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

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

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 anythingThanks 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

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

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.

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

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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
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
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
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
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
4x4FF
Explorer
Apr 16, 2015
Here is a pic of how mine currently is:
laknox
Nomad
Apr 16, 2015
4x4FF wrote:
Here is a pic of how mine currently is:

I'm no expert, but I can't say I've =ever= seen a FW without the pins facing outward.

Lyle
NWKomfort350
Explorer
Apr 16, 2015
laknox wrote:
4x4FF wrote:
Here is a pic of how mine currently is:

I'm no expert, but I can't say I've =ever= seen a FW without the pins facing outward.

Lyle

The pins in the landing gear legs on my 5er are side to side.
wborst
Explorer
Apr 16, 2015
The pins on my 5er are front to back but mine pull towards the front to release.
Allworth
Explorer II
Apr 16, 2015
The question was about installing Strong-Arms. Not whose trailer has what.

I have no answer, but I think I would call customer service and ask them how to install.