Moving caravan in a tight space, possible?

[Tampon]

I have a double drive on a slight slope. Half of the front of the drive has a wall infront of it.

We would like to get a 2 berth caravan and park it in the space behind the wall.

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Now it is not possible to remove the front wall due to postbox being sunk into it and we wouldn't want to any way as it is a lovely stone wall.

I am wondering is is possible to park the caravan in that tight a space (approx 2 ft longer than the length of the caravan and a frame plus a flower bed behind and infront) and get it close to the left hand wall?

I would obviously have to use a electric mover but I can;t see how I can get the van straight and close to the side wall.

Only thing I can think of is to get the rear tight the the left, lower the supports and then lift and slide the hitch and van over step by step. I have no idea if this is even possible.

Any advise?

[MXRod]

something like this perhaps
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-Vehicle-Wheel-Dollies...
and then put the steadies down , on blocks if required

[chevy55]

If you have an electric mover, or help if not, you'll get it in eventually as you said, you can keep shunting back and forward with it until it goes where you want it. another way is to use a couple of dollies under the wheels, get it as far in as possible and then jack it up and put the dollies under the wheels and slide it in sideways. If you don't want the expense of proper dollies then try a couple of the plastic milk or bread trollies with 4 casters on, they take an incredible amount of weight.

[Tampon]

I have thought of carworkshop dollies, only issue us the drive is on a slope so worried I will put them on the dollys and the van will slide slowly down into the front wall. the dollys would probably roll down the drive alone with nothing on them to give you a idea.

I like the idea though.

If it can be wiggled in just with time and effort then I am fine with that and just buy a electric jocky wheel. Only going to be moved in and out twice a year,

[bristolracer]

Have you considered storage?
We pay £360 a year I think.
No looking out of the window at the van and no telling the burglars you are away.
Motor movers are not cheap, it could cost you as much as 2 years storage to buy one.

[Chrisgr31]

Caravans are remarkably heavy on a slope, of course there is no way that I would have discovered this by trying to move our caravan on the front lawn, prior to leveling it. Obviously the caravan would not have rolled down the slope straight in to the new porch, as that would be a very silly thing to do!

[Wacky Racer]

Careful:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pMlDhPSjr0

[ALY77]

Reading your original post, I think in one suggestion you are considering putting the van on the back legs and the front jockey wheel, trying to lift the front end and the axle wheels off the ground to move the van in/round at the front?
If I've read that correctly then I would mention the legs are there to stop it tipping over, nothing more. The fashion in which they are mounted to the van doesn't even safely allow for use as jacks for a wheel change, for that you'd need a proper jack at the correct point on the chassis. If you put the full weight of the van on the back legs and twist the floor wont be attached to the van properly for very long.

In theory you could use a dolly under each caravan wheel, even if you had to chain/loadstrap each dolly to an anchor point at the top of the slope of the drive, with each chain/strap set at the correct length for positioning the van as desired.
Given the potential for disaster having a giant caravan shaped pendulum swinging about on the drive and the added trolly jack work involved to move the van every time its really only a theoretical solution.
For the cost, security and antithetical reasons already highlighted above, I'd be more inclined to look for secure practical storage locally to your home or indeed in an area you are most likely to use the van.

[hidetheelephants]

Tampon said:

I have thought of carworkshop dollies, only issue us the drive is on a slope so worried I will put them on the dollys and the van will slide slowly down into the front wall. the dollys would probably roll down the drive alone with nothing on them to give you a idea.

I like the idea though.

If it can be wiggled in just with time and effort then I am fine with that and just buy a electric jocky wheel. Only going to be moved in and out twice a year,

Looks a bit tight, dollies and depending on the magnitude of the slope eyebolts into convenient hard points plus ropes, pulleys and pushing and shoving. Without dollies you're unlikely to get it closer to the wall than a metre or so because of the lack of room to swing.

[chasingracecars]

Hire a crane?

[Fore Left]

What you need is a couple of piano trolleys. They only go in one direction (hopefully )

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PIANO-TROLLEY-DOLLY-SKAT...