Trailer Valet XL Trailer Dolly with Chain Drive - 2-5/16" Hitch Ball - 1,000 lbs TW

900 lb tongue weight, 8,000 lb trailer. The Trailer Valet XL solves all my problems regarding backing into my very narrow RV space on the side of my house. So far, and for the price, you can't beat it. 573688

by: Richard10/05/2018

I was able to put a 27foot trailer in small place in my back yard from a alley with little trouble 571941

by: RV ing09/23/2017

I'ved used it about 10 times on my 3,000 lb trailer. I bought it because my trailer is stored in a tight area alongside my house. Be careful on slopes since the wheel can lose traction, insufficient weight and the single tire will slide. The trailer valet xl works fine and is solidly built. Make sure to read the manual and follow the instructions. 435659

by: Gerardo10/14/2018

I've had this for about a year and it's still an excellent product. Only reason for one star less is that you have to be in a bent over position for most of the action. 574465

by: Scott01/01/2018

We have a 21 foot mini Summerland camper. Live in a cul-de-sac with a curved driveway. Use the Valet to park it and move it when needed. Hooks up fast, works easily with $20 drill and adapter. Flat pavement works fantastic. 464221

by: Samuel03/16/2018

This trailer moving devise has been valuable in parking our camper trailer for storage inside a dry wall finished aircraft hangar. The final back in can not be done with the truck for fear of hitting the walls and causing damage to both the trailer and the walls. This product has been the perfect solution since our new trailer is too heavy to be pushed by hand. 485469

As usual, etrailer.com has once again provided another outstanding product for a reasonable price & rapid-shipping. I needed this trailer dolly for the purpose of maneuvering a large capacity trailer with a 1,000 lb tongue-weight in tight quarters. Although I have seen this trailer-dolly for sale elsewhere on the Internet... they usually come with inflatable pneumatic tires which I did not want. I wanted my unit to come with both the solid tires & drill-socket attachment for my power drill. The unit provided by etrailer came with everything that I was looking for as well as being very competitively priced. It shipped super-fast & upon arrival I found the build-quality of this unit to be well-designed, extremely durable & very user-friendly. After a quick review of their on-line instruction video, I hooked it up & easily maneuvered my trailer into place. As I have additional trailers with various sized hitches, I will probably be ordering another size ball or two so as the trailer dolly can be used on my other units as well. My compliments to etrailer for your obvious commitment to customer service by once again providing superior products at competitive prices. Keep up the stellar performance & you will continue to have my business. Many-Thanks & Kind-Regards, Wizard 453418

by: Cesar Mateos04/22/2017

I am torn with your product. On the one hand, I have been able to move my trailer, which is the whole point. On the other hand, since the first time I used it, I had a horrible time because one of the tires got deflated in the middle of the moving. It was so scary and dangerous, and happened to me 3 more times, but at least I was prepared. I called your tech support. This guy (I forgot his name) was great. Fantastic customer service! I explained what happened and he sent me two inner tube replacements. Once I got them, he took me step by step to put apart the dolly and replace the tire. It took me more than an hour, but it worked... until I used again. It happened the same thing. I call him back and explained that the valve was the problem. It gets caught and breaks. He was not able to help me any further. I bought some other inner tubes and tried them with the same result. Finally, I bought from the internet, inner tubes for small airplanes! So far, I have not had the problem again. My trailer is very big, but still the weight is below 10,000 and the tongue is less than a 1,000, which according to your specifications, it would be OK. One more thing, it is not possible to maneuver, it works only in a straight line to avoid more trouble. I move my trailer once every 2 months or so. I use the trailer valet less than 6 times, and it has been a very complicated and painful experience, considering that I move it less than THREE feet! I have a small upward gradient in my driveway, and that makes a huge difference. I need to use a lot of arm force. Very hard for one person. My wife and I work together. She manages the handle/break, and I crank it. Once I pass the grade, gets much better. All in all, I changed 4 tires, spent money and time (an hour each time) looking for options, and suffer a big deal, but other than these issues I mentioned and to be fair, your product and service present great quality. You should research and try the inner tubes I mentioned for small airplanes. They seem so far to have the best performance. The only thing is that the valve did not fit perfectly in the hole because it is a little wider than the others, but it would be an easy fix by making a bigger hole. Also, you may design a three or four tire dolly. I don't know, after putting your product apart so many times, I started to think a lot about how to improve it for large trailers like mine. I hope you appreciate the time I spent to review your product, and that my insights may help you to improve it. Thank you, César Mateos Plano, Texas 370992

