Has this happened to your trailer jack?

[Stovlar]

I'm sure it has but do they make a trailer jack that when you jack it up it goes up higher?

 

[featherliteCT1]

An adjustable drop leg is available. But the one shown below does not have wheels like yours.

 

[swoody126]

the jack in the pic does screw up high enuff to avoid this issue

you just have to remove the wheel which it is designed for

screw the wheel up as high as it goes w/o putting any pressure on it then just pull the pin

remember to replace the pin the same way it came out 'cause sum of the holes in these things aren't drilled symetrically

when you pull the pin replace it in the wheel cup

to re-attach make sure you are on the same side you were on when you removed it

no need to ask how i know ;-)

sw

 

[Grummy-TNT]

RAISE the jack. Take your 3 bolts out, make 3 spacers to go under the flange and use long grade 8 bolts to reach. I lifted mine about 8" this way. No more worries about dragging.

 

[DrewsBrews]

I had an issue of my jack scraping on my driveway. It ramps up quite a bit to get to the sidewalk level. However, it only happened after having left without it touching at all. I found the jack unwound itself quite a bit over the trip back home! Now I make sure to crank it snug in the full up position before leaving. Would be nice if manufacturers weld on a tab that would catch the crank knob if it tries to spin in the stowed position.

 

[Stovlar]

Thank you guys, great suggestions and also I didn't even think about removing the wheel because I thought I had to unscrew it with a socket or wrench, I didn't even think about the pin. Losing brain cells as I get older.

 

[Tony Latham]

That's why I don't like the V-jacks. There's too much hanging down.

I much prefer the side-rotating jacks. If I have to drive through a ditch or some other rough spot, I can take the jack off to ensure it won't get damaged

Tony

 

[DrewsBrews]

I use the adjustable drop leg posted above. I put it in the full up position before cranking the jack up all the way. It only comes down a couple inches. When it is full up, if that is going to hit then the threads of the ball will probably hit first.

 

[philpom]

I use a side mount jack that uses a double post spring powered lock. Pull on it and rotate the entire jack side ways. It's then no closer to the ground than the tongue.

 

[DrewsBrews]

Doesn't look like much of an option for the OP if you look at the pic. Unless that box is not a permanent fixture.

 

[Stovlar]

I'm just going to pull that pin and pull the wheel off.

 

[working on it]

I use a side mount jack that uses a double post spring powered lock. Pull on it and rotate the entire jack side ways. It's then no closer to the ground than the tongue.

I also use that same type of "spring-loaded rotating jack" on my 5x10 utility trailer, but use a "Round-Tube Weld-on Topwind Jack" on my 4x8 camping trailer.

The Weld-on jack lets you remove a lock pin, rotate the jack to a horizontal position, or remove the jack completely, to store it in another place (in the bed of my truck).

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