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  3. 500 lbs Capacity
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  5. 1-7/8 Inch Ball
  6. 16 Inch Tall
  7. 17 Inch Tall
  8. 18 Inch Tall
  9. 19 Inch Tall
Rack'Em Trailer Dolly
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Rack'Em Trailer Dolly

Part Number: RA20
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RackEm Trailer Dolly - RA20

  • 500 lbs Capacity
  • Manual Dolly
  • RackEm
  • 1-7/8 Inch Ball
  • 16 Inch Tall
  • 17 Inch Tall
  • 18 Inch Tall
  • 19 Inch Tall
  • Black


Trailer Dolly by Rack'Em Manufacturing

The trailer dolly will allow you to move your heavy trailer around with ease. Great for helping to manuever your trailer into tight spaces like in the garage.

  • Height of the 1 7/8" hitch ball is adjustable to accompany different sized trailers
    • Adjusts from 16" to 19"
  • 13" tires on the dolly make moving a trailer easy
    • Tires also measure 4" wide
    • Distance between tires: 24"
  • Height: 54" tall from bottom of tires to handle
  • Tire rating: maximum 300 lbs at 30 psi
  • Capacity: 500 lbs TW (downward force cannot exceed this amount)
    • Trailer weight does not matter; you can pull as much as you are able
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Trailer hitch ball height can be adjusted up and down.

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Large rubber grip handles makes it easier on you when pulling and pushing your trailer.

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Rack'Em trailer dolly lifting trailer with ease.

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RA-20 Rack'Em Trailer Dolly





Ratings & Reviews

4.6

142 reviews

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Great product, will certainly save my back



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Works well......was easy to assemble....looking forward to using it a lot!



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had trouble lining up holes for the support after the other bolts were tightened. After some tinkering got it to line up.



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Excellent construction and quality. Moving the trailer around is now a breeze!



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saves from going to the doctorangle it under the hitch mount lift up and you are on the go. i use it to manuver my 5 x 8 v nose enclosed trailer in around tight spots to give my suv a break. i do not have my trailer overloaded so it works fine for my needs.



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Product is very stout and well finished.I can definitely recommend to others.I use it to move a tandem axle motorcycle trailer in my driveway.One person can move it when empty as long as the turns
aren't too abrupt. This side loads the tires and requires a second person to push sideways to turn it. Gradual turns are no problem.



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The dolly seems to work as expected but beyond that I am beyond happy with my first purchase through etrailer. Shipping was free and they even upgraded to priority shipping rather than ground. Great customer service!



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Easy assembly, need 17mm wrenchs. Bolts and nuts are stainless steel, split washers, flat washers and cotter pins are plain steel. Nice design, really appreicate the adjustable height ball.



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I am impress with the quality of the product. I researched the product thoroughly before buying, in fact, I thought I had found the right one at my local store, but it was too low for my trailer. Therefore, search no further, this product RA20 is the best I found. I particularly like the ajustable height of the ball and the large 4x13 inches wheels. In addition, if you buy from e-Trailer you will surely be pleased with their customer approach.



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Very nice product, I purchased a 5x8 enclosed trailer with a weight of 1250lbs. This moves it around on pavement with ease, moving it through soft grass is tough, but thats not the products fault. Its tough to get good foot grip in the grass. I'm sure on hard packed gravel it would be fine. The only problem with the directions is they're lacking some detail. Very simple to put together, 17mm wrench and a pair of pliers to bend a cotter pin is all that is needed..



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Was easy to assemble and looks like good quality workmanship. I've used it twice over the weekend to move my boat from the side of the driveway. So far this dolly has made the job much easier then pushing or pulling the boat and trailer with the small jack wheel wanting to turn direction all the time.
It's a tight fit between my house and fence but this dolly makes it easy to move and position the boat. I believe the large wheels on the dolly is the key.



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Assembly was a bit tough because some of the holes in the frame did not line up. But once we got the dolly assembled it worked like a champ. We have a 1982 23' Kit trailer that I estimate weighs over 5000 lbs. The older trailers weigh more and I estimate the tongue weight is 500 or more. A rule of thumb is tongue weight is one-tenth of gross vehicle weight.

I had trepidation that the dolly would not budge the trailer or worse, break because of the weight. I was pleasantly surprised. I can easily push the trailer by myself on a flat concrete surface because the dolly's oversize tires and sturdy frame.



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I got this to move my 6x12 enclosed Haulmark trailer around...with some custom cabinets built into the front, the tongue weight is around 300lbs empty, and can push 400lbs when loaded with gear, dirt bikes, etc. Occasionally I need to move the empty trailer, and having to hook the truck up to do that was a PITA, and no way do I want to blow out my back and bang up my knees trying to lift and move it myself...I'm a big strong guy and there is no way to gain proper leverage without this dolly - it works great and will save me a lot of hassle/strain from now on! My only complaint is the handle should be twice as wide - it's too narrow.

