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]

surpluscenter.com

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?