I purchased the Trailer Valet to move my Flagstaff travel trailer through a narrow space next to my house. Works perfectly and as a side benefit, I am able to position the trailer so that it opens onto my patio. Trailer has a GVWR of about 4,000 lbs. and the Valet handles it easily as I pull the trailer over crushed stone. I found that when cranking, sitting on a rolling stool is more comfortable than standing because of the low profile of the Trailer Valet. Unit seems to be well constructed. I have been very careful to steer it only when moving, and then only slightly. If a more drastic turn is necessary, I stop and raise the tongue so that the weight is off the Valet, turn it, lower it, then return cranking. I can see how some people may have a problem trying to force turn a heavy trailer and messing up the tires in the process. 395477

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by: Scott Brandau11/25/2017

Seemed like a great idea but it does not handle the weight as advertised. Also the drill attachment first time I used it got stuck and I am unable to remove it. I used it once and never did again. I tried to get help from etrailer but no help no returns no warranty. One of those things that I just ended up losing a bunch of money on. It should be ok if you have a small trailer or boat but not 1000lb TW for sure. 454757

I have a very tight parking situation that is sloped a little and this allows me to Move the trailer out to wash and wax , rotate tires or work on the brakes etc. I haven’t tried to move it down the drive and into the street yet , next time I take it out maybe ? 585980

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I used the Trailer Valet XL with the 2 5/16 ball on a 5500 lb Lance trailer with a tongue weight of about 600 lbs. Using the drill attachment, it moved well on a flat paved surface and maneuvers quite nicely. I got the trailer into the desired space with one try on my first use. Part of the journey was a grass surface, which was a little more difficult, but manageable with the use of boards under the TVXL25 to maintain traction. It handled very slight ups and downs just fine. It would not handle a significant incline with a trailer this heavy and would not be safe down hill. USE AS INTENDED. My trailer required the use of a plate (included with the ball/sleeve but not described in the instructions--see pictures) which fits between the trailer coupler and the tightening sleeve of the TVXL25 (See FAQ in Support of Trailer Valet website). The plate opening was not large enough to install it on the ball/sleeve mechanism and required a small bit of "Dremeling", but then worked fine (thus the four star rating). Be sure to closely examine the fit with your trailer coupler to determine if you need this additional plate. It made a huge difference in tightness and stability. Overall, I recommend the product. You may need to be a bit handy if you use the larger ball and require the plate, but really not a big deal. Make sure the mechanism is rigidly tight and use as directed on flat surfaces. You will be pleased 246661

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Have a 2017 Lance 2375 about 5500 lbs, and a narrow side yard to put it in, with a slight incline from the street. Need to angle the trailer from the entrance of my driveway to align with the side yard, so after the first time wrangling the trailer in position and moving it up the side, decided this might be a good alternative to my truck to avoid taking out the wall, garage, or the cement planters next to the driveway my wife had to have. Used it right out of the box. Started with my 18v drill. Stopped after it immediately started smoking, really. Had a corded drill and tried that. It had plenty of power to move this up(hand cranking worked for a few feet too, but a drill is the ONLY way to go). I can see where using this over anything but a paved surface might be more difficult traction-wise, but I had NO problem with traction on cement, even with the initial incline. I need to work the process through a bit. Can't see down the sides of course, so take your time and have a helper. Keep the ring tight, as it has a tendency to loosen as you angle the trailer, making the Valet more difficult to turn(might have been my mistake when i initially tightened it). The built in brake WORKS. Apply slight and constant pressure to keep the handle UP. Wasn't paying attention and the handle drooped slightly enough to engage the brake and spin the drill and my wrist in unnatural ways. But it did work and got it into a tight space. Just keep in mind handle all the way up to move, and drop the handle down to lock the Valet and your trailer. First time, but If the unit holds up, this is well worth the money-especially in avoiding damaging the trailer - just take it slow and easy. 339616

