Re: [tabtrailers] JOCKEY WHEEL SOLUTION for newbies

6:25 AM |

Marilyn - for us the wheel is pretty important and the wheel needs to be large and supportive - which the Busy Outdoors HD one we bought is. My wife Sue believes that the T@B is like a piece of furniture in her living room - subject to movement. "Let's move it over here - no it looks better over there - no the view is not quite perfect yet - now let's turn it around 180 degrees to get the door on the opposite side - oh now the shade is on the wrong side now - let's turn it back the other way so this picnic table is on the other side..."

Seriously, we usually spend several minutes of hand moving - most of which would be impossible to do without the wheel and it is just as easy to have one of the wing nut attached add-on wheels fall off the end of the electric jack shaft and smash your hand.

Anyway, I'm glad this works out for you and I can see that you have grown comfortable with that solution - I looked into this and could not see it working as well for us.

Richard

From: Marilyn <mally0909@yahoo.com>
To: "tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com" <tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 4:27 AM
Subject: Re: [tabtrailers] JOCKEY WHEEL SOLUTION for newbies

Richard,

Forget the jockey wheel.......just because it came with one doesn't mean you need one.

Although a good question ..... I have never had the need to move my small trailer around, However anyone can replace the foot that comes with the jack with a wheel. No problem. It was such an easy installation. In my case ( T 16 queen), the 12 v jack is only 12 inches from the power source( battery).

I place the jack on a one foot piece of choice deck material that makes the jack very easy to slide for minor adjustment, which I rarely do.

Marilyn

Cape cod MA

Tabamisu

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On May 27, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Richard Lewis <merliniac@yahoo.com> wrote:

The electric jack is a pretty drastic mod. How are you moving the trailer after that is fitted? that is what kind of jockey wheel are you fitting to the jack to be able to move the trailer around?

From: mally0909 <mally0909@yahoo.com>
To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 2:42 PM
Subject: [tabtrailers] JOCKEY WHEEL SOLUTION for newbies

STEP 1 Support tongue with jack and sturdy blocks.
STEP 2 Remove Jockey Wheel, throw it to the curb for the trash guy and don't forget to include the imfamous Bungee cord!!!..... I mean any standard operating procedure which requires a bungee cord or duct tape I am not comfortable with.
STEP 3 Remove plastic shroud
STEP 4 Weld Electric Jack ...~$250 installed
STEP 5 Press a button and have a beer

After a friend of mine broke their finger manually raising the jockey wheel and collaping on his finger, I immediately made the switch. Best thing I ever did.

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