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Mike

4/18/2015

Well after more usage over the past few years, Ive decided this unit is going to be replaced ... the wheelbase is too narrow, which results in the jack foot hitting the tires, andor the dolly goes up on 1 wheel and tips over, making it impossible to do sharp turns ... VERY annoying. To improve on this unit, they should beef up the axle and widen the stance around 12, along with a wider handle for overall better leverage/mechanical advantage. Also, the hardware tends to come loose, but since Ive loc-tited all the fasteners, it seems to be holding up. If that doesnt work, nyloc nuts might be a better option.



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Was easy to assemble and looks like good quality workmanship. I've used it twice over the weekend to move my boat from the side of the driveway. So far this dolly has made the job much easier then pushing or pulling the boat and trailer with the small jack wheel wanting to turn direction all the time. It's a tight fit between my house and fence but this dolly makes it easy to move and position the boat. I believe the large wheels on the dolly is the key.



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We love this dolly! We use it to move our jet ski trailer from our driveway to our wooded backyard for the winter. We've also used it to move a vertical log splitter from our driveway to the wooded backyard.

My only compliant is the tire pin broke. I have no idea if etrailer sells 1 tire pin for this model so I used a plastic anchor to replace it. It's not the best fix, but it works.



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This tool is fabulous for my use. I live on a steep hill in East Tennessee. I can tow my 15' Feathercraft Aluminum boat up the hill to a level area, uncouple, then make an 180º turn into the garage bay with little to no effort. Absolutely the right tool for the job! Christina was a gem to work with. I would recommend this tool and etrailer

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Doni M.

8/8/2024

Hey y’all, I’ve had my trailer dolly for a year. I wouldn’t trade it for a spotted pup. It is fabulous. It has held up, I keep the boat coupled to it in the garage. I’m able to maneuver the boat 180° on concrete effortlessly. I am a girl FWIW Would recommend this product to anyone thinking about a trailer dolly. Big heavy duty tires & one piece solid handle let this little guy do the work so l don’t have to. A on the board.



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Paul's customer service is excellent, particularly when double checking our remote off-grid address. It ensured the dolly got to us swiftly and efficiently. We have several units requiring this dolly, which is absolutely adequate to our off-grid operations on the homestead.

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Michael

7/25/2025

Our trailer dolly is a great assist here on the homestead, especially as housebuilding necessitates moving our trailers about to accommodate deliveries of building materials.



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I haven't tried using it yet, so I can't say how well it works yet, but it appears to be very solid. The wheels/tires are much larger than the ones on my Harbor Freight dolly which gives me impression I will be able to more easily move my boat & pop-up trailer.

With regards to putting it together - I followed the instructions, but wasn't able to connect the smaller top stablizer bar. The holes did NOT line up. I had to go back & loosen all the other nuts before I could line up the holes on the stablizer bar. Once that was connected, I went back and tightended all the other nuts.

I personally feel using a bolt/nut on the adjustable ball is a poor design that doesn't allow for rapid adjustment. So I used a pin instead as shown in the picture.

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Lfs

8/2/2015

Working out very well. Much easier to move my 2000lb popup trailer over level terrain.



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I had a very tight storage area for my camper and had to unhitch, move and re-hitch my tow vehicle to get it inside the building. There is only 6 inches on each side. I ordered the Rack'em trailer dolly and it was easy to assemble and has worked great saving me the 30-45 minutes struggling with my camper before. With the trailer dolly, I can easily push it right into place. It is well built and sturdy. the big wheels make a big difference. I highly recommend this piece of equipment.

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Frank W.

8/10/2015

It has been fine. I do have to keep airing the tires up as they have a tendency to leak air. the unit itself works fine.



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I ordered the Rack’em RA20 Trailer Dolly from etrailer to assist in loading our 16 ft. boat into our self-made boat hauler/camper. It was delivered as scheduled. It is definitely better quality than the dolly my son bought at a local tool store. It makes it easy to move the boat even on the ballast rock parking lot where the trailer and boat are in storage. It gives me full control of loading the boat into the camper with less than three inches of clearance on each side, using a remote control winch mounted in the trailer. Without the RA20 it would be next to impossible to control the loading. It's a great tool.



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When I saw how the trailer dolly was packaged, I knew I had made a good decision. It was heavily boxed and well protected (see attached photo). I use it to pull my 500 lb. outboard skiff out of a basement and up a rather steep graveled grade (see other attached photo). I'm 67 and before I got the trailer dolly it took a tremendous amount of effort to pull the boat out by grabbing the coupler with one hand and the winch support with the other. I usually had to stop and rest at least once and hope it didn't roll back down. Now the boat comes out without having to stop and with much less effort. I've had the RA20 trailer dolly for a year now and the boat is being used a lot more!



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Just got it and it looks great, nice and sturdy. First time buying anything like this And I had a question so I emailed and get an answer quickly. I love good service and the service I got so far has been great. I appreciate the quick response but the answer given to me was even better. Took the time explain it. Wow - that is the way it should be. Thank you

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Thomas

11/30/2024

I love it



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This is an excellent and well-designed piece of gear. It's heavy duty and the axle is strong enough to prevent deformation under heavy loads. Also, the tires have stayed well inflated and after one year have only recently required a little more air pressure. I'm very happy with this Rackem product and would happily buy it again.



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Works well for moving my utility trailer around. Exactly what I needed.



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Very Fast Shipping ,Trailer Dolly works very good on a 6x10 trailer.


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