have a look at this little machine
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:16
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Member - mazcan
received an email from caravan world today and details of the campertrolley it can shift an 1800kg single axle caravan to where you want it with ease
have a look
www.campertrolley.com.au
they are making one for tandemaxle rigs this year all the respective details are mentioned in the site
i'm not in any way connected with the company or sale of products but just though someone might be interestedcheers
Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:31
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:31
At that price I'll take 3... lol....
Great gear. See video here
Camper trolley
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Reply By: DIO - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:46
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 17:46
Nice toy - heaps expensive !!
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Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:03
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:03
What a neat bit of gear, without a doubt worth every cent too!
Pity most who could really use it won't be able to afford it!
Geoff
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Follow Up By: Ozboc - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 20:36
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 20:36
True -- the only people that will be able to afford it would be Uber rich people with all the toys and gadgets -- and the local Caravan shops/ boat dealers
Not a toy that's really targeted to the general public more the commercial operator that has to move a lot of trailers around in a yard JMO
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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:42
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:42
Hey geoff
Maybe the Company will buy it for you.
You did want it for work didnt you to put a
seat and you could dial it up to come to the car and take you in to your desk.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 15:19
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 15:19
Ian,
I'll have a chat to the boss about your idea.
The base unit would be a great toy for demonstating artificial intelligence programming and have it "learn" its way around the office.
I could get it to drive itself
home to the charger every afternoon too!
Geoff
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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:28
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:28
geoff
I could just see that one coming out of the bag at Inaminka and saying come on Geoff you sit and relax and Ill sort this problem out for you.
Your cunning but I wont tell the boss.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 20:19
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 20:19
Ian,
I reckon with the right program the little bugger could go from the power station to
Innamincka pub and bring me back a carton!
Geoff
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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 07:10
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 07:10
Now that makes me wonder where is and how big is the battery and what is its capability without recharge as with a carton of beer half way in the sun with a flat battery would not be acceptable to me and the family you came from are a long time gone from pommie land.Hot beer no way.
Ian
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Reply By: Brian Purdue - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:56
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:56
A cobber of mine owned a caravan park. He had a tow-ball attached to his FRONT bumper. Easy as pie to move any caravan in the park
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 19:14
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 at 19:14
well, those with towballs. ;)
Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:56
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:56
mazcan
I know you said "it can shift an 1800kg single axle caravan ..." and the site says ...
•weighing up to 1.5 tonnes ( or up to 1.8 tonnes depending on conditions )
BUT !! the way I read some of the replies in this thread one can certainly say they missed reading the "fine print".
I was interested because my brother and I tried moving his 22' tandem Millard by hand through a 90 degree turn and up a concrete driveway so we could then hook on to the vehicle. Almost impossible. We used one of those "cranking mules" with limited success. Later somebody told us an easier way to do this is wind the jockey wheel up until the front wheels are off the ground then pivot on the rear wheels. Another untested theory at this stage ;-)
Malcolm
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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:40
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:40
If you have a Simplicity single point
suspension you would need a six foot high jockey wheel and then the back of the van would bottom before the wheel cames off.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Member - mazcan - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 15:43
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 15:43
hi malcolm
i dont think you'de have a hope in hell of lifting the front with a jockey wheel to a height where the front axle would be free of the ground
i go as far as to say someone is kidding themselves as rv power mentioned the back of the van would hit the ground and there's no jockey wheel winder section long enough to acheive this impossible dream
but in the fine print on that article they said they are bringing a unit onto the market this year that will shift a tandem axle van but who will be able to afford it
twisting a tandem bogy on a hard surface has always been a difficult thing to do especially with the weight of some of the vans today
cheers and good luck
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Follow Up By: RV Powerstream P/L - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:32
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 16:32
Ive got the twin wheeled ratchet one on a bogie simplicity and if your in loose gravel you just get wheel spin and thats going forward not at 90o.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 18:54
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 18:54
When I owned a tandem 8 x 5 trailer with that fully floating type
suspension, I used to be able to jockey it around on concrete...The system required me to wind the jockey wheel up as high as possible, place a block of timber in between the
suspension pivot point and the chassis (ie: in between the 2 sets of wheels), then wind the jockey wheel right down. The nose of the trailer was almost on the ground and the rear wheels were off the ground. It was then as easy to move as a normal single axle trailer.
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 00:44
Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 00:44
a reply from da brudder ( but, then again, he was now going down
hill )....
"Thats how I put the van back in. Jacked up until front wheels were about off the ground and used my mule. "
I think Roachie could have something there.
The last
Brisbane C&C Show I remember seeing something for heavy duty use.
Personally, next time I think I'll just use a "snatch strap" and drag it where I want it. The KK is so much easier to move (on concrete - LOL).
Malcolm
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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 19:31
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 at 19:31
About a month ago we had a 25' van next to us. I sat there wandering how the hell they got it in where they did. Watching them leave I could hear this little motor running. The whole van moved side ways then forward to the car. It was on uneven grass with a bit of a hump to get over. Great little gadget the fella stood back with a remote control.
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