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Posted 01 April 2018 - 12:58 PM
2X6 frame, screwed & glued (3" deck screws), metal corner brackets & joist hangers; Harbor Freight castors (6", 600 LB), 3/8" galvanized bolts. 51" X 80".
Non-carpenter designed & constructed. (HA-HA-HA!) Based on a 1500LB camper, I calculated approx 56 lbs/sq ft weight pressure, should be enuff. 
2016 Ram 2500 4X4 Laramie CC SB AT 6.7L Cummins
2017 Hawk Silver Spur Front Dinette
Ouch, that stings!
Posted 01 April 2018 - 01:29 PM
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Posted 01 April 2018 - 03:03 PM
Looks good. Mine design is similar except I have 1 more cross beam and the casters are located under the frame. After I push it into the garage, I lift it off the doll slightly using the camper jacks to take the load off the dolly.
2019 Silverado 2500HD, 2017 Hawk
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Posted 03 September 2019 - 05:36 AM
How did it workout?
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Posted 04 September 2019 - 07:09 PM
Worked very good; the camper sat on it for several months while I installed other mods on it & truck. I left the jacks attached and used them to stabilize the camper.
2016 Ram 2500 4X4 Laramie CC SB AT 6.7L Cummins
2017 Hawk Silver Spur Front Dinette
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Posted 05 September 2019 - 11:10 PM
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Posted 06 September 2019 - 08:41 PM
THX WJ! 
2016 Ram 2500 4X4 Laramie CC SB AT 6.7L Cummins
2017 Hawk Silver Spur Front Dinette
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Posted 08 September 2019 - 12:54 AM
Do you have any bumps you wheel over? I have about a 1" lip between the driveway and the garage slab and have been hesitant to do this project because I am unsure about what size wheels to get. The driveway is sloped enough where I would be concerned about the camper making a break for it, and I can just hear the Benny Hill music playing when I imagine fighting the camper over the lip. There is a 3" steel pipe filled with concrete in the back of the garage to protect the furnace and water heater from vehicles parking (silly, this is California, no one parks in their garage), so I have always imagined anchoring the camper/dolly to that with a come-along while pushing it in.
Doctor Electric
Posted 08 September 2019 - 03:00 AM
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Posted 08 September 2019 - 01:40 PM
Same here. Six inch hard plastic rimmed, locking, swivel casters rated for the weight plus reserve capacity. Pneumatic wheels would roll over the gap better but I couldn't find any with the weight capacity.
I had a 2 1/2 to 3 inch gap. I put 1 x 2's in the gap where the caster went and rolled the cart (with camper) over. I always used two people and momentum to get it in the garage. I didn't have an anchor to use a winch.
Edited by Porkface, 08 September 2019 - 01:42 PM.
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