I was looking for one like sean had in the photos , that is cool
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06-11-2009 02:33 PMParabellum FJ²B
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06-11-2009 02:55 PM
Yeah, I really like the idea of having the winch/drive on it.
I don't know how easy it would be to manhandle my boat around."Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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06-11-2009 05:59 PM
Not if it involves the word "manhandle"...
But yes, I think I'm with you otherwise... I asked the old man where he got it, who made it, etc. Of course he used to have two or three of them and they were made by someone (probably LAFD) up in the Valley. Who is, most importantly, long long out of business.
Alteratively, maybe keep an eye out on craigslist.
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06-13-2009 07:43 PMParabellum FJ²B
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Parabellum FJ²B
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12-05-2011 05:58 PM
OK, so what's the story on this?? the link no-worky.
Here at the new double-wide, I have all gravel, and a cliff on one side of the driveway. The slightest error could be pretty bad to say the least.
Also have a really tight turn to get out onto the "street". I haven't tried to move the boat after I got in the garage.
I borrowed a manual hand dolly (China Freight model), and I couldn't move the thing at all. It's under the tongue in the pic."Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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12-05-2011 06:59 PM
I came across this in an old Boating Life mag Circa 2007(while visiting the porcelain storage area this AM). They have a FaceBook page, but not a lot of info. It reminded me of the device that Sean had in CA. I typed in quikwheel and got one ad for this, and twenty for MacGuire's wheel cleaner.
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12-06-2011 12:21 AM
So, you have a place to store porcelain??
I know from the pics it looks like I have plenty of space to maneuver, but to the right the driveway drops off on a cliff, and to the left I have the side of the mountain that was blasted out to build the house.
In th middle of the driveway I have a palm tree that I don't want to lose.
It's difficult to just move the trucks, let alone a trailer...
I don't know how they backed the doublewide down here?!"Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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12-06-2011 08:34 AMYou need to watch for an old forklift you can put a hitch on the end of a fork......
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12-06-2011 01:54 PM
My old John Deere 318 does these jobs for me.
Before that Cub Cadet 105 the 125 did too.
Each has/had a 3" coupler on the rear so I can use any of my trailer receivers and hitches on them.
With the SHORT wheelbases of garden tractors, pretty easy to weasel the boats and trailers wherever they need to be.
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12-06-2011 04:44 PM
With a fork truck, i'd be worried about getting traction on the gravel. I have to put my truck in 4x4 just to get up the hill on the gravel. I've got a little 6.5hp go-kart I built in the spring, and I basically have to floor it out of the garage to make the turn and get up the hill to level ground. If I don't, the single drive wheel will just start digging.
I'm working on making more driveway space. When we moved in, there was a whole "garden" in the middle of the driveway. We relocated all the plants, I ran irrigation and electric, and put a "well" around the palm tree (which needs trimmed...)
Need to order fill stone/gravel to cover and bring up to rest of drive level. Kinda got side-tracked on this project with some med/physical stuff.
Maybe this will help explain with pics. Pics are from the front porch looking down, left to right (or S to N). You can see in the first pic the "drop-off/cliff". The drive on that side leaves about 1.5' on each side of my truck, so while turning it's kinda tight.
Pic 3 shows the side of the Mt. that was blown out, and the tight turn up the hill.
I'm thinking my best bet now would be something like a SxS Atv, which can also be made street legal in AZ with lights and such, with a hitch on it.
For the record, when this thread was started I was living in suburbia, you can see the boat in the backyard, and the alley that I had to squeeze through in this pic...
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12-07-2011 01:25 PMI would be leaning towards a 4x4 Gator maybe. But they are usually fairly expensive. I do not know if a Rhino would have the strength. Anyone?
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12-07-2011 11:34 PMMaybe an old Jeep? Small, tight turning, and tough. Probably a lot cheaper than a Gator or Rhino too.....
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12-07-2011 11:49 PM
not a bad plan with a Jeep.
I want something that I can also use for "fun" in the desert.
Gator/Rhino would run me 8-10K used.
Step daughter has a Jeep she doesn't use anymore. Wonder if I could get it to tow a 5K# Wellcraft from Toledo to here?"Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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