I took a chance on the Trailer Valet XL and it delivered results better than expected. My issue was to place a 32ft camper trailer with a 970lb tongue weight into a posted 28ft (maximum) campground. The campground host told me by phone that a 32ft camper would be, “a hard back in” and she could not recommend attempting it. The terrain was slightly uphill (about 1%) and the material was initially an asphalt road perpendicular to the camp site, transitioning to loose sand and finally ending up on packed gravel/sand (Beach camping). Upon arrival, I backed in about half way until trees impeded further progression of the truck. The camper was unhitched and the Trailer Valet installed. The first 6 ft was asphalt and the dolly handled the load without a problem but quickly sunk into the loose sand at the asphalt/sand edge. The camper was raised and an 11 year old boy placed 2’x2’, 5/8” plywood sections for the dolly wheels to travel on in a temporary curved path leading the dolly to the final resting place of the trailer. The Trailer Valet traveled very well on the plywood as the curved path was periodically adjusted to ideally position the camper at its final resting place. The drill tool worked well and the brake held as the trailer tried to roll downhill when stopped. Some sort of wheel chocks should be used on the downhill side to prevent a runaway load. In summary, I would not attempt to roll a similarly heavy load uphill, if the slope was steeper than ~1%. The Trailer Valet worked very well on level asphalt and firmly packed gravel/sand and the plywood was essential to traveling over loose sand. I would use plywood if necessary to overcome other soil issues such as: other types of loose soils, gravel, soft grass, excessively wet soils and manageable, uneven ground to create a smoother more stable surface. 310357

The first time we used the TrailerValetXL was to move our 16' double axel, enclosed tool trailer with a 650 lb. tongue weight. Prior to using the unit, we checked the tire pressure and topped off each side to the recommended 80 lbs.... not an easy task might I add given the small gap between the housing and the wheel. We used a Milwaukee 18v drill on the low gear setting to drive the trailer. Within the first 10', both tires blew with the valve stems ripping off where they protrude through the metal wheel. I ran the unit down to Trailer Valet and they replaced both inner-tubes (Free of charge). They warned us about turning the unit without forward motion (which we were not doing) With two brand new inner tubes we were then able to finish moving that trailer into it's parking spot. The second time we tried to use the Valet was to move our empty dump trailer into our yard. The trailer is 16' long with a double axel. The empty the trailer weighs in at just under 4000 lbs. with a 500 lb. tongue weight. Same procedure as before... we checked tire pressure before moving. This time we used the hand crank to move the trailer. Everything was going ok for the first 10' , but as soon as we started to turn the trailer valet (with two of us working the trailer valet, one driving and one cranking) we had one wheel blow. The other wheel blew shortly after. We finished the moving the trailer to just behind the gate with a dolly and a lot of back and forth with the truck, then back to TrailerValet I went. Again, I got the same lecture about not turning without moving the crank (not something we tried to do) and again, they replaced the inner tubes (free of charge) However, this time they acknowledged that I was not the only one they’d seen complaining of blown valve stems. In addition, the tech mentioned that sometime the trailer valet seems to have a hard time with double axel trailers. I asked them why didn’t they use a solid wheel? They said solid wheels were coming soon. For a small, lightweight, single axel travel trailer I think the XL would work great. The fit and finish on it are good, the gearing is adequate, and overall it has a nice design. However, the claimed capacity of 1,000 lbs of tongue weight and 10,000 lbs. overall is wishful thinking on their part. My experience is 4 blown tires in two moves of two different trailers. In addition to the blown tires I would also say that: The hitch ball post is a little too short to get the trailer anywhere close to level, which in turn, is probably overloading the tongue and adding to the tire failures. The drive handle too is short, so you end up awkwardly hunched over trying to steer this thing. The slightest amount of lateral pressure with a trailer of any substantial size and you risk a flat. 296575

This is one of the most useful products I have purchased in a long time. I have successfully moved a 6000 pound travel trailer as well as a 10000 boat trailer with this using nothing more than a 20 volt cordless drill. Very maneuverable and easy to use. I have also used the hand crank to move both of the trailers which is also easy but gets very aerobic after a short time. One tip: make sure the locking ring is very tight before attempting to move your trailer because it will work loose if not tightened securely. 659956

Works well straight up an incline but not so well traversing across the incline. It makes parking the camper so much easier though. 651709

by: Grant05/21/2019

I have to say that the trailer Valet is an amazing invention and I would recommend it to anyone who needs to be able to easily and precisely move a trailer by themselves without using a vehicle. You are able to easily and precisely move your trailer EXACTLY where you need to. I am extremely happy with the product. I was a little hesitant at first because of the price, but it is a very well built machine and works great! Thanks. 644353

by: DRB/Wyo05/11/2019

Great product, allows placing my trailer in tight areas that I could never do before. The solid tires are great for tight turns. A very nice addition as a trailer accessory. 640822

Love the trailer valet, I have wanted to be able to turn my trailer around and park it along side my garage so I can back my rzr out to the street and use the trailer like a garage. Works great! Thanks 638098

