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[HotRod Sprint]

Do those rototillers have reverse?
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Originally posted by Nubbs
I use a single wheel power caster to get my boat in and out. It works well but took a little practice. We have a garage door in front and back of our single car garage. We back the boat through the garage into the backyard. There's about 1/4" to 3/8" clearance on each side of the trailer.
Where did you get yours?

[Chase]

Originally posted by lynden
The guy at our local marine repair has an old tiller that he has modified to do that same thing. He put wheels where the tines were, and put a swiveling wheel on the back of it.
OK That is awesome idea, that I may just try, since you can get an old tiller for next to nothing...
A junior dragster engine would bolt right on....

[Havasu Cig]

I have owned two Power Casters. I owned the medium model and the heavy duty one.
I had the the piece that it attaches to welded onto the trailers while they were being built so I did not have to attach the adapter. If this is an option it looks much better than the bolt on one. More than likely you can not weld a ball on the Power Caster because it needs more toungue weight than what you will get at the hitch on the trailer. They reccomend you mount the attachment two feet back from the ball.
If you have surge brakes on the trailer and plan on using on ground that is not level you will have problems. You can not use forward or reverse as a brake because it needs to come to a complete stop before it will engage in the opposite direction. electric over hydraulic brakes are the way to go because you can buy the adapter that allows you to control the brakes on the trailer.
When I bought the last one, which was their top of the line one, it would not work on our Cig. They told me that they had never had a trailer that it would not work on, but the Cig was to much for it. I have a slight incline on the driveway in front of my garage and it just shut down when trying to push it in. The Cig is about 12,000 pounds though, so a smaller boat would not have the same problem.
They were cool to deal with and took it back no questions asked. They even gave me full credit back on the first one when I upgraded. If the above problems can be worked out it is a great tool.
I am going to buy a forklift instead.

[BADBLOWN572]

A buddy of mine has one of the power casters and it works awesome. He moves a 36' skater and a 42' fountain within 1" of each other to get them to fit in his garage. Definitely a worth while investment if you are going to have boats installed in tight situations. A lot easier and cheaper than fixing trailers or gel coat.

[Havasu Cig]

Well the "42 Fountain" is actually a 35' so I dont feel so bad.

[Hermosa]

I use the Power Caster PC-1 (light duty) to move my 25' boat around. I have a garage door on the back of my garage, I back the boat throught that and across the patio, and behind the house, people back there don't even know a boat is back there! When they see the tight space it's parked in, they all wonder how I got it back there. The Power Caster works well for me. I didn't want to weld on the bracket, so I screwed a 2" ball on the bottom side of the trailer, just screwed it on the bottom side of the bolt that acts as the swivel side for the pivot hitch. The 2" ball fits perfectly into the Power Caster receiver, and you have plenty of controll. I should really post some pictures, you guys would not believe the tight spot behing my house where this boat is stored, you would never guess it's there until you walk around and see it. Without the Power Caster, I could not get it back there. When I back to that area where I really need to crank it, I back on a couple moving blankets, I can get the trailer to move in a 90 degree angle in a second without the tures grinding into the stamped concrete, works perfect every time, back it the rest of the way, and put the blankets away.

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Pictures please.............

[AzDon]

When I lived in Glendora, I had a four-bay garage where only the first bay lined up with the driveway, so the other 3 boats had to make severe s-turns to go in the garage. I bought an old Chevette for $300 and mounted a hitch ball on the middle of the front bumper. It worked at least as well as pushing with a forklift and the tandems didn't stall the thing on the sharp turns! I also used it to commute to Montebello every day and saved a ton on gas and tires! A Metro would probably work just as well!
Also, if you don't like black tire marks on your white concrete..... Wet it down before scuffing the tires across it and the black marks will rinse right off afterwards!

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Originally posted by AzDon
When I lived in Glendora, I had a four-bay garage where only the first bay lined up with the driveway, so the other 3 boats had to make severe s-turns to go in the garage. I bought an old Chevette for $300 and mounted a hitch ball on the middle of the front bumper. It worked at least as well as pushing with a forklift and the tandems didn't stall the thing on the sharp turns! I also used it to commute to Montebello every day and saved a ton on gas and tires! A Metro would probably work just as well!
Also, if you don't like black tire marks on your white concrete..... Wet it down before scuffing the tires across it and the black marks will rinse right off afterwards!
Thanks for the advice!