Need help bending trailer jacket bracket

[grsthegreat]

the only problem with the front hole, alot of times thats too close for the tailgate......no one wants a smashed tailgate

 

[RayIN]

How do you attach this to the trailer. Do you have to weld a small piece of pipe to the side of the frame and then this jack slips over it? Hard to tell from the pictures.

Lighter versions are a bolt-on arrangement, like single-axle trailers only.

 

[BlueKnife]

Well if I was gonna abandon that jack, I would just get an a frame jack and bolt it in the other hole.

3000 lbs. 16" Side Wind Trailer Jack Round Tube 796875 [300369]

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The jack that I linked to folds up, thereby minimizing the risk of bending it. Since the OP has welding capabilities, and needs a new jack anyway, why not upgrade?

 

[etpm]

It looks like from your pictures the the angle the jack is welded to is no thicker that 3/16 of an inch. I have several stout C clamps that could pull the angle back to the trailer frame, where it could then be welded. This would probably not leave the jack perfectly straight but it would be close. Tugging on the jack to straighten the angle won't work. So either remove the jack from the angle and use a new piece of angle or draw the angle up to the trailer frame with stout clamps and weld it in place. Before you go through all that trouble though please make sure the jack operates properly over the full travel. Just my 2 cents.
Eric

 

[D&D]

the only problem with the front hole, alot of times thats too close for the tailgate......no one wants a smashed tailgate

You could get a shorter jack and add a drop leg

5,000 lb. A-Frame Top Wind Jack with 15

Part #: OTP-TJA5000TBDL Description: 1 (One) 5K Top wind A-Frame style jack with 15" lift with 8" drop leg. This jack is made for mounting on A-Frame couplers. Comes with a mounting bracket for bolt-on or weld-on applications. Specs: Capacity: 5,000 lbs. Lift: 15" Bracket Height: 10-1/2"...

www.ordertrailerparts.com

 

[flyerdan]

I would not use the jack as an anchor point to lever thing back into position, instead I'd put a couple of big pipe wrenches on either side of it and use cheater pipes with come-a-longs to pull things vertical (actually just a tad beyond) then reweld. Or, as mentioned above, if the jack is close enough to be hit with the tailgate, it might be advisable to cut that mount out and get a longer piece so I can be set back enough to not interfere. That would be my option for a long term keeper.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

Once something has been bent like that, it's like putting toothpaste back in the tube. You might try all sorts of things, but never achieve a satisfactory result...and may just wreck the jack, as others have observed. Cut the piece out and rebuild it. It'll be quicker overall and you'll end up with a better product in the end. (You need not ask me how I know )

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Once something has been bent like that, it's like putting toothpaste back in the tube. You might try all sorts of things, but never achieve a satisfactory result...

Guess you've never witnessed what happens in body shops, let alone seen people create new flawless body panels from sheets of steel, or even aluminum.

Steel like that jack mount is very easy to work with, and it'd almost be hard to end up spending more than 30 minutes fixing the problem. Part of that time being spent on letting the welds cool so paint can be applied.

 

[eco88]

Lots of heat and a sledge hammer

 

[Elviscaretaker]

I bent my trailer jack by driving over a stump and the bottom of the jack hit the stump and bent the jack bracket backwards. I have been able to grind out the welds on the ends of the bracket and clean them up but I don’t know how to bend the thick steel bracket back to its original position. You can see where the front edge of the bracket has separated about 1/2” from the bottom of the side rail. I have beat on it with a sledge hammer, tried to bend it with a lever, etc but I can move it. Anyone have any ideas how to bend this thick steel bracket back? ThanksView attachment 5336824View attachment 5336825View attachment 5336826

OK, stupid idea here but why not hook the trailer to your truck, take a floor jack and bend it back into place then weld? Won't be perfect but it'll do the job I'd think.