we called these things "dollies" in trucking

[Old_Me]

but i'll be damned, i ain't never seen this for campers/trailers for the general public, have you...???





trucking dolly or converter dollies pics.

Vanguard National Trailer Corp. - Converter Dollies

Vanguard National Trailer Corp. manufactures dry freight and refrigerated, semi-trailer vans for the North American transportation industry.

www.vanguardtrailer.com

 

[papa]

Why would you want to convert a 5th wheel trailer to a wagon ??

 

[Tinyman]

Why would you want to convert a 5th wheel trailer to a wagon ??

Maybe if you had a camper shell installed on your truck to hold your "stuff"?

 

[powerboatr]

but i'll be damned, i ain't never seen this for campers/trailers for the general public, have you...???





trucking dolly or converter dollies pics.

Vanguard National Trailer Corp. - Converter Dollies

Vanguard National Trailer Corp. manufactures dry freight and refrigerated, semi-trailer vans for the North American transportation industry.

www.vanguardtrailer.com

yup they have been out for awhile
but yes sort of dumb if you have a pickup ..

 

[Carnal_Nature]

The guy that delivers my firewood has an interesting motorized "dolly" for hauling the stacked wood out of the truck and into my garage. The contraption that PODS uses to load and offload their containers is quite nice too.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

there's also dollys for bumper pulls for using as/for and some motorized to move those type trailers. if the guy doesn't have a 5th-wheel mount in his p/u then it's an option, but probably cheaper to have a 5th-wheel mount than the dolly. from the vid it appears there's a bed cover on the p/u as for the need for the dolly use.

 

[Retired Bum]

there's also dollys for bumper pulls for using as/for and some motorized to move those type trailers. if the guy doesn't have a 5th-wheel mount in his p/u then it's an option, but probably cheaper to have a 5th-wheel mount than the dolly. from the vid it appears there's a bed cover on the p/u as for the need for the dolly use.

The dolly is most likely cheaper than a truck. I had a suburban and I liked it very much, so we settled for a travel trailer. We could have had a fifth wheel, but they didn't have this jewel then.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

The dolly is most likely cheaper than a truck. I had a suburban and I liked it very much, so we settled for a travel trailer. We could have had a fifth wheel, but they didn't have this jewel then.

the dude has a p/u already as the 5th-wheel mount is way cheaper than a vehicle and most likely way cheaper than the dolly used in the vid. for the mount and install (depending on who does it and where you live) should be $1,500 or less. the gooseneck mount (under bed w/handle to remove/change the ball) was less than $600 and install only took 2 hours.

 

[Shibadog]

Similar items been around a long time. The old Movie “The Long, Long Trailer” with Desi and Lucy shows one in use.

 

[Bear007]

I'm not sure I would like to have the weight of a big ole 5th wheel trailer as a wagon. This doesn't add any weight to the vehicle tires to maintain the traction/braking/control needed for the added weight of the wagon. It just seems a little dangerous to me.

 

[bc22wm]

Never thought of it till just now, but isn't "Dollie" somehow sexist? Key the protesters. It isn't like they got anything better to do.....like work for a living.