trailer tongue jack questions

[Ba-Riedo]

I need to get a new trailer jack for a trailer that my buddy is letting me use whenever I need to tow my jeep around until I get my own. The tongue jack that is on his currently is a tow swivel round one that sucks, it is hard to move and looks like it is going to fall apart.

It also drags on the ground sometimes so I want to get a jack that screws up abut also either folds sideways or has a section that extends separate from the part that I turn.

We have that type of jack on our heavy duty trailer at MP, but I am wondering if we can get one of those type of jacks in a lighter duty version. This trailer has a capacity of around 6k so the tongue weight should only be a few thousand pounds max, right?

So does anyone have any suggestions of a jack I can get, I check the local stores and can't really find a good one online.

I am leaning towards something like this: http://www.easternmarine.com/FULTON-2500-lb-Capacity-Fixed-Mount-Jack-w/Drop-Leg-HD2500-0101/

-Alex

 

[joe_peters]

ANY trailer supply/RV dealer can fix you up, most steel fab shops have them, and Harbor Freight has some too.

 

[POSJ]

Yeah I was going to say tractor supply. I notice that trailer/rv dealers are pricey on parts because they don't sell many. I got a couple parts from a tractor supply store, not a jack but they have all the parts to build a trailer from scratch. Your tongue weight shouldn't be that high, the majority of your weight is on the axles and your tongue weight should only be 5-10% of that. So absolute max around 1000#'s(trailer included) if you have more then that your trailer is going to start to sway from my experience. What is the length, axle rating, and trailer weight?

 

[Ba-Riedo]

The local places don't have anything that has a drop leg before you start to screw it down.

-Alex

 

[ChiXJeff]

Sounds like what you're looking for is a light duty drop leg jack. My new 10k trailer has one. And, as POSJ say, you're looking at no more than 600-800 lbs. tongue weight, max.

http://www.northerntool.com has a few jacks that should fit your needs.

 

[MasterPull]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332369_200332369

I think this is what I am looking for.

-Alex

 

[ChiXJeff]

Looks fairly close to what I have.