JT Strong Arms...Do You Remove The "T" Handles?

I don't tighten the JT's that are on the front since the T faces down. I have a hybrid system with a steadyfast bar on the back. Since the screw faces down I do tighten that up after retraction. So far I have about 10k towed miles on the trailer and the T's have stayed in. This includes our current trip up the Alcan and some pretty rough roads.

I too have never removed mine , just let them be...

Do the JT help with walking movement in the fifth wheel?
Thanks for the experienced comments.

Another vote for snug them up after raising the stabilizers/landing gear. BUT- I did buy 3 or 4 extras when I was ordering parts from the manufacturer to fix one of my mistakes. So now I have spares AND snug them up.

I have mini bungee cords around each of mine with the hooks connected and squeezed together to hold them. When I loosen them I just pull the bungee cord around the T rather than tighten them and have to loosen them again later.
Mine have not rusted in 5 yrs and are very loose when not tightened. I could see them coming loose and falling out.

Never had to tighten the up 0nce thier up and never lost any. travel cross country last summer with no problum.

I'm with KMC6970, I can't see bothering with removing every time. I want to make life easier, not add more work. I just snug mine down after they're up, no biggie. I even have the back two mounted with the T-handles down due to clearance issues and have had no problems.

Never have and after 5 years still have the originals. :)

nope

What Dick B said - Never considered removing them. Haven't lost one yet.

That is a pretty long thread so it would have to do quite a few revolutions to fall out.

I did have one with a bad thread which I replaced with a stainless steel bolt. So it's no big thing regardless.