Trailer Valet XL - user experience?

[DRPREECE]

Any comments out there on using the Trailer Valet XL to position your trailer?

[Gsmblue]

Also interested in this thread!

I have used the original trailer valet and it worked very well. Thinking of investing in the XL..

[MomcatA]

Hope there are more posts on this thread. An interesting concept.

[Mikenbern]

I currently have a 23 foot travel trailer that weighs 5500 loaded +/- and the tongue weight is about 480 lbs

I move it in my rather tight parking area with a Trailer Valet XL. I like how it works with my dewalt 18v drill.

Their specs say this model is good for up to a 10,000 pound trailer and 1000 lbs tongue weight.

Has anybody used one of these on an AS. I am getting close to pulling the trigger on a 2017 Flying Cloud 27FB -- the tongue weight is north of 850

Has anyone used the Trailer Valet XL on a 27 or larger AS?

Thank you

Mike

[centennialman]

I used the original Trailer Valet and then upgraded to the XL. I don't use the drill attachment. I prefer to crank it by hand and take it slow and steady up the driveway. It works well and I have been a happy Trailer Valet user for over three years now. As I age, I am considering a more robust mover with it's own electric motor but that has no reflection on my happiness with the Trailer Valet.

[Gsmblue]

Good info so far!

Now, has anyone used the XL with a pro-pride hitch or a Hensly?

[Silvertwinkie]

I've been using this for the last 5 years:

https://parkit360.ca/collections/par...-capacity-base


...and I can tell you first hand, with a 750 hitch weight, the fwd/backward rock of the units without stability are a REAL PITA to use when using a hitch ball. They do work, but it's a fair amount of exercise. This type of attachment would lessen the fwd/backward rocking motion that I do not see as an option for the trailer valet:

https://parkit360.ca/collections/acc...-trailer-dolly

I do like the parkit 360, but clearly one of it's major shortcomings is ease of use due to no horizontal support and though the trailer valet is far less expensive, I would think it could be equally interesting to use without that horizontal stabilization when using a hitch ball as the connection, esp when moving on uneven surfaces.

In lieu of having that horizontal support, I have simply been using my power jack foot with it as retracted as far as possible and I get zero horizontal movement....of course I had to engineer a way to get the trailer off the power jack, but once that was done, I had a very viable solution. I know I can get a bracket that would attach to the "a" frame, but I find moving the trailer from the front pivot point works better for me in tight areas.

Your results can and will vary.

[Steamy1]

works for me in positioning our 19' and 23' in the driveway and the storage unit. I like not having another motor to feed and maintain.

Be sure to get the correct ball with it. etrailer has them on sale time to time.