Ray-IN
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Ya'know, if the trailer is on dirt, most everything we suggested is moot. It would be expensive, however if the surface is dirt, hiring a mobile crane to come in and lift the trailer out would be easy peezy.
Dirt isn't a problem if there's boards available to put under the jack wheel or pad. If the wheels have sunk in, jack them up and fill in the holes. A lot cheaper than a crane!Ya'know, if the trailer is on dirt, most everything we suggested is moot. It would be expensive, however if the surface is dirt, hiring a mobile crane to come in and lift the trailer out would be easy peezy.
Always better to accept your limitations rather than be the star of an "oh sh_ _!" video on YouTube.Thanks everyone for your input.
Here is what we did.
We watched tons of vids on tow and recovery straps, chains etc. We went to get the camper with a tow strap ... somewhat confident we could pivot the camper but chickened out at the last minute.
We realized if we were able to pivot the camper, it would end up on a slope and if it started to roll, we would probably be in a bit of trouble .... so, we called a tow company who had exp with campers. They brought in a tractor, a tow vehicle and a pickup. The pulled it out with the tractor then brought it to our place with their pickup. They were pretty awesome, and we were super grateful!
In first pic, this is when they started to move it (about 10 or so degrees). You can see the rocks and trees that were right in front of it. In the last pic, you can see the much larger boulders to the left which is the bigger reason we could not get our truck in there. We don't know how they got it into such a tight spot. When the previous owners bought it it was already in that spot. It had been there several years I think.
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