Hay Dude
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Getting my 7K Retco trailer ready for use for the mowing season.
It has a typical top crank jack handle, but it leaves only 15” of space between top handle swing arc and the front trailer guard rail.
This leaves me no room for most trailer toolboxes which are at least 18” front to back. My hands hit the front of any would-be trailer toolboxes as most are 18-20”.
Has anyone found a taller/deeper toolbox?
The Buyers “triangular” plastic toolbox on my little single axle is perfect…my single axle has more clearance between front of trailer & it’s’ jack.
I am running out of options on tool boxes and have started to think “outside the box” (no pun intended).
Should I replace top-wind jack with another jack instead? There are limitations to clearance for them, too.
Any other ideas? Placing tool box on the front of the trailer deck is NOT an option.
Inevitably, it will get smashed by mowers and I don’t want to sacrifice the space, either.
I also found this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GNLYS2...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
It has a typical top crank jack handle, but it leaves only 15” of space between top handle swing arc and the front trailer guard rail.
This leaves me no room for most trailer toolboxes which are at least 18” front to back. My hands hit the front of any would-be trailer toolboxes as most are 18-20”.
Has anyone found a taller/deeper toolbox?
The Buyers “triangular” plastic toolbox on my little single axle is perfect…my single axle has more clearance between front of trailer & it’s’ jack.
I am running out of options on tool boxes and have started to think “outside the box” (no pun intended).
Should I replace top-wind jack with another jack instead? There are limitations to clearance for them, too.
Any other ideas? Placing tool box on the front of the trailer deck is NOT an option.
Inevitably, it will get smashed by mowers and I don’t want to sacrifice the space, either.
I also found this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GNLYS2...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==