Yes, I received the Trailer Valet, about a week ago. I have used it once, and it will definitely, do the job for me. Thank You. Douglas Alvis 625626

does not move empty car trailer if ground is wet. 22 ft trailer with box containing chains, straps,etc. up front. still have to move different way. 604023

Arrived as promised. I have not yet used the Trailer Dolly, as my new trailer is still at the dealer getting some mods. Looks like exactly what I want for moving my trailer in my driveway. 588881

Just received my product. I won't be able to use it till spring. Delivery time was excellent. Thank you for that. I'll send you pictures of product in spring when it's in use. Thank you Roger Kroger. 582781

There wasn’t enough room to get the TT and the truck straight before backing through a 9’6” wide pole barn door. This makes it painless. 519435

A year later, 10+ uses, and the trailer valet is still making the moves of my 5,000 TT easy. No complaints.

Jon - 06/08/2019

In watching the video we were skeptical. How is this tiny gadget going accomplish moving our 6K pound trailer as easy as the video depicted!? But it DID! It moved it, with ease! Down,up,left and right a slightly inclined driveway, no problem! Bottom line, the thing works. 504543

I have tried the trailer valet and I like how it handles and the ease of moving the campers was great. It fits my situation very well. Thank you! 504045

Excellent!!!

Randy W - 05/03/2019

Well built. Nice product!. This will come in handy for maneuvering our ice cream trailer into tight spaces when we set up at festivals. Thank you! 497986

by: Doug04/15/2018

What an awesome product! Allows me to carefully park my boat in a very enclosed space with minimal effort. I have had significant back issues and have never had an issue after using this tool. Definitely the right tool for the job of storing boats in tight spaces with minimal effort and maximum physical safety from injury. Love the brake which is instantaneous when the handle is lowered. Works great with my cordless drill and adapter. Can't go wrong with this purchase and worth every penny. 496617

I have a tight space to put my Airstream Bambi Sport into. After much research I settled on the TVXL25 trailer dolly to help me out. After receiving the unit, I immediately gave it a try and it was amazing! It performed above my expectations. I had absolute control pulling my Airstream out and pushing it back into the storage area. The unit is designed and built well. I highly recommend this product. 482259

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George. The trailer valet did just what I wanted it to do! Easy to operate and great for getting into tight spaces. I only had 6 inches clearance total. Less stressful than trying to backup with my truck . I didn’t have a straight shot with my truck. I just followed the instructions carefully and was able to maneuver the trailer between my house and garage. Love the compact design! Thank you! 480936

Working Great!

Augustine - 03/04/2019

by: Wesley02/01/2018

Honestly this thing works.. but only in perfect conditions. No hills, no turns, and empty trailer. If you think about it.. Why do you even need it in those perfect conditions. I tried to return it to etrailer and they all but laughed at me. They said I couldn't return an item that was used (once).. How the heck was I supposed know it wouldn't work if i didn't at least hook it up once to try it. Anyway, etrailer lost my business permanently. The only reason I'm writing this is because I got a 1 year follow up email asking for a review. The dolly is doing great collecting cobwebs under my work bench. 471848

by: Sandra01/25/2018

This thing really sucks 469818

by: George12/31/2017

Does what it is meant to do. I use the trailer dolly regularly moving a 7.5'X14' enclosed trailer around on my drive. My drive has a slight slope and the dolly handles it like a "Champ". Only drawback that I see is the ball assembly could be about 3-4 inches longer than it is and the plate that fits around the ball to provide stability could be larger, as well as the wrench that comes with it could wrap 3/4 of the way around the ball assembly instead of 1/2 way around. It would give better tightening ability and less skinned knuckles. How about adding an electric motor to aid us older folks in moving our trailers. 464023

by: Scott W12/10/2017

Works well. Have used it on my 28ft camper with about 800lbs on the tongue and my 23ft camper with about 400lbs on the tongue. I have a concrete pad with a cover that has grass before the pad. It was at its limits with the big camper, made me a little nervous, but it held up. I pulled on the grass and worked making turns, but not too tight. With the lighter camper, works like a charm. If I had a gripe it would be that the tires are too slick. On the grass any moisture leaves the tired spinning, not that big of a deal to toss some ply wood under it, but some grippy/knobby tires would be great. For concrete, no problem. I usually park the camper in alone and backing up a little and getting out to check everything, then repeating, was a total pain. The clearance is about 14" and with the overhang it is really tight. Now I just line it up, unhook and use the Trailer Valet with the cordless drill. 458992

by: Loyal11/25/2017

VERY GOOD PRODUCTION, THANKS 454794

I have a tandem cargo trailer with about a 1,000 lbs. of materials inside that requires backing up an incline to park. The Trailer Valet XL handled it without any problems. Very impressed! 447621

