removing a pontoon off the trailer on land

warddog

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Been away from this for a while but did do some work on the pit since my last post. I had numerous BIG boulders from when we built our house stacked up so I did some dirt work and then put some boulders into the pit as far out as I could reach and maneuver. I also put in the dock and had to wade out in it to set the poles and that is how I know the muck is at least shin deep. At the end of the dock, I was crotch deep including the muck and water. The dock itself is 10' long as is the piece on the shore so that gives an idea of how far out the dept is. I'm going to attach some pics as to exactly what I have now. My concern is getting this thing out, sinking in the muck and not being able to go either way should the pontoon not be able to float off the trailer. My mind says JUST DO IT but my dreams keep saying you'll get stuck. LOL My truck is a Chevy Silverado 4x4 with the big 5.3L V-8, so I have the HP to pull and hopefully can get the traction if DRY. I have NEVER done this on a good lake with boat ramp much less in a mucky bottom pit.
 

warddog

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This is the ramp down to the edge of the pit where I placed the BIG rocks. I hope I can get the trailer in and out of this so as to load the pontoon back on. NOT doing so before has me wondering if the trailer wheels will go off the rocks and then sink into the muck making it hard to pull back out.
 

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redneck joe

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put fence posts about a foot before the end of the rocks and mark the wheels somehow when they line up you stop.
 

Jeff J

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It’s bad to drop the wheels off anything hard. I ruined a wheel, tire and fender at a washed out boat ramp one year loading a pontoon boat.
 
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