Very Sturdy Hitch Wheel

Evan

Evan

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This unit looks very sturdy with the dual wheels and also has a wheel lock.
Would this do a better job than the current wheel?
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I'm still trying to understand what the issue is with the stock Camp-Inn hitch wheel. Mine seems sturdy, cranks down the way it should, folds up nicely and stays up, rolls easily to allow me to push the trailer around in the garage, and is in every way totally functional. Granted, it looks kinda low-end, not like that fancy one in the picture, but that doesn't bother me a bit.
 
That's a bit too macho for my tastes. Dual wheels may be good on rough terrain, but won't do one any favors when it is smooth except being able to chock them; which shouldn't be necessary if you can lock them. That said, the wheel lock is a great idea.

Chocking my single wheel is a joke on my rain sloped driveway so sometimes it takes two to move the tear. One steering and the other to chock the rear wheels.

Issue solved: I will now drill holes around the wheel and keep a 5" pin handy to lock the wheel on a slope. Thanks Evan.

Hilditch
 
Jim, I don't think there is a problem with the current wheel. So people have complained that it gets hard to swivel, but this is just a matter of lubing it. I posted this picture because I thought the wheel look very beefy and cool too - and I liked the lock.
 
OK, I ran across my very first issue with it this week. I had disconnected and rolled the trailer in to an uneven camping spot by hand the previous day. Getting ready to hook up and leave the following morning, I backed the 4Runner down to where the ball was in place, turned the crank to lower the trailer onto the ball, locked it in place, and began to crank the wheel up so I could pivot it out of the way. Big oops. The wheel reached the end of its upward travel and wouldn't rise far enough to get the weight off and pivot upward. Quite a surprise. Interim solution: oriented the wheel fore and aft and drove forward dragging the trailer unto more even ground, then pivoting up. Longer term solution shouldn't be particularly difficult, but I'll worry about it later.
 
I had the same problem today, Jim. I rotated the wheel as you did, and then pulled the pin while Lena inched the car forward a bit, until the wheel was free. What are you thinking regarding a permanent solution? I just figured it was what happens occasionally when going into crazy areas...
 
Put a mark on the shaft of the jack. This mark will let you know that additional blocks are needed to allow the hitch to match up and be mounted with out a hitch (sorry I had to add that pun) :D
 
If you have them to hand a couplee of blocks of wood under the rear wheels should raise the rear of the car enough to allow the wheel to swivel.

I have the same problem with my utility trailer when I hook it to my ATV if the trailer is loaded with wood its to heavy to lift. A couple of handy tree branches under the rear wheels usually do the job.
 
Yep, B&A have the solution I had in mind: Unhook, place blocks of some sort under the wheels of the tow vehicle to get the ball up higher, then rehook.

There are also additional, unused bolt holes on the wheel post mounting plate that might allow it to be moved up two inches or so. Haven't really looked at whether their spacing allows that, though.
 
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