Too Tall for Garage?

SusieQ I thought everybody knew to raise and lower the tongue to get vents in and out. As far as coasters go they are fine if you have no lip going into your garage other wise they may catch and break. I have several sets of dollies that I use once I am in garage but I have broke enough of them going in that I don't use them any more as far as plywood wheels go you aren't towing it you are only going to roll it straight back into garage. people have been using them on cars for years to move them around in the shop while building/modifying them. if you are going to roll it in use a device under the front jack that will roll easy and if you are on level ground a couple of you should be able to push it in by hand. I am assuming that you have a smooth paved driveway. I use a tongue dolly and move my Shasta all over my drive by myself. Another trick you might need is many garage door openers don't raise the door all the way up, if you lack an inch or two you can pull the emergency release push the door on up and block it there with a small board inserted between the bottom of the door and the garage header. You may find that you don't even need to remove the wheels if you can raise and lower the tongue enough. If you use a floor jack be careful as some of them are easy to tip over with an elevated load on them. Also if you find you only need an inch or two just let some air out of the tires. Another thing is a set of twelve inch rims with no tires might give you the clearance you need. What part of the world do you live in? Also measure your actual trailer you may find it is a different height than you think, springs sag, tires are changed, many things can make a difference one of the people on the board even made there trailer six inches taller inside because they was tall. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I CAN TELL YOU IS USE YOUR HEAD AND STAY SAFE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A HEADLINE "OWNER CRUSHED BY TRAILER" . I have been doing this stuff for the better part of sixty years and there is a million different ways to do anything and at least that many people that think there is only one way to do it.

At this point I am simply going to ask. Why not just buy an old set of 12 or 13" wheels, install them and roll her in,without tires? Seems a heck of a lot less work and a whole lot safer than doing all of the above. The only dilemma is, it is not a fun job to change tires on these compacts.

Roll the bare wheels on a thin plywood strip to protect your drive way.

OK, I've got my little Compact all bundled up in a brand new gi-normous tarp and we are waiting out the current storm. I've got her windows all pulled and her back side open. It's killing me to think about her sitting outside in this weather. I would love to pull her into the garage and work on her this winter. I've measured her and my garage door multiple times. If I pull her wheels and disengage the garage door opener to gain a bit more height we have an inch of clearance. Am I kidding myself -- do we have a prayer of getting her inside for the winter? Shutzee, did you really *push* your compact into the garage? Is its little frame really tough enough to withstand that much pressure?

OK, We'd have never tried it without you guys but here we go! I'll let you know our outcome.

Yeah, we got her wheels off and had her gently set down on the floor and the recalcitrant gal was STILL too tall. We investigated further -- people had assured us we could get a Compact into a standard garage but it was a NO-GO! We now think she's wearing a non-standard wheel/hub/axle, so little coaster thingies have been ordered from Harbor Freight and PB Blaster has been applied to her leaf spring bolts. The big gal is coming DOWN!