The Trailer Tug Guidebook
From choosing a trailer dolly to parking, towing, and storage, find practical guides that help you plan your next move.
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Find the information you need, from your first dolly to your next parking challenge.
Plan tighter turns, work with limited space, and position your trailer where you need it.
Browse guides 02Understand manual and powered options, trailer weight, hitch fit, and the surfaces you park on.
Browse guides 03Get to know Trailer Tug, Monster Tug, and the accessories that support your setup.
Browse guides 04Build your understanding of hitching, trailer terminology, and preparation before a trip.
Browse guides 05Make the most of your parking space and learn practical ways to care for your trailer and equipment.
Browse guides01 / Parking & positioning
Plan tighter turns, work with limited space, and position your trailer where you need it.
To park a jet ski trailer in a garage corner, roll it in straight along the wall, then pivot only the tongue. Here is...
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Moving an enclosed cargo trailer into a shop or warehouse by hand? Check overhead clearance, posts, drains, slope and shared traffic first, because the...
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Cold-weather hand moves start with the ground: clear the route to bare, level pavement, check tire pressure cold, recheck tongue weight after loading sleds,...
Read guide02 / Buying advice
Understand manual and powered options, trailer weight, hitch fit, and the surfaces you park on.
Paver joints, slab seams and garage lips can catch a dolly's wheels. Walk the route, cross each seam slowly and square, stay on level...
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Grass event lots cause trouble under the wheels, gravel lots in front of them. Here is how each surface changes repositioning a vendor trailer...
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Concrete garage or gravel side yard? Learn how ground surface, tongue weight and trailer setup decide whether the Trailer-Tug 3.0 or Monster-Tug fits the...
Read guide03 / Know your equipment
Get to know Trailer Tug, Monster Tug, and the accessories that support your setup.
Your dolly's hitch ball has to match your trailer's coupler, have a 1-inch shank for the Trailer-Tug 3.0 or Monster-Tug, and carry a suitable...
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What the Stabilizer, 12" Handle Extension and hitch ball each do for your Trailer-Tug, and how to tell which ones your trailer setup actually...
Read guide04 / Before the road
Build your understanding of hitching, trailer terminology, and preparation before a trip.
Set your dolly's ball close to your trailer's level coupler height and the move stays predictable. Here's how to measure it, and what nose-down...
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A boat trailer's tongue weight isn't fixed. Boat position, gear, motor and fuel all shift it, so check it in the condition you'll actually...
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Hitching a camper to a trailer dolly is mostly about order: level ground and chocks first, then ball height, hold brakes, coupler and jack....
Read guide05 / Between adventures
Make the most of your parking space and learn practical ways to care for your trailer and equipment.
Keeping your boat trailer at home or on a storage lot changes the surface, slope, space and rules you deal with when you move...
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A soft trailer tire can make a hand move harder and is worth fixing before your next tow anyway. Here's where to find the...
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Planning to hand-move your camper the last few feet at a storage lot or campsite? Use this checklist to choose the drop point, read...
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