Trailer access calculation?

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:45:04 AM UTC-7, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

I like the rope idea Dan. Fast, simple and effective. You could also measure rope to ground at the point of wheel base to see if trailer would scrape.

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:45:04 AM UTC-7, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

Does this help? https://www.memecenter.com/fun/5919021/this-pleases-me

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:45:04 AM UTC-7, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

https://www.memecenter.com/fun/5919021/this-pleases-me

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:45:04 AM UTC-7, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

The rear-end of the trailer will definitely bottom out (that doesn't take much - I do it on my driveway which has just a slight slope). I added casters to the tail of the trailer just for this reason. The skids that Cobra provides don't work worth a damn. I actually damaged a stabilizer because of this. I made a plate out of 0.25 inch Al that holds the casters and bolts on to existed attachment points for my new ASH 31 Cobra trailer (no drilling thru the bottom like I did for my previous Cobra trailer). These casters have to be VERY robust; I went thru a succession of smaller casters until settling on 5 inch industrial-strength casters. As a stopgap you might consider getting a furniture dolly.

Another worry is if the slope is steep enough the wheels will be suspended as well, passing the load to the tongue and the trailer rear-end. Your vehicle had better be able to support this unusual weight if this happens.

I would also consider finding another location to do the work.

Tom

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-4, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

Assuming you are pulling with a car, unhitch the trailer and strap the hitch
to a furniture dolly;that should get you a foot of rear end clearance. pull the combination using the safety chain.
JMF

On Friday, April 3, 2020 at 11:53:00 AM UTC-7, john firth wrote:
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-4, John McLaughlin wrote:
I want to bring my trailer home to do some maintenance while we're all
grounded, but I'm not sure if I can access my house from the road. I
have a 90deg bend to get around and then the second issue is a short,
steep slope, which may ground the back of the trailer.

So my question is, if I measure things up, how can I calculate whether
access is theoretically possible? Is there any advice on the internet - I
can't find anything?

I don't want to just try the trailer for size because I fear getting it
stuck.

Assuming you are pulling with a car, unhitch the trailer and strap the hitch
to a furniture dolly;that should get you a foot of rear end clearance. pull the combination using the safety chain.
JMF

WHOA! The guy may not have a parking brake on the trailer.

WHOA! The guy may not have a parking brake on the trailer.

Well, he will discover that pretty quickly.