the two rear uprights for the winch to attach to. If you have flat ground or perhaps concrete, pretty sure it would do the job.  Boat on its trailer is around 1300kg. I'll post a couple of pics later.
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2022, 06:04:24 PM »
I use my car......
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2022, 06:48:20 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on May 26, 2022, 06:04:24 PM
I use my car......
thats strange... got more info on that?
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2022, 07:35:51 PM »
Hi,
  A mate uses his skid steer Torro digger with a solid bolt as a towball in the blade of the scoop.
Yep, overkill to the max, but it works well.
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2022, 09:04:43 PM »
We went with, price wise at least, one of the upper echelon of these devices 8) 3240kg van
https://optitec.com.au/product/optitec-v3-remote-control-jockey-wheel/

Didn’t work on a damp grass surface with a slight slope. After Concreting driveway up the same slope, works very well.




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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2022, 10:47:37 PM »
wet or soft ground is a killer with all of them..... well except the dozer.
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM »
Pictures of our Mover
          


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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2022, 09:00:56 AM »
That's a beast :cheers:
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2022, 10:54:25 AM »
seriously looking at one of these, only ever seen one come up second hand for sale ..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s


The DIY ONE  Can be bolted together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2022, 11:24:15 AM »
Quote from: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM
Pictures of our Mover
          


John     


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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2022, 11:27:35 AM »
Quote from: edz on May 27, 2022, 10:54:25 AM
seriously looking at one of these, only ever seen one come up second hand for sale ..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s


The DIY ONE  Can be bolted together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI


Not interested in the 1st 1 (got a trailer mate hydraulic jack )

I don't have the equipment to cut/weld/build the 2nd 1
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2022, 11:54:50 AM »
how far you wanting to move ya van?
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2022, 12:22:24 PM »
Quote from: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM
Pictures of our Mover
          


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Whats the winch for on the bottom pic??

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« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2022, 01:00:40 PM »
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Whats the winch for on the bottom pic??

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backup incase it starts spinning wheels, you winch assist.
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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM »
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(
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« Reply #21 on: May 27, 2022, 01:57:36 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(
I can... same as the others with chunky tyres.

http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477

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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2022, 02:02:35 PM »
Quote from: Bird on May 27, 2022, 01:57:36 PM
I can... same as the others with chunky tyres.

http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477




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Re: Caravan Mover
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2022, 02:18:50 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(

I can see them Keith...
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« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2022, 06:06:00 PM »
The pictures are hosted from the Myswag gallery so I'm not sure why some cant see them. The mover can't push the boat uphill on the grass so the winch is used in conjunction with the mover itself to get the boat into the garage. In the battery box is a 560 AH Marine battery to handle both the winch and the mover's current. Our problem is the alignment of the the garage, boundary fence and house. When the mate had the smaller tinnie, we used the Ride on mower with a towbar and putting the boat in was no problem at all. He upgraded the boat and it was out of the rideon's ability. Hence the mover with the winch.
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