Landing gear

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  1. Commuter69

    Commuter69 Road Train Member

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    Does someone make something that looks like a lug nut to slip over the crank mechanism (in place of an actual hand crank) that would allow the use of an air/battery powered impact wrench to raise the trailer if the gear places it too low to get under the trailer when there is weight in it?
     
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  3. Lepton1

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    Not that I know of, I just pay the biggest "lug" in the yard $20 to crank the handle for me.
     
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  5. Commuter69

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    Is there a source?
     
  6. Jumbo

    Jumbo Road Train Member

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    How about a nut with a hole drilled all the way through then cut off a bolt a size smaller than the hole and trim it just long enough that it doesn't stick out the end of the nut? Or if you used a big enough nut you could countersink the head of the bolt to keep it in place while you put the socket on.
     
  7. thelushlarry

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    If the nut before you had raised it properly you would not need a nut to fix what the nut did!
     
  8. STexan

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    That might only be practical in a dedicated trailer application where you never changed trailers, and always wanted to hassle with the air hoses and such. Having to R&R the crank handle would be time consuming, and all trailer landing gear systems have a high and low speed, and it's generally not an issue time-wise or physically-wise, even for weaker individuals.

    Just can't imagine where such a "tool" would be practical unless you simply lost the handle and had nothing else.
     
  9. Commuter69

    Commuter69 Road Train Member

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    That is true, but 2 of my last 3 pickups(preloaded trailers) had landing gear in positions so low, I could not get under them without having the shippers get under them just enough to raise the trailer about 4" so I could crank the gear down. One of them had to pull the trailer out enough so I could reach the crank as there was not enough space between trailers for me to get in.
     
  10. 062

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    For situations like that I have 4x4 blocks about 18" long. Get your tractor frame rails under the trailer,may have to dump air depending on how low.
    Dump bags,place blocks on rails then raise suspension
     
  11. okiedokie

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    You can also use the wood like a ramp.
     
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