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Old 08-17-2020, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
So many options...

I have squeezed a big Pontoon boat under a 10' tall door by taking the tires off of one of two axles. All the weight settles on the one axle, to slide under the door; then put the other two tires on.

You can lower the tongue of the trailer to the ground, with a cheap adjustable drop hitch, or buy a drop hitch for a lifted truck. That could lower your windscreen (highest point) by 6" or more.

You can let air out of the tires to the point that they barely roll.

You could back the boat onto the garage floor, then take the wheels/tires off, and set the trailer frame on machinery movers. Or you could set the axles down on tire dollies.

If you have a gravel driveway, you can dig out at the right distance where the REAR axle of the truck dips down enough that the windscreen clears the garage door.

You could do a combination of the above.
all concrete nice and smooth... with a tri-axle... i kinda like the machinery movers... just have to clear the windshield and golden... 14' ceiling height.... have to make something work for free climate controlled winter storage....
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Old 08-17-2020, 08:59 PM
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Can you widen the bunks on the trailer a bit which will lower the boat down into the trailer. Might not be enough but that combined with letting air out might get you inside.
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good idea, but no welded bunk supports
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ill add a photo for reference.... no im not trying to clear the bimini, and the rookie sticks are long gone! had the boat for 2 hours before i was backing it in...

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That rear crossbar will probably be a *****. I’d try taking the front four wheels off/air out the tires, and also air down the truck’s rear tires. That should get the windshield as low as possible.
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With that windshield being ahead of the axles, pull off front two tires and buy longest drop hitch that clears ground with tongue weight on it, betting that will get you really close! Deflate other tires to get the rest.
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I agree. With the rig in front of the garage, back trailer tires up on a ramp so you cam easily remove the front 4 tires. Figure out how much drop hitch you can use and have it already lowered as much as possible. With all the weight on the back tires and the hitch an inch or so from the ground I suppose it will back into the garage and clear. Try not to make any turns rigged like that!
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Originally Posted by Gimme Fuel
With that windshield being ahead of the axles, pull off front two tires and buy longest drop hitch that clears ground with tongue weight on it, betting that will get you really close! Deflate other tires to get the rest.
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I agree. With the rig in front of the garage, back trailer tires up on a ramp so you cam easily remove the front 4 tires. Figure out how much drop hitch you can use and have it already lowered as much as possible. With all the weight on the back tires and the hitch an inch or so from the ground I suppose it will back into the garage and clear. Try not to make any turns rigged like that!
And hit it with speed. It will go in just fine. And it will probably come out just fine in the spring too if you hit it hard enough in the fall
​​​​​​​Take video.
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well got it in! used a 6" drop receiver and plenty of room! was planning on using car dolly's to push it to the side to make room for the second boat... that didn't go so well as soon as I lowered the boat the dolly's failed, supposed to be 2K each dolly proved that spec wrong! had the random thought why not try the tractor, low range moved the boat with ease! it of course would support the tongue weight so I just used a floor jack and threw a movers dolly under it.
















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