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Old 08-29-2016, 08:08 PM   #1
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Trailer jacks

what kind of tool is used to raise and lower the trailer jacks the ones that level the trailer
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what kind of tool is used to raise and lower the trailer jacks the ones that level the trailer


If you mean the a-frame jack, it has a built in handle.

If you mean the corner stabilizers that that look like scissors jacks, they take a standard 3/4" socket. Some folks use a drill-driver to raise and lower them. I use a speed handle.

Just an important point here, the corner stabilizers are not strong enough to lift the trailer and are designed to do so. They are strictly intended to take a portion of the weight in order to prevent or minimize movement when setup for use. If you need to actually jack up the trailer, use a real jack with an adequate weight rating.
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but how do you fit it on the jack.....the piece you attach it too is a round piece with a hole on the side
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but how do you fit it on the jack.....the piece you attach it too is a round piece with a hole on the side


Post a pic please. That may be a different type of jack. The old scissors jacks used a crank handle made out of round rod with the end bend over. If that's what you have, you will have improvise your own.

Or have bolts with a 3/4" head welded on the end of the jacks.
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Post a pic please. That may be a different type of jack. The old scissors jacks used a crank handle made out of round rod with the end bend over. If that's what you have, you will have improvise your own.

Or have bolts with a 3/4" head welded on the end of the jacks.
the jacks work ok and the piece you stick the rod into has a pin where you can detach it from the jack.....have you ever seen a piece that has been fitted on there that has 3/4 " nut attached to it
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the jacks work ok and the piece you stick the rod into has a pin where you can detach it from the jack.....have you ever seen a piece that has been fitted on there that has 3/4 " nut attached to it
Without seeing what you are describing, it's kind of difficult to guess what you have there. Please post a pic.
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I assume you have the jacks with multiple holes in it? If so it's nothing more than a steel rod that fits in the hole they rise one hole at a time and lock in.
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Is it this type of stabilizer?



Or this?



Or this?
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