by Nobes » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:14 am
I have a very short but much, much steeper driveway. There is no way I could ever back my 1500 lb TD up. It's hard to back the truck up there just by itself! Plus, the garage opening is narrow and I only have inches of clearance on each side after the TD enters the garage. My solution was a winch bolted to a 4' 2x6 which is attached with large screws to 4 studs in the back of the garage, plus a trailer dolly to steer from the front. I couldn't find an AC winch, so I have to grab the battery out of the TD and use it to power the winch. It takes 2 people--one with the dolly, one to man the winch and shout steering directions to the person manning the dolly--but now that all the pieces are in place and assuming I have someone to help, it's pretty easy.
I like Cosmo's solution for his situation. I think with my hill, the trailer valet would have difficulty getting up to the garage. For my situation, I like my solution.