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14/4/2019 at 4:40pm
Location: Nottingham
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We need a trailer but have no driveway.
So, between 2 people, can you carry one on its side to fit down alley to get into back garden? Or any other solution?
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14/4/2019 at 5:37pm
Location: Nottingham
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Quote: Originally posted by The Folding Man on 14/4/2019
I made up a frame with wheels on to move a Trigano trailer tent on its side so it should be no problem to do this for a camping trailer. You will need to check how wide it will be to ensure it will fit down the alley. You could if necessary remove the trailer wheels to make it narrower.
That sounds spot on.
I agree with removing wheels, might be touch and go but will be doable with wheels removed.
A couple of flat bed trollys from B&Q will do the trick :-O
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14/4/2019 at 6:14pm
Location: Cheshire
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A lot of small trailers are built to stand up on their end so it may be easier to build a flat base with wheels that sits on the tailgate end and secures with a strap.
Keep in mind that a trailer can weigh from 65 to 150kg so a trolley is much easier than carrying.
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14/4/2019 at 6:36pm
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It might sound like a crazy idea but not impossible. If you could obtain an old mobility scooter with a working charger and the electric motor still functions, you could remove the seat and use it's centre support as an adapter under a sheet of 1" plywood. All mobility scooters are narrow enough to get down an alley and quite capaple of carrying up to 18 stones in weight. All you need to do is put the plywood board flat on the floor, tip the trailer on it's side onto the board and pencil in where the trailer needs to fit in order to miss the wall or fence then fix the adaptor to the underside of the board afterwards. However, the board may need some extra suppport battens underneath depending on the weight of the trailer but that is down to trial and error. When the base is complete, attach it to the scooter seat support and get some assistance to lift the trailer on to the board. You may need some bungee cords or other fixings to support the trailer whilst in transit down the alley but the aim is to take the weight of the whole trailer and to avoid any damage or muscle injuries. Someone can stand at the front of the scooter facing backwards, switch on the power to LOW then use the steering tiller and guide the scooter and trailer through the alleyway to it's destination. If it is at all possible it will need just one short lift ON and OFF and if successful, the adaption can be used TO and FRO each and every time in the same way.
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14/4/2019 at 6:37pm
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I agree with Decto and remember most small trailers have mudguards sticking out the sides, so but the rear is usually flat most having the lights recessed.
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14/4/2019 at 7:12pm
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I used to keep my trailer in the basement of the place I lived in. I bolted two upright pieces of timber to one side, one near the front corner and the other near the rear corner. I screwed four large wheels to these pieces of wood so they were permanently attached to the trailer. It was easy to turn it onto its side and wheel it in through a door.
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We camped for years. In 2019 we bought an Elddis Avante 454. We like it as it is short (6.9m) and fits in our driveway and has a fixed bed.
We had 127 nights away in the caravan in 2023.
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20/4/2019 at 8:41am
Location: Bridgwater Somerset
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When I was younger, my parent should use to have a conway trailertent, they had no rear acesss and stored the trailer tent in there back garden. We use to empty it out and then tip the trailer on to side and put it on a skate board and wheel it thru the front garden down the alleyway past the house then put it all back together.
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20/4/2019 at 2:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Leeroy1982 on 20/4/2019
When I was younger, my parent should use to have a conway trailertent, they had no rear acesss and stored the trailer tent in there back garden. We use to empty it out and then tip the trailer on to side and put it on a skate board and wheel it thru the front garden down the alleyway past the house then put it all back together.
That is the type of creativity I like :D
Spare skateboard at the ready... just need to get a trailer now :D
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22/4/2019 at 11:52pm
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Depends on the size of your alleyway....
As Leeroy says skateboard. However I'd see if it fits first by using measurements. If it is tight you could always make a cardboard trailer to see if it fits or even just the widest bit.
If it needs to be carried I would make a skateboard like thing.
Flat plank of wood with casters (or is it castors) as in wheels under it. Make sure that the casters are moveable in direction and not fixed. Failing this a set of wheels that was used under bread crates for bread deliveries to supermarkets (perhaps you are too young to remember this!!!)
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23/4/2019 at 11:07am
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I agree with Romany Girl above, get a dolly, looks a bit like a square skateboard.
If the sideways/upended trailer is still too wide or heavy take the wheels off. Remember where you put the wheel nuts.
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23/4/2019 at 8:30pm
Location: Staffordshire
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Our Erde 147? came flat packed when we bought it, so we just took it apart when storing it in our back garden, the box part unbolted from the frame, wheels came off, we have an alley way but ours and next door neighbours bedrooms come over the top so we're limited to how high things are.
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