Fold down Jack Stand

[Lfoxmont]

Hi all!

I would like to change out my current jack stand for one with a wheel at the button. Is it possible?

[Glenn Baglo]

You just buy the wheel. Don't know what your tongue jack looks like, but should fit. Look it up at etrailer.com

[Bobbie Mayer]

No, I'd get a swing-up jack. I think I got mine at Harbor Freight. I initially just left the existing tongue jack on but later when I was having some mods done I took it off.

[Lfoxmont]

Mine does swing up when towing......

[Bob Miller]

There are different diameter jack tubes as well. Measure yours first before buying a wheel.

[Lfoxmont]

Took a hard look at my jack.......it's welded to the tongue so it's not going anywhere. And there isn't any type of cotter pin, etc. that would let me switch out the bottom. My only hope is that the next time I'm hitched up, I'll crank it all the way down while it's in it's swing away position and see if there is any type of release of the square stand that would allow me to switch in a wheel.

[Borrego Dave]

Linda, you can change out the bottom of you jack. Measure the OD of the jack stem and buy the correct ID wheel you want that has the hitch pin. Your jack should have a spring clip to hold it on the jack stub. Take the jack off, cut the foot off above the weld, mark and drill holes for the hitch pin and your done, 30 minutes.

[Lfoxmont]

The weld isn't on the tube that goes up and down, it's at the top where the jack is attached to the trailer.

[Lfoxmont]

It's got the spring clip that let's me swing it into place after I'm hitched up.

[Borrego Dave]

You are correct, that's what holds the jack to the stub on the frame and it stays in place. The swivel jack itself comes off with a spring clip. From your pic the flat foot is welded on, that is the only part that has to be changed for what you want to do. It seems that you are calling the latch pin that holds the jack in the up or down position a spring clip. Not what I'm talking about. Look at where the stub comes through from the frame just past the flat mounting plate for the jack and you will see a spring clip, it looks like a big "C". That's what lets you remove the jack itself.

[Roy in TO]

Look to see if there is a clip that holds the jack onto the round piece it swings around on. Remove the clip and the jack should pull off.

I lucked out and found a wheel jack with almost the same diameter opening and with a bit of McGuyvering got it to work. The hole was about 1/32" smaller, so I ground it out a bit. The metal was a little thinner than original so I made a shim from a margarine lid. The spring clip hole need enlarging.

[Roy in TO]

Originally Posted by Borrego Dave

Look at where the stub comes through from the frame just past the flat mounting plate for the jack and you will see a spring clip, it looks like a big "C". That's what lets you remove the jack itself.

That is the clip I was talking about. Seems that Dave posted before I finished my reply. He did a better job of 'splaining things.

[Bob Miller]

But.... measure and be sure you can get the wheel/foot pad in the size you need before cutting off the old one.

As the old carpenter sez: "Measure Twice, Cut Once".....

[Lfoxmont]

Yeh, I remember telling me on time. "No matter how many times you cut it, it's still too short!"

[Lfoxmont]

Whoops....I added my Dad told me.....

[John Linck]

I added a caster from my scrap box to the flat plate my trailer came with. Drilled 4 holes and secured with 4 bolts. Crude but effective.

[Glenn Baglo]

You may need to remove the wheel for travel, depending on your jack and your tow.
Mine has spent most of its life under the driver seat.

[Timber Wolf]

I measured the circle in the wheel-foot jack I have on another trailer (jack is from Harbor Freight) and it appears to be the same size as the pad-foot jack on my Scamp. I have not swapped them over because I mounted a trailer tongue tool box that hangs over a little and the wheel would hit it when swiveled up. Eventually I would like to move the jack to the driver side from the passenger side also.

In the meantime, since I am a manly-man (at least for now), I just muscle the trailer around rarely cranking the jack and just pushing the trailer around the driveway and campsites. At least it impresses my 10 year old daughter, she said “Daddy we don’t even need the truck, you can just pull it”. It will be a sad day when my daughter realizes her Daddy is not Superman and really can’t “fix everything”.

[Roy in TO]

Originally Posted by Lfoxmont

Yeh, I remember telling me on time. "No matter how many times you cut it, it's still too short!"

An old timer I used to work with would say. Don't worry about it, only one side is too short. Look this side is still OK.

[Lfoxmont]

John,

What a great idea!! I'll have to break out the drill bit toolbox and see what I've got.