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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cheapest I ever found a Powercaster used was $400 and it looked like it had been at the bottom of the ocean for 15 years. I can't figure out how Powercaster (or any of the other electric trailer dolly companies) can justify charging what they do for these things. I keep thinking Harbor Freight will come out with one at a reasonable price but not yet!
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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!
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter, Chris. Best to you and yours!
Congratulations! Two successes in one video.
Congratulations. Great find Chris.
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.
Awesome content as always
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.
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.
looks like a nice device for small trailers.
Now all you need is to hook upa brake controller so you are ready for inclines. Also keep the emergency pull cable handy
Congratulations on the new baby girl.
Congrats on the newest family member!
Just watched this yesterday and hope to do something similar - your video was a great help thanks!
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.
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.
Great video and congratulations on your child.
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.
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.
Congratulations mom and dad.
Congratulations!!! Being a Dad is the #1 job in the world!!!! Best wishes to the Mrs and Daughter!
Thank you so much! its been the best thing that ever happened to me
Congratulations Chris! Life will never be the same (in a great way)!
Graduations on little one and that would be awful handy and I've been wanting one for my shop
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.
What about hooking up the brake toggle?
Cheapest I ever found a Powercaster used was $400 and it looked like it had been at the bottom of the ocean for 15 years. I can't figure out how Powercaster (or any of the other electric trailer dolly companies) can justify charging what they do for these things. I keep thinking Harbor Freight will come out with one at a reasonable price but not yet!
Welcome to the dad club!! We have godfish.
How much power does that pull? Would a smaller battery generator (like an 800-1000w unit) be able to provide enough amps?
Would you happen to know the height to the top of the pipe?
On the power caster?
@@MakeEverything yes. sorry for not explaining.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
I would like to buy one . How can I reach you .
That's wonderful! 🎉🎉 congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
Slow down your weld travel speed and add a wider triangular motion pattern to your movement.
Are you familiar with JACKERY?
❤COngratulatIONS DAD🎉🎉😊🎉🎉😊🎉🎉😊and to your wife and baby daughter❤
Cant this tool Can Can though ? That's the real question
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So will a Daytona 3 ton Long Reach floor jack but the soft-handed naysayers will cry it's a bad idea😂
Title of video makes no sense.