Trailers-utility and boating

I’ve owned a lot of trailers over the years, and I own a few now. The subject here is trailer jacks.
How come for a small boat trailers and small utility trailers 99.9% of all trailer jack available via retail have a lousy weak plastic wheel? Even luggage has those cool urethane wheels like roller blades have. To all trailer parts and accessories manufacturers, can you get on that? And while you’re at it make some trailer jacks for the off-road crowd that can handle dirt and sand better than the crappy plastic wheels that virtually all small trailers must suffer with when it comes to trailer jacks. We have the technology, now sell us a better mouse trap! Thank you!

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How hard can it be to come up with something decent?

https://www.zoro.com/zoro-select-caster-wheel-polyurethane-6-in-1200-lb-5vj61/i/G2108802/feature-product?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=shopping%20feed&utm_content=free%20google%20shopping%20clicks&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrNWvttiN7gIVTL7ACh1gKQetEAQYEiABEgIAi_D_BwE

I watched a guy kick one (not overly hard either) to turn the wheel a bit at the local marina when hooking up. The wheel snapped in half and the jack jumped right next to his foot and into the blacktop. Thankfully if he would’ve had it land on his foot, he had his protective croc shoes on

Better Jack wheel and tie rods on the axles so the wheels turn on double axle trailers and I would be really happy.

You get what you pay for!

Type trailer jack into Google, spend $100 plus and you will get a great jack…

Select your diameter, width and axle size, and then decide if it’s worth it.

https://www.mcmaster.com/wheels/wheels-4/wheel-diameter~6/for-axle-diameter~1-2/

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Anyone ever replaced the trailer jack on a ranger? It’s the only thing I don’t like on the boat but it’s center mounted in the “A” frame on the trailer. I’m sure you have to buy some custom deal from Ranger.

It doesn’t matter what material the wheel is made of, it’s getting it to pivot or turn 180 that’s the biotch.

SuperDave1959 wrote:

It doesn’t matter what material the wheel is made of, it’s getting it to pivot or turn 180 that’s the biotch.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

I use this one on my 24 foot ski boat. The wheel is at least twice as thick as a normal wheel and doesn’t sink in. Easy to pivot.

https://www.overtons.com/overtons-mega-wheel-1800-lb.-trailer-jack-315524.html?cgid=trailer-jacks-dollies#start=5&cgid=trailering%2Ftrailer-jacks-dollies%2Fsingle-wheel

djshannon wrote:

You get what you pay for!

Type trailer jack into Google, spend $100 plus and you will get a great jack…

I have a Fulton F2 on my boat trailer. It’s better but not a miracle. Still a problem in gravel.

The idea of a ball that could roll in all directions keeps coming to mind but I don’t know how it would be pinned.

SuperDave1959 wrote:

The idea of a ball that could roll in all directions keeps coming to mind but I don’t know how it would be pinned.

That would be amazing.

Ralph Wiggum wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>SuperDave1959 wrote:</div>
The idea of a ball that could roll in all directions keeps coming to mind but I don’t know how it would be pinned.

That would be amazing.

And I just figured out how I would design it.

SuperDave1959 wrote:

And I just figured out how I would design it.

Put me down for one.

And I just figured out how I would design it.

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I saw a guy put a handle/pull bar on is jack that looked like this but longer. It would help pull up and steer at the same time. https://sandsharkanchor.com/accessories-parts/new-steering-arm-for-trailer-wheel-jack-quick-swivel-dual-wheel-turning-use-it-with-boat-utility-jet-ski-marine-or-small-utility-trailer-bolt-on-your-wheel-jack-new-patent-pending-design/

I fixed my problem by cutting down the tree that made me push the boat around the corner by hand. I am super stoked about that.