tongue jack with no wheel

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ferret30

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Hey guys, I'm trying to find a tongue jack that doesn't have a wheel for our King tandem trailer. I don't *want* it to roll anywhere, so I'd prefer a flat pad in case it gets bumped.

The Fulton ones are pretty expensive and the wheeled ones are all pretty cheap. What's up with that? I'm considering just taking the wheel off and cutting the wheel forks off, which would leave a flat pad. The only problem is making sure the trailer tongue will still come up high enough to hook up!

Time to get the calculator and brush up on the trigonometry! :)
 
Why not take a piece of scrap wood maybe 10 to 12" square and on top of it box it out with a couple short pieces of 2 x 4 so that the wheel can drop into the boxed area preventing it from rolling around. Wheels come in handy sometimes. Once you amputate they don't grow back. :)
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Try the Trailer Parts Superstore in Newark, Delaware. I bought my last "Bull Dog" unit from them when the old one rusted out. :lol:
 
I've got a frozen up Fulton that has a square pad. If you're up for some welding, you could use the lower leg off this one. I could bring it to the SBS CBGT.
 
Something I have learned with having a tandem trailer recently. In my parking situation, I have to back in on a pretty sharp turn. First time I unhooked the trailer, WOW, that socket jumped about 10 inches to the port side, unloading the twist that was on the tires (producing the tandem scrub) from not being able to back in straight. If I hadn't had a landing gear wheel, I would not have known that.

So is it a good thing to take that torsion off the tires or will it not have any affect on them? Curious.

I have always had a wheeled landing gear. Made for shuffling the trailer position by hand possible. (BTW, the tandem does not move sideways well by hand :oops:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I'm surprised that a tandem would develop any torsion since (at least in my case) the wheels aren't connceted by an axle. Maybe if the surge brake locked up though. Anyway, I measured and the tongue won't clear the ball without the wheel. I suppose instead I could take out the wheel and bolt in something else like a square piece of pressure treated wood. Or maybe just driva a spike into the ground and chan the tongue to that. It's not for theft proofing but to prevent an accidental run away...
 
ferret30":3ps734f4 said:
I'm surprised that a tandem would develop any torsion since (at least in my case) the wheels aren't connceted by an axle. Maybe if the surge brake locked up though. .....Stuff clipped.... Or maybe just driva a spike into the ground and chan the tongue to that. It's not for theft proofing but to prevent an accidental run away...
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Tandem axels, backing into a tight corner, backing around to the port side. For the rear tires they are being pushed to port and the forward tires are scrubbing to Starboard. When the hitch comes up off the ball, the tongue swinges to port with a pretty good force for about 8 inches. This is on a concrete floor, may be different on gravel or grass.

As for me, I wouldn't cut off that wheel, I'd use a landing plate, and then block, chain, or chock the wheels to prevent the run-away, and locks to prevent a "take-away".

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Another idea:

Cut a block of wood to fit between the tandem wheels. Put it on the ground (between the tires) to prevent the trailer from rolling either forward or backwards. A block on both sides of the trailer gives you a double protection against runaway.
 
The trailer I have is a Magic Tilt, and it does have the wheel, What I did was buy a trailer jack wheel stop at Wall Mart. Then I used 4 2" long screws to hold the wheel stop to 2"x 6"x 12" piece of srap piece of wood, no problem. It also raises the hitch to make it easer to hitch to the truck. :thup :)
 
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