Vexing towing problem

[PoorMansCat]

Any farmers near with a decent sized 4x4 tractor?...
Another thing to maybe consider is one of the little track type MULES that mobile home delivery companies use to manuver and put together doublewides.... Those little track type tow motors are extremely powerful.

 

[F250DSLPWR]

Is it possible you can add a tow hitch to the front of your truck and get a winch mounted on it with a receiver hitch. Use the winch to help you pull your truck and trailer up the hill. We installed a septic system down in a very steep draw and the 2wd backhoe could not drive itself back up the steep gravel drive way. We bought a 12k winch and helped pull it backup. I would go with a dozer or wrecker truck it that is feasible.

 

[the6shooter]

Now would be a good neighbor, and go visit with them, they may have a large tractor, and ask them If they could help you. an Ag tractor would have more than enough to get you up the hill, or check for a tractor service to come out and get you up there. I only charge $40. per hr. with 3 hr. min. but i'm not in AZ. check the local phone book, someone is out there that would be glad to help.
david

 

[jeffsw6]

It sounds like your driveway is so steep once you get the TT up there you may have another problem if you want to get it back down before you change the driveway. :/

 

[sparc]

If you plan to regrade the drive later, why not do it now and eliminate problems for everyone during the build as well as making it easier on yourself getting the trailer to the top of the hill.

Barring that the safest thing in my opinion would be someone with a tractor or small dozer or other tracked vehicle as has been said. Its not worth losing the trailer and maybe your truck if the load gets away from you. Sometimes DIY is doing it wrong.

 

[James150]

I knew you guys were the people to ask.

I thought I said it was a 5th wheel trailer, re-reading, I didn't, but it is. That does make it a bit easier to maneuver the trailer but the truck is a long box four door that is pretty clumsy in small spaces.

I'm going to live at the local campground for a while to buy me time to scout out the local resources. There is a huge dozer less than a mile away that would get it up there easily. Maybe he will help. Then again there is a wrecking service next door to the dozer guy I'm going to talk to them too.

I would get the driveway done in concrete now but the contractor advised against it with the heavy trucks they are using for construction . . .Yeah, getting the trailer down will be a chore too (that I can put off to next spring (2013). I still would have the quarter mile of rough uphill road to contend with even after the concrete on my drive. Guess I need the other ranchers to kick in for paving the hill road (yeah right).

Farm tractor was my first choice, unfortunately no one has one close by , . . this is ranch country and most have smaller tractors (which I have too).

sparc, you have hit it on the head . . . Sometimes DIY is doing it wrong . . .I have too much to lose not to seek (and pay for) help.

My wife would kill me if I lost the rig.

Thanks to everyone who responded . . you guys are great! I'll let you know how it goes.

Jim

 

[James150]

My wife just said: "Drag it up there with the ROKON, you keep telling everyone it will go anywhere"

Smartass women.

Jim

 

[flusher]

I knew you guys were the people to ask.

I thought I said it was a 5th wheel trailer, re-reading, I didn't, but it is. That does make it a bit easier to maneuver the trailer but the truck is a long box four door that is pretty clumsy in small spaces.

I'm going to live at the local campground for a while to buy me time to scout out the local resources. There is a huge dozer less than a mile away that would get it up there easily. Maybe he will help. Then again there is a wrecking service next door to the dozer guy I'm going to talk to them too.

I would get the driveway done in concrete now but the contractor advised against it with the heavy trucks they are using for construction . . .Yeah, getting the trailer down will be a chore too (that I can put off to next spring (2013). I still would have the quarter mile of rough uphill road to contend with even after the concrete on my drive. Guess I need the other ranchers to kick in for paving the hill road (yeah right).

Farm tractor was my first choice, unfortunately no one has one close by , . . this is ranch country and most have smaller tractors (which I have too).

sparc, you have hit it on the head . . . Sometimes DIY is doing it wrong . . .I have too much to lose not to seek (and pay for) help.

My wife would kill me if I lost the rig.

Thanks to everyone who responded . . you guys are great! I'll let you know how it goes.

Jim

Or, find someone with a 1T dually pickup and use it and your pickup chained in tandem to pull that TT up the hill.

 

[Treesanddust]

Something else you may need to watch out for is the angle of the driveway at both the bottom and top.
If approach or departure angle is too much, you could run out of room between the bottom of the trailer and the top of your bed rails / tailgate.

 

[beckmurph]

I would check with mobile home movers. Those guys can put a double
wide in places that would make a billygoat think twice. If you have ever
been through West Virgny or Eastern Ky you would know what I am
talking about.