Sounds like Marilyn has a disk on the bottom of her jack stand like the disks that fit under your furniture legs to move easily over the floor, only she has a nylon piece of flat material that it slides over to reposition the trailer. Therefore, no jockey wheel needed.
Sandra Rutan
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Heather Frystak <hfrystak@...> wrote:
>
> Different strokes, different folks. Some people don't manuver their
> trailer by hand and others do. You don't "need" a jockey wheel, but it
> makes things easier if you move the trailer around by hand. There are
> times that I wish my utility trailer had a jockey wheel (I have a
> harbor freight trailer dolly for that obnoxious beast).
>
> Heather
>
> On 8/29/10, Alan <alanjmcd@...> wrote:
> > How do you figure you don't need one? We use ours all the time! We positions
> > it "just right" by hand and we couldn't do that without the jockey wheel.
> >
> > -Alan
> >
> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Marilyn <mally0909@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Â Of course a wheel is optional with the jack.
> >>  I don't have it.... You don't really need it. I have a flat bottom
> >> metal disc which slides around on a small 2 foot piece of Trek® decking
> >> material so easily if ever needed.
> >> Pic is posted  in my photo album...Mally0909.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Â
> >>
> >> --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Ella <taberellatogo@> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Ella <taberellatogo@>
> >> Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Pneumatic Jockey Wheel ...
> >> To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> >> Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 6:10 PM
> >>
> >>
> >> Â
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Marilyn, does your set-up have a wheel and allow you to move the T@B
> >> around the campsite by hand before leveling? Ella
> >>
> >> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Marilyn <mally0909@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > yes, as have many on this forum have...bungee cords deteriorate and
> >> > breakdown. Just remove plastic shroud and replace with a
> >> > welded electric 12v jack for ~$250. A push of a button makes leveling
> >> > on a 100 degree day a breeze! One less thing to worry about. Best mod I
> >> > ever did :)
> >> >
> >> > Marilyn
> >> > Â
> >> >
> >> > --- On Fri, 8/27/10, elementcamper <randy.hudson10@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > From: elementcamper <randy.hudson10@>
> >> > Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Pneumatic Jockey Wheel ...
> >> > To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> >> > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 4:42 PM
> >> >
> >> > Not if you tie it up with a bungee cord as recommended on one of the
> >> > files in this forum.
> >> >
> >> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Sleepless" <amylturnbull@> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Just curious--does anyone (else) have a problem with the jockey wheel
> >> > > dragging? Not only have I bent the rim, but I have worn it down
> >> > > substantially while trying to position Tawanda up and down sloped
> >> > > driveways. Think I'll go to Walmart and get some new wheels! As for
> >> > > the rim, I'll just live with it for now.
> >> > >
> >> > > Amy
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Heather Frystak <hfrystak@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I don't know if this will work for the jockey wheel, but I replaced
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > pneumatic tires on my heavy-duty hand truck with foam tires. The
> >> > > > original
> >> > > > tires were perpetually going flat. I bought the tires from Les
> >> > > > Schwab (a
> >> > > > tire dealer out here in the west), but other tire dealers may be
> >> > > > able to
> >> > > > order them if they don't stock them. They cost a small fortune
> >> > > > (about $30
> >> > > > each), but they're capable of handling heavier loads than the
> >> > > > cheaper ones
> >> > > > from the hardware store & I figured that they'd outlast my hand
> >> > > > truck.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > HTH
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Heather
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:05 AM, footslogger03
> >> > > > <footslogger03@>wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I am looking to buy a second pneumatic jockey wheel and I would
> >> > > > > rather not
> >> > > > > order it from BusyOutdoors and pay the oversees delivery charges.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > A little backstory here. We already have the pneumatic jockey
> >> > > > > wheel
> >> > > > > installed on our T@B. Last month I noticed cracking on the walls
> >> > > > > of the
> >> > > > > nylon tire and it seemed to be losing air. I took it to a local
> >> > > > > tire store
> >> > > > > for inspection. I was told that it was on it's way "out" but might
> >> > > > > last a
> >> > > > > while since we don't actually drive on it. With that in mind I
> >> > > > > started to
> >> > > > > look around and found a tubeless tire (just slightly larger than
> >> > > > > the orginal
> >> > > > > one from BusyOutdoors) at Walmart, of all places, and it fits
> >> > > > > perfectly on
> >> > > > > the original wheel/rim and rolls freely inside of the jockey wheel
> >> > > > > yoke
> >> > > > > assembly. It is a MUCH more durable tire.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > So, we are back in business, so to speak, but just to be on the
> >> > > > > safe side I
> >> > > > > went ahead and bought a second one of those tires (for $6 a piece
> >> > > > > I could
> >> > > > > hardly go wrong) while they still had them in stock at Walmart.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Bottom line is that I would like to to ahead and mount that
> >> > > > > "spare" little
> >> > > > > tire on a rim but have been unable to locate one anywhere locally.
> >> > > > > I
> >> > > > > contacted BusyOutdoors and intially hoped that customer service
> >> > > > > might help
> >> > > > > me out a little, since this was truly premature failure of the
> >> > > > > tire that I
> >> > > > > had purchased from them a little over a year ago. According to
> >> > > > > Chris at
> >> > > > > BusyOutdoors I would have to buy the entire tire/wheel assembly
> >> > > > > (minus the
> >> > > > > crank arm shaft and yoke pieces). So, I am checking with other T@B
> >> > > > > owners
> >> > > > > here to see if anyone has the pneumatic tire assembly and might be
> >> > > > > interested in selling it.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > And yes, I already went through the "Marketplace" folder here on
> >> > > > > Yahoo.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Thanks in advance ...and please feel free to contact me off-list
> >> > > > > at the
> >> > > > > following e-mail address:
> >> > > > > footslogger03@<footslogger03%40yahoo.com>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Mark J
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
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