Tongue jack questons

[dh]

OK, I have a tongue box and a propane tank on my tongue. I don't have room for a swing away tongue jack What are my options? I found one where a steel ring is welded to the tongue, and the jack has a ring that slipps over this ring and pins in place. BUT, I would have to remove it and I can't find one with a wheel instead of a foot. I like how the A-frame jacks pull all the way up, but can't seem to find this style in a side mount.

Any ideas?

[Ageless]

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[Larwyn]

OK, I have a tongue box and a propane tank on my tongue. I don't have room for a swing away tongue jack What are my options? I found one where a steel ring is welded to the tongue, and the jack has a ring that slipps over this ring and pins in place. BUT, I would have to remove it and I can't find one with a wheel instead of a foot. I like how the A-frame jacks pull all the way up, but can't seem to find this style in a side mount.

Any ideas?

If you are set up to weld on the round tube mount for the Bulldog Jack which requires it, then you should have little or no problem adapting the jack to work with the accessory wheel which Bulldog also offers. If the foot is welded on, you simply cut it off, drill a hole, insert the wheel mount, pin it, and you are done. I feel sure I have seen the tube mount jacks at TSC which already had the hole drilled for either the accessory foot or the wheel, which would make it even easier.

Back when I made a trade for a couple of stabilizer jacks I ended up with four of them. I decided to go ahead and mount all of them even though the rear ones would have worked fine along with the a-frame jack in front. I have had the trailer sitting level with both wheels and the tongue jack off the ground with all four of these stabilizers down. Though I have never actually tried it, I see no reason the front mounted stabilizers could not be used instead of bothering with a tongue jack at all. It would require you go to both front corners of the trailer when connecting/disconnecting the trailer but might be just as easy as installing/removing the tube mount jack. Of course, with the stabilizers you would still not have the front on a wheel, but my TD is easy enough to move by simply lifting the tongue and pushing it like a wheel barrow, yours may or may not be so.

This will only work if your toungue weight is manageable, if it is too heavy to lift by hand then you need some kind of tounge jack. In my case, if I had no room for a tongue jack, I would have no problem just using the front stabilizers instead. I am using the BAL friction type folding stabilizers which were removed from an old pop-up trailer.

[dh]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_trailers-trailer-parts+trailer-jacks-dollies+trailer-jacks?cm_ven=natural&cm_cat=netconcepts&cm_pla=Google&cm_ite=Trailer%2Btongue%2Bjacks


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[dh]

OK, I have a tongue box and a propane tank on my tongue. I don't have room for a swing away tongue jack What are my options? I found one where a steel ring is welded to the tongue, and the jack has a ring that slipps over this ring and pins in place. BUT, I would have to remove it and I can't find one with a wheel instead of a foot. I like how the A-frame jacks pull all the way up, but can't seem to find this style in a side mount.

Any ideas?

If you are set up to weld on the round tube mount for the Bulldog Jack which requires it, then you should have little or no problem adapting the jack to work with the accessory wheel which Bulldog also offers. If the foot is welded on, you simply cut it off, drill a hole, insert the wheel mount, pin it, and you are done. I feel sure I have seen the tube mount jacks at TSC which already had the hole drilled for either the accessory foot or the wheel, which would make it even easier.

Back when I made a trade for a couple of stabilizer jacks I ended up with four of them. I decided to go ahead and mount all of them even though the rear ones would have worked fine along with the a-frame jack in front. I have had the trailer sitting level with both wheels and the tongue jack off the ground with all four of these stabilizers down. Though I have never actually tried it, I see no reason the front mounted stabilizers could not be used instead of bothering with a tongue jack at all. It would require you go to both front corners of the trailer when connecting/disconnecting the trailer but might be just as easy as installing/removing the tube mount jack. Of course, with the stabilizers you would still not have the front on a wheel, but my TD is easy enough to move by simply lifting the tongue and pushing it like a wheel barrow, yours may or may not be so.

This will only work if your toungue weight is manageable, if it is too heavy to lift by hand then you need some kind of tounge jack. In my case, if I had no room for a tongue jack, I would have no problem just using the front stabilizers instead. I am using the BAL friction type folding stabilizers which were removed from an old pop-up trailer.

Thanks for the advice on the bulldog, I'll have to look when I go to town this weekend.

[Woodbutcher]

I don't have a better picture. But I have the same problem. This one bolts to the frame and just screws up and down. Believe I got it at Harbour Freight.

[dh]

I don't have a better picture. But I have the same problem. This one bolts to the frame and just screws up and down. Believe I got it at Harbour Freight.

Thanks, I'll have to search through thier web sight, I didn't see that one in the store.

[wlivesey]

I went with this style tongue jack. Having the crank on the front will allow me to have a couple of propane tanks rights behind it. It's bolt on...

This is a small 1000lbs capacity jack. It's more than enough for a tear.

[Juneaudave]

Larwyn is correct about modifying the Bulldog weld-on style....I just did that yesterday. Here's the pics...

This is the "short" Bulldog style weld on (I think this is actually a brand called "Eclipse" and is what Etrailer sent when I orderded a Bulldog. Seems pretty good though...



A hacksaw will work just fine to cut off the foot...and won't ruin the factory paint...



Drill a hole and the wheel is ready and fits just ike it is supposed too..

[dh]

Hey Juneaudave, how long did it take you to cut through that with a hack saw?

[Juneaudave]

45 minutes to find where I put the new blades and 1 minute to make the cut!!! But the weld on jack is a nice solid and clean looking install...

[eamarquardt]

I can't make out the name brand of the hack saw blade but I can see that it is a bimetal blade. Bimetal, the only way to travel!

Cheers,

Gus

[Juneaudave]

I can't make out the name brand of the hack saw blade but I can see that it is a bimetal blade. Bimetal, the only way to travel!

Cheers,

Gus

Your right Gus...it's a Nickolson 18TPI Bimetal. Really makes a difference and I don't have a clue why!!!!

[dh]

I welded on a bulldog jack sunday night, looks ok, but it isn't exactly solid. There is a lot of play between the jack and the ring on the trailer. Has anybody else experienced this?

[emiller]

Like Woodbutchers tear mine has the same jack, got it at McMaster Carr



Works great and has a lot of travel up and down. I can almost lay the coupler on the ground.