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2008 Ar230 height.

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So this may be a quick one and done. Is there a way to fit a 2008 AR230 in a standard garage?
 

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Sure. Drop the tower... and take it off the trailer.

(sorry--I couldn't resist)

Seriously, I have seen others who drop the tower and then put the tongue of the trailer on a furniture mover caster set and roll it in. Others have deflated tires, or removed them entirely and put them on car caster sets (like the furniture ones, but heavy duty for holding cars). Not sure if those were 2008's...
 

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Hmmmm...seems like a lot of work for the summer with all the ins and outs but a possibility for the Winter. I live in SD and we winter pretty hard up here. But I have a 3 car garage and I’d love to get it inside and keep it out of the elements.
 

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Yes, that is exactly what I have seen from Northerners. It is basically a 'put it up for the winter' move, not something anyone does every weekend.

Do you have a spot it can live outside during the season? Then put it in for the ice and snow?
 

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So this may be a quick one and done. Is there a way to fit a 2008 AR230 in a standard garage?
What does "standard garage" mean? How big is the garage? How big is the door? I use a 12'w x 14'h door, 12'+ without taking the top part of the tower off. I do not have height # with tower off. Would be similar to an SX plus a couple inches. People here have stuffed them in small places.
 
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Yes, that is exactly what I have seen from Northerners. It is basically a 'put it up for the winter' move, not something anyone does every weekend.

Do you have a spot it can live outside during the season? Then put it in for the ice and snow?
Yeah I can stick it in the driveway for the summer. No biggie. And yes. Break her down for the winter months.
 

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What does "stsndard garage" mean? How big is the garage? How big is the door? I use a 12'w x 14'h door, 12'+ without taking the top part of the tower off. I do not have height # with tower off. Would be similar to an SX plus a couple inches. People here have stuffed them in small places.
Standard residential garage is approx 7 ft high by approx 8 ft wide.
 

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My boat is similar and would require 8'-1" tall (tower folded) and 9'-3" wide (8'-6" + trailer guides). I don't think you could get it in.
 
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