Landing gear height?

There are two positions on the cranks. One is a fairly fast crank, but the other one, is a much slower crank. It means you have to turn the handle much more, but you can usually get the job done, by using it. It is just a slow PITA.

The faster the crank, the heavier the pressure needed to turn it.

(Am I making sense here? I feel like I'm babbling. . .)

 

Ain't that the truth!

 

That's a really big "if."

If the shaft & gearbox are well-lubricated, then the shaft will be crooked, the gears will have stripped teeth, the legs will be bent due to improper D&H, or most likely, the crank fork will be so stretched out that it will wobble or come off the shaft as you turn it.

 

WOW ! are you a French model ?

 

On the old military trailer I only crank mine up about about an inch or two before I gold the gear up

 

That works if the trailer was dropped too high, but not when it's dropped to low. It doesn't matter what gear you put it in. You're not gonna raise the trailer.

 

That pretty much describes every trailer we have. lol

 

That's a given. So how do you get the trailer up enough to get under it IF there is no help around? Truck lower or trailer higher. Put your thinking cap on.

 

You can't lift a loaded trailer....... Unless you're Superman.

You should first drop your airbags, but in retrospect this should be done every time you hook up to a trailer anyway. If you STILL can't get under the trailer, I guess you could let the air out of the drive tires if you were that desperate.

 

That's a good start. Dropping your air then put the end of the tractor frame under the trailer if possible. Lift trailer w/ tractor air. Crank down gear. When all else fails you can use dunage to ramp you trailer on to frame and lift w/ tractor air. It works if careful but not suggested unless a last resort. I've had to dig trenches so the tractor could get low enough to lift the trailer. This stuff is off road and is done in the middle of no where, not many options. The folks I work for don't care about equipment(since $ is not an issue), just get'r done.