I am interested in seeing the tongue jack setups you folks are running. My tongue is 2.5" tube.
So I had set up what I thought was going to be a solid tongue jack solution. About a second into getting the mount tacked in place and a quick test of the jack, my dreams were crushed. I started with a Bulldog brand tube mount hitch and caster wheel. I like the tube mount style because I think it is a generally clean look, without an oversized bolt-on bracket hanging about.
With it in place, there is some serious lean to the jack. There is just too much slop in this style where a wide, flat base is not being used (now I know why they don't seem to offer them this way).
It just looks like a failure waiting to happen. Besides that, the wheel does not spin freely, so it just slides across the ground rather than turn. I understand that there is no weight up there, but regardless, it should still spin freely.
Looking for ideas!
So I had set up what I thought was going to be a solid tongue jack solution. About a second into getting the mount tacked in place and a quick test of the jack, my dreams were crushed. I started with a Bulldog brand tube mount hitch and caster wheel. I like the tube mount style because I think it is a generally clean look, without an oversized bolt-on bracket hanging about.
With it in place, there is some serious lean to the jack. There is just too much slop in this style where a wide, flat base is not being used (now I know why they don't seem to offer them this way).
It just looks like a failure waiting to happen. Besides that, the wheel does not spin freely, so it just slides across the ground rather than turn. I understand that there is no weight up there, but regardless, it should still spin freely.
Looking for ideas!
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