If the problem is manuvering the trailer with the jeep on it when it is in the garage I think the dolly idea is the way to go. I have never used them but I would think using them you could put the trailer and jeep anywhere you wanted.

 

I think that's what I'll do.
I can get it back there. touching all walls nice and smooth, So skill or practice is not the problem. I just wanted to get it done w/o the truck on. Especially w/ diesel being 3.39 a gallon.

 

I'm not use how much "maneuvering" you need to do to get the trailer into the desired location but thinking along a completely different line, could you find an old garage opener, mount it upside down on the floor and use it to pull/push the trailer in/out? A dolly wheel jack would be required if you don't already have one.

A variation would be to mount a winch on the garage wall and use it to pull the trailer in but it's sure hard to push a cable.

 

i use my arctic cat 650 4x4 ATVs to move around stuff up to 6000lbs. ive had 900 tongue on it before. IRS flexed all the way, tires were hating it, but it pulled no problem. Easiest way to back stuff in because the wheelbase on the ATV is so short. trailer reacts quick.

 

I built a dolly for around 200 bucks. Bought one of those 600lbs tounge weight dollys (norther tool). Bought a cheep 2,000 lbs winch from harbor frieght, then went to northern again, and bought a big sprocket, small sprocket and some chain for a go cart kit. Welded the winch braket to the dolly, put the small sprocket on the winch, big one on the tire (weld to the rim) (I went with a 1:2 ratio, light trailer) then buy a 12V battery. This will move most of anything (change the gearing if you have to) and was only around 200 bucks. No gas to worry about this or that. Works good for us as we have to move the boat trailer in our yard and we have a very hard time with it, the dolly will move the boat down the yard, but not up the hill (it has surge brakes so we use a big pair of vise grips to work the brakes going down). I may actually build one for my father, it works that good.

 

I use one to move my car trailer around, unloaded only.

 

Used them a lot and never broke one , for me the biggest problem was traction in gravel ,ice and wet pavement . My father in law did boat covers for years and still has his original toe dolly and moved hundreds of boats with his . I do think he put some heaver tires on his over the years . There are some cheap models out and it may be a case of you get what you pay for . In the last few years before he retired he got a old lawn mower and put a ball on it and retired the tow dolly .