CarterKraft
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Due to the type of hitch I use (pivot point projection) when I unhook I have to "tug" the stinger out of the hitch.
I usually spray the stinger with some really light lube like wd40 to allow it to release but sometimes it's harder to pull than normal.
Due to the length of the jack tube extension required to support the tall frame height of the trailer I have previously bent the jack tube...
There is also several times I have had to extend the tongue jack fully (18") and even put it on 10" stack of blocks to get the trailer level. With a 40' trailer length shit like that happens when the jack is at the tongue.
I bought a new jack to replace the old one that's just tired and I'd like to try and prevent bending the tube again and gain some stability and extra height.
This is the public onshape document my first assembly with motion etc.
I'm not really looking for input on weather or not I need this more of does anyone see a simpler way to accomplish it, strength critiques etc.
I am thinking I might build this out of aluminum tube and sheet. Its 1/4" plate around the jack foot mount tube and 1" box tube for the a frame. The trunion mount will probably still be steel with everything in tension instead of compression, I don't have a good feeling of aluminum strengths.
I plan to keep this 3 hole jack mount so if I have to replace the jack on the road I can easily find a replacement Instead of having to modify a jack. It would be easy enought to modify the jack tube with trunions that just makes for custom pieces I might want to avoid.
Enough blabbing look at my pix...
I usually spray the stinger with some really light lube like wd40 to allow it to release but sometimes it's harder to pull than normal.
Due to the length of the jack tube extension required to support the tall frame height of the trailer I have previously bent the jack tube...
There is also several times I have had to extend the tongue jack fully (18") and even put it on 10" stack of blocks to get the trailer level. With a 40' trailer length shit like that happens when the jack is at the tongue.
I bought a new jack to replace the old one that's just tired and I'd like to try and prevent bending the tube again and gain some stability and extra height.
This is the public onshape document my first assembly with motion etc.
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I'm not really looking for input on weather or not I need this more of does anyone see a simpler way to accomplish it, strength critiques etc.
I am thinking I might build this out of aluminum tube and sheet. Its 1/4" plate around the jack foot mount tube and 1" box tube for the a frame. The trunion mount will probably still be steel with everything in tension instead of compression, I don't have a good feeling of aluminum strengths.
I plan to keep this 3 hole jack mount so if I have to replace the jack on the road I can easily find a replacement Instead of having to modify a jack. It would be easy enought to modify the jack tube with trunions that just makes for custom pieces I might want to avoid.
Enough blabbing look at my pix...