Landing gear problem

laknox wrote:

Is the driveway so steep that the drop extensions are fully extended before you start powering the legs down and you're =still= hitting the stop? If so, that's not a driveway =I'd= want to park on; that's probably 6' of possible extension. You should =never= be hitting the full-extension stop on your landing legs. Why none of the mfrs put a bright red band on the legs on =both= ends, has baffled me for years. On something that steep, I'd not want the landing legs on blocks, at all; I'd want them firmly on the ground with nothing in between to rock. IMO, what you =should= be doing is backing in, power down the legs 8-10" =then= drop the extensions. After this, unhitch, then level. If you have the habit, like some I've seen, of traveling with the legs in the fully retracted position, then you might want to drop them 12-18" before dropping the extensions.

Lyle

No. It's not that steep. I've managed this same driveway many times with this trailer and dozens of times with my old one. I didn't hit the stop. I overloaded the motor and it cut out for a few seconds (my radial arm saw will do the same thing). I had to let it sit and cool before continuing. There is maybe 3'-4' of lift total (I'll have to measure).

But, something else is binding up somewhere because it seems to be working way too hard to lift the nose of the trailer. I noticed that one of the landing gear foot pads is crushed (basic Lippert style). I need to replace that. I wonder if that might be causing a misalignment (one leg extended slightly more than the other. For now, I have to get it up on the truck and only one side moves. I need to find that bolt or pin so the other jack moves. Once I transfer the load onto the truck, I'll be more comfortable getting under there and working on it. I know ... these jacks won't collapse, but it still kinda freaks me out.

Is there some way to lube the gears in the tubes without tearing everything apart?