Disappointed will not move a 6000lb 600lb tongue weight travel trailer up a slight incline on concrete surface as shown in video. Great for maneuvering into tight spaces on flat surface while making adjustments in alignment around objects (rain gutters, gas meters etc). Will continue to be useful just not in every way as advertised. 438633

by: Larry H09/08/2017

I give this product a 5 star rating because of Trailer Valet's excellent customer service even after an issue I had after purchasing this device. I ordered through etrailer.com and it shipped and arrived on time with no damage. After the first use I noticed when I stopped cranking and the trailer would come to a stop that the ball and chuck had excess pivot/sway when stopping. I tightened down the center nut to take out this sway and noticed that the trailer dolly would not turn freely when moving trailer. I disassembled the unit and found that the manufacture forgot to include the top set of bearings. I contacted Trailer Valet directly and they shipped out a complete (Top/Lower) set of bearings at no cost to me which I reassembled and now this dolly works like it should. I would highly recommend this dolly because of the ease of use and this unit is one very HEAVY Duty unit which handles my high tongue weight with no problem. 430224

by: Chris09/03/2017

It works just as advertised and it a great way to move your trailer anywhere! I move a 24ft enclosed trailer with the trailer valet. 428567

Arrived quickly, no damage to box, and used it to move my trailer on a steep grade the day I received it. It is tough, well constructed, can handle my 6000lbs trailer with ease, and I'd strongly recommend it to anyone looking to move their trailer. It's BEEFY and WELL WORTH the extra expense! As for etrailer.com, this is my second order and I am 100% satisfied and highly impressed by their professionalism, customer service, and service after the sale! 426999

Had some troubles at first getting the handle to unlock, but after calling customer service we got up and running. This item is genius. We had it up and running and we were pulling our trailer out of a super small/tight spot. Amazing. I did see people complain of tires exploding. I can only think they didn't inflate the tires enough. Ours were at about 40 and they should be around 80-85. 422630

by: Dale08/11/2017

We've owned the TVXL for about a year now. A couple of comments: 1. It is heavier than I expected (interpret this as "very well built"). 2. It would move the trailer on our gravel driveway only with a lot of effort - the tires kept slipping on the gravel. We've had our driveway asphalted and the TVXL is proving very capable of moving the trailer. I use an 18v cordless drill and can maneuver it up and down a slight incline with no issues. 3. The brake is very solid - so much so that I can stop on an incline and leave the trailer in place while I place the chocks. I'm very happy with this product and would recommend one as long as you have an asphalt/concrete drive, or a very well compacted gravel drive. 419143

Thank you. The Trailer Valet is working great, an excellent product

Dale - 08/15/2018

by: Bill S07/10/2017

I use this Valet XL to locate my 21 foot travel trailer into it's winter resting spot behind the house. Because of the location and trees it is impossible to do with the truck. The Valet does a great job backing across my gravel drive, but I have about 30 feet of lawn to go across. The tires have a tendency to slip on the grass. My solution to this problem was to lay down sheets of 3/4 inch plywood for wheels to ride across. Would not hesitate to recommend this Valet XL. 403729

Working as well today as it did when I purchased it one year ago

Bill S - 07/13/2018

by: Ashley S06/27/2017

This product is exactly what we needed to pull our trailer into a spot where a truck just wouldn't fit. 399647

I haven't used it yet. Parts were missing and should be here next week. It looks like a quality item! 394095

by: Gary C.06/09/2017

Makes moving my 19 foot Airstream around on my driveway very easy. 391266

by: Les S05/27/2017

This is a most excellent piece of equipment for moving trailers. I can put my trailer exactly where I want it with no problems at all. I highly recommend this product. 385515

It is working PERFECTLY!!!!!

Les S - 05/27/2018

by: Bugboy05/11/2017

Very handy when getting my camper in to that tight spot at the corner of my driveway. Makes is very easy to manipulate into tight spots without all the forward and reverse frustrations. My wife loves it because now she doesn't have to stand out there and guide me on return trips from camping. 378926

Just what I needed to position our new Flagstaff 832OKBS in our shop. Easy to attach and use. 377532