Can This Tool Can Move A 30,000lb Trailer?

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7 ай бұрын

I picked up this Powercaster PC-3 trailer dolly for a couple hundred bucks last year. With some simple modifications Im going to be able to get a ton of use out of it moving the new trailers around the yard! For more info on the Anker SOLIX F2000 Battery pack im using see below:
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@bayareasparky9180 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter, Chris. Best to you and yours!

@jeremyspecce 7 ай бұрын

Very nice upgrade! A cool addition would be to use 12V power from the Anker and a 7pin plug to make a little electric brake button in case you’re on a hill and it wants to get away from you, it would be nice to trigger the trailer brakes.

@MakeEverything 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! This thing actually has a brake switch that does wire into the 7 pin on the trailer, it uses a momentary switch to tell the trailer to turn the brakes on if the trailer has its own brakkaway backup battery. Unfortunately, none of my trailers breakaways work... but Macks does, so we are testing it soon!

@robertlevine2152 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Two successes in one video.

@twentysevenlitres 4 ай бұрын

Thats funny - as soon as you said it has a socket to plug into the wall, I thought "thats a bit awkward", then i thought "A Bluetti battery box would fix that" - seems you had the same idea! I can see that that thing is great for larger trailers, but I've noticed that American's use jack stands/pads rather than jockey wheels. Most trailers over here (Australia) use jockey wheels in place of a pad for manual maneuvering, even on tandems.

@SF-fm7ov 4 ай бұрын

Shovel a gradual ramp in front of the camper tires, so they are not climbing such a steep incline and you might be able to move the camper as well. Also, monitor the voltage on the motor while under a load. That invertor doesn't look any too big. Young family time is the best.

@Darenator1 7 ай бұрын

Now all you need is to hook upa brake controller so you are ready for inclines. Also keep the emergency pull cable handy

@SchysCraftCo. 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations. Great find Chris.

@AlexanderBurgers 4 ай бұрын

for next time, having the high height *taller* lifts the front axle, and therefore gives more tongue weight (as it redistributes between the rear axle and the hitch). The 'wheelie' idea doesn't work like that, because the center of mass doesn't suddenly shift to behind the rear axle from lifting the tongue a few inches. Similarly, lifting the front axle of the trailer means there's much less friction when trying to turn it.

@jimpritz4169 7 ай бұрын

Looks like a great solution for your trailers to safely move them around. Don't concern yourself about taking 5 weeks to spend with your daughter. As an old geezer I can tell you that 5 weeks in a childs life is a blink of an eye. Before you know it you'll be planning her wedding. Spend as much time as you can with her you won't regret it. Thanks for the video.

@user-qz2qu2hp2i 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the new baby girl.

@johnstup4479 7 ай бұрын

Congrats on the newest family member!

@googacct 7 ай бұрын

It will be interesting to see how the battery pack holds up under a big inductive load like that. I had an inverter blow when I had hooked up a moderate inductive load and it sounded like a bunch firecrackers going off as the FET's exploded. The load was a 12k btu air conditioner that should have been well within the capacity of the inverter and had handled it before, but not that last time.

@scrapperstacker8629 4 ай бұрын

Great video and congratulations on your child.

@timkuehn580 3 ай бұрын

You need to fab up a bracket that can mount to a ball that would provide a stand for your power bank to sit on so that you can transfer it to the trailer and not have to wheel it separately.

@Junkboy888 4 ай бұрын

looks like a nice device for small trailers.

@Loebane 7 ай бұрын

That's really nice. I'm surprised that you didn't make the all-terrain wheels be in the same location as the original wheels, with the shaft just a bit higher so you'd get enough clearance. Then you wouldn't have to worry about removing them.

@MyLilMule 7 ай бұрын

Cool contraption. But the height of that ball has nothing to do with how much tongue weight. The position of the load determines the tongue weight.

@MakeEverything 7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree, but since we typically load our trailers to accommodate our truck heights, the ball being close to what we have now helps the load/tongue weight being correct.

@scrapnewyork 7 ай бұрын

Awesome content as always

@goptools 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations Chris! Life will never be the same (in a great way)!

@Bret4207 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!! Being a Dad is the #1 job in the world!!!! Best wishes to the Mrs and Daughter!

@MakeEverything 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! its been the best thing that ever happened to me

@landroverihtractor1965 4 ай бұрын

Just watched this yesterday and hope to do something similar - your video was a great help thanks!

@stuartkorte1642 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations mom and dad.

@AnthonyCurreri 7 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! 🎉🎉 congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

@frankward709 7 ай бұрын

Graduations on little one and that would be awful handy and I've been wanting one for my shop

@robertapreston4200 7 ай бұрын

❤COngratulatIONS DAD🎉🎉😊🎉🎉😊🎉🎉😊and to your wife and baby daughter❤

@BenNawrath 7 ай бұрын

Welcome to the dad club!! We have godfish.

@e.vasquez9946 4 ай бұрын

What about hooking up the brake toggle?

@aserta 4 ай бұрын

Slow down your weld travel speed and add a wider triangular motion pattern to your movement.

@f1rstclass366 4 ай бұрын

Are you familiar with JACKERY?

@bobbytaylor6773 Ай бұрын

Would you happen to know the height to the top of the pipe?

@MakeEverything Ай бұрын

On the power caster?

@bobbytaylor6773 Ай бұрын

@@MakeEverything yes. sorry for not explaining.

@fordfan3179 7 ай бұрын

I looked into something like that to move my camper but there's no power available where I store it. It would be nice to just drag it out instead of hooking it up to the truck when I need to service the camper.

@MakeEverything 7 ай бұрын

Yeah thats the problem with these powered trailer casters, from what ive found, the 12v ones dont have the same capacity... I like the idea of using the battery pack for this, but knowing I can use it everywhere else is a huge plus! Try and find a powercaster used and invest in a good battery and youd kill two birds with one stone.

@fordfan3179 7 ай бұрын

@@MakeEverything I also have a two bike drop tail trailer for my bikes I keep in my yard. I have a two wheel dolly I can use to get it out to the truck but I swear that trailer gets a little heavier every year, lol.