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4x4FF
Explorer
Apr 16, 2015

Rotate landing gear leg inserts

Im getting ready to put som JT Strongarms on my 5er but on my front landing gear I noticed that the legs seem to be 90 degrees off from what I normally see. In other words, the pull pin to adjust the leg inserts is actually in the rear so looking at the front of the trailer you can see all the adjusting holes on the landing legs.

I need to pull the inserts out and rotate them 90 degrees. The holes and everything else is in place just not sure how to go about getting the thing high enough to drop the legs out if they even will drop out.

Any ideas??

Thanks,

Steve
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Apr 16, 2015
    TT_Tim wrote:
    I helped a buddy put JTs on his 5ver and his were rotated 90 degrees from what mine were. We simply put the "saddle" bracket on the front cross pieces instead of the back. worked good.


    That is a simple quick fix!!!! Four bolts and 5 minutes, when gear is up. Chris
  • TT_Tim's avatar
    TT_Tim
    Explorer
    Apr 16, 2015
    I helped a buddy put JTs on his 5ver and his were rotated 90 degrees from what mine were. We simply put the "saddle" bracket on the front cross pieces instead of the back. worked good.
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Apr 16, 2015
    So are the foot pads now mounted so they rock from side to side rather than fore and aft???? Or can they be remount to rock fore and aft after you turn the legs? Chris
  • 4x4FF's avatar
    4x4FF
    Explorer
    Apr 16, 2015
    whiteeye42 wrote:
    when i dropped one of mine out to replace it i hooked it up to the truck raise the landing gear up as far as i could and the dug a hole about a 2 feet deep or so under the leg dropped the old one out and put new one in no big deal

    you say your is on the back side of the leg do you have a hole on the outside of the leg to be able to move the pin from the back to the side i would look before moving anything


    Thanks for the input. That is kinda what I had in mind about digging a hole and yes, after looking at it I shouldn't have an issue with mounting holes. It appears that it will work fine when rotated.

    Steve
  • whiteeye42's avatar
    whiteeye42
    Explorer
    Apr 16, 2015
    when i dropped one of mine out to replace it i hooked it up to the truck raise the landing gear up as far as i could and the dug a hole about a 2 feet deep or so under the leg dropped the old one out and put new one in no big deal

    you say your is on the back side of the leg do you have a hole on the outside of the leg to be able to move the pin from the back to the side i would look before moving anything

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