Motorized tow dolly at Sportsmansguide

[Jeff the marmot]

Has anyone seen a cheap version of that with basically just a handle and a few wheels (non_motorized), such as something that could literally be pinned in place of the existing TM tongue jack's wheel but with a handle to easily steer it? I don't want to spend almost a thousand dollars on one of the fancy motorized ones. And I'm only looking to fine tune the position of my 2720 in my concrete floor garage and jockey back and forth a few times to move it to the side a bit.

Jeff

[ThePair]

Originally Posted by Jeff the marmot

Has anyone seen a cheap version of that with basically just a handle and a few wheels (non_motorized), such as something that could literally be pinned in place of the existing TM tongue jack's wheel but with a handle to easily steer it? I don't want to spend almost a thousand dollars on one of the fancy motorized ones. And I'm only looking to fine tune the position of my 2720 in my concrete floor garage and jockey back and forth a few times to move it to the side a bit.

Jeff

Harbor freight sells one for ~$60 or so. Two wheels, non-motorized, has a hitch ball that you just drop the TM onto. It works, takes some muscle. Need to pump up the tires every time you use it. Would only consider it for your purpose: fine-tuning position on a flat, smooth surface. You'll need to supply your own muscle for moving anything, but it will do what you want.

There's a crank model (trailer valet?) that is in the middle: i.e. the crank will supply the motive muscle, you just need to turn the crank. Costs more than $60, but will be less effort. Something to consider as an option, perhaps.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Jeff the marmot

Has anyone seen a cheap version of that with basically just a handle and a few wheels (non_motorized), such as something that could literally be pinned in place of the existing TM tongue jack's wheel but with a handle to easily steer it? I don't want to spend almost a thousand dollars on one of the fancy motorized ones. And I'm only looking to fine tune the position of my 2720 in my concrete floor garage and jockey back and forth a few times to move it to the side a bit.

Jeff

Jeff -

I routinely fine-tune the position of my TM on the concrete garage floor, using the OEM tongue wheel. I push and pull on the TM's jack stem, which seems to work well. Does this not work for you?

The Harbor Freight dolly is their item #69898, I think. I have one for jockeying my boat trailer around. It is rated to handle 600 lbs, and even though that is a bit optimistic, it should be adequate for the tongue of a TM on a smooth level surface. You will want to exchage the 1 7/8 inch hitch ball for a 2 inch ball. As ThePair noted, the tires always seem to be flat when you go to use the dolly, and that is frustrating, but it is easily prevented by buying a couple properly-sized inner tubes and installing them. Cheap and easy to do.

Bill

[Jeff the marmot]

Originally Posted by Bill

Jeff -
I routinely fine-tune the position of my TM on the concrete garage floor, using the OEM tongue wheel. I push and pull on the TM's jack stem, which seems to work well. Does this not work for you?

I've had to make that work for me, but I wonder if there's a better way to do it.

Thanks for the info about the Harbor Frieght option. I think I'll go that route since I'm not trying to do much with it.

One of the motorized solutions would seem to be the "right" tool for the job if you can afford it.