Backing a trailer up a hill?

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  • Evening Shade
    1,000 Post Club Member
    • Apr 2015
    • 1295

    • Martinez, GA/Lake Greenwood, SC

    • 2017 GS20 Previous: 2011 SAN 210, 2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200
    #1

    Backing a trailer up a hill?

    I'm looking at possibly buying a lake house. The house has a nice concrete driveway that I would want to add a boat garage to. The problem is that the driveway is up hill enough that I'm sure the prop guard would hit the concrete when backing up the drive. The only solution that I've come up with is a drop hitch on my truck to provide more ground clearance for the prop guard. I'm not sure this will create enough clearance though.

    Has anyone come up with any other solutions to this problem?
    2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200
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  • flyweed
    • Jul 2016
    • 14

    • WI

    • '93 Ski Nautique NWZ
    #2
    Yep...I use one of these: https://parkit360.ca/collections/tra...-capacity-base

    it's a battery powered trailer dolly, has brake actuator for trailer, and you can "pull" or "push" your boat up the hill and move it around very easily.

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    • Evening Shade
      1,000 Post Club Member
      • Apr 2015
      • 1295

      • Martinez, GA/Lake Greenwood, SC

      • 2017 GS20 Previous: 2011 SAN 210, 2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200
      #3
      Thanks. That looks pretty cool, but I'm not sure it would create the prop guard ground clearance that I would need.
      2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200

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      • madcityskier
        • Sep 2008
        • 58

        • Madison, WI

        #4
        Put some rollers under the prop guard. Tried and true.

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        • Evening Shade
          1,000 Post Club Member
          • Apr 2015
          • 1295

          • Martinez, GA/Lake Greenwood, SC

          • 2017 GS20 Previous: 2011 SAN 210, 2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200
          #5
          Originally posted by madcityskier View Post
          Put some rollers under the prop guard. Tried and true.
          What rollers do you or others suggest? My Boatmate trailer has rollers, but they aren't very good. All they are is a piece of 1/2" or 3/4" pipe that is mounted horizontally under the prop guard. They roll but don't have bearings and I imagine that they would wear out quickly if they hit concrete repeatedly.
          2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200

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          • brettmcox
            • Jan 2007
            • 284

            • Unknown

            #6
            You could always make a "ramp" to put at the base of the driveway. Think bridge 4 feet of road and driveway...
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            • madcityskier
              • Sep 2008
              • 58

              • Madison, WI

              #7
              Originally posted by Evening Shade View Post

              What rollers do you or others suggest? My Boatmate trailer has rollers, but they aren't very good. All they are is a piece of 1/2" or 3/4" pipe that is mounted horizontally under the prop guard. They roll but don't have bearings and I imagine that they would wear out quickly if they hit concrete repeatedly.
              Haven't been on in a while, sorry just saw this. These are pretty easy to weld to bottom of guard, don't hang to low to interfere unless it's going to drag.
              http://www.adventurerv.net/ultra-fab...source=Froogle

              ​​​​​lots of other customizations out there

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