Greetings all:
I have (or I think I will have) a different sort of a problem with my AS batteries...
In mid October I put my trailer into storage in the south and plan to pick it up in mid January... With it sitting in storage this long,I'm assuming that the batteries will be dead and normally that would not be an issue. As I would simply just hook-up to the trailer and get someplace that I can charge them, or drive long enough down a road that is becomes a non-issue.
Either way, this should not be a big problem.... (right? - right!)
So here is where it gets a little complicated and I begin to show my Not So Smart Side.....:bb:
The trailer is in a storage unit that was (to say the least) a trick to get into. I have about 8"-10" clearance on either side, my back bike rack it touching the back wall and the hitch clears the door by about 2". So all in all I'm what some would call TIGHT!
It took me about 2-hours to get it in there and getting it out would normally not be an issue other than the batteries...
The batteries become a problem only because I have to raise the tongue jack once I hook-up and I cannot do that without power. The hand crank is in the back storage compartment and because I only have about 8"-10" along the sides I would need to either loose a ton of weight of train my Yorkie to go back there and fetch the crank.....:)
So as I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about this. I thought - No problem... I'll just fire up the generator that is sitting right there and put at least enough charge into the batteries to get the jack to go up. The issue is the battery connect cable for the generator is inside the trailer and I cannot get through the door to collect it.
Then I thought - NO PROBLEM... I'll just connect the main power cord to the generator and charge the batteries through the house system.
FOILED AGAIN - the power cord is also in the very back storage compartment...
So I'm sort of hooped on all my very best plans and now can only laugh at myself for not thinking this through before backing the trailer in.... :blush:
Anyone, anyone got any brain storms as to how to get myself out of this TIGHT situation?
Thanks
Doug
PS here is a picture of the trailer in storage so you can get an idea of what I'm up against....
I have (or I think I will have) a different sort of a problem with my AS batteries...
In mid October I put my trailer into storage in the south and plan to pick it up in mid January... With it sitting in storage this long,I'm assuming that the batteries will be dead and normally that would not be an issue. As I would simply just hook-up to the trailer and get someplace that I can charge them, or drive long enough down a road that is becomes a non-issue.
Either way, this should not be a big problem.... (right? - right!)
So here is where it gets a little complicated and I begin to show my Not So Smart Side.....:bb:
The trailer is in a storage unit that was (to say the least) a trick to get into. I have about 8"-10" clearance on either side, my back bike rack it touching the back wall and the hitch clears the door by about 2". So all in all I'm what some would call TIGHT!
It took me about 2-hours to get it in there and getting it out would normally not be an issue other than the batteries...
The batteries become a problem only because I have to raise the tongue jack once I hook-up and I cannot do that without power. The hand crank is in the back storage compartment and because I only have about 8"-10" along the sides I would need to either loose a ton of weight of train my Yorkie to go back there and fetch the crank.....:)
So as I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about this. I thought - No problem... I'll just fire up the generator that is sitting right there and put at least enough charge into the batteries to get the jack to go up. The issue is the battery connect cable for the generator is inside the trailer and I cannot get through the door to collect it.
Then I thought - NO PROBLEM... I'll just connect the main power cord to the generator and charge the batteries through the house system.
FOILED AGAIN - the power cord is also in the very back storage compartment...
So I'm sort of hooped on all my very best plans and now can only laugh at myself for not thinking this through before backing the trailer in.... :blush:
Anyone, anyone got any brain storms as to how to get myself out of this TIGHT situation?
Thanks
Doug
PS here is a picture of the trailer in storage so you can get an idea of what I'm up against....
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