Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

First, I'm a novice, so please forgive the simpleton question:

I jacked my boat up to the highest position, and now the jack handle
only operates to turn the caster wheel. I'm assuming it is made that
way on purpose, but I can't get it back into "jack mode".

Did I break it, or is this a separate function? How do I get it back?
Thanks in advance! MD

Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

For right handed people- Grasp wheel firmly, with your left hand, and hold,
while turning the jack crank handle anti-clockwise with your right hand.
Jim
"mattydee35" wrote in message
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First, I'm a novice, so please forgive the simpleton question:

I jacked my boat up to the highest position, and now the jack handle
only operates to turn the caster wheel. I'm assuming it is made that
way on purpose, but I can't get it back into "jack mode".

Did I break it, or is this a separate function? How do I get it back?
Thanks in advance! MD

Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On 6 Aug 2006 09:45:30 -0700, mattydee35 penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

First, I'm a novice, so please forgive the simpleton question:

I jacked my boat up to the highest position, and now the jack handle
only operates to turn the caster wheel. I'm assuming it is made that
way on purpose, but I can't get it back into "jack mode".

Did I break it, or is this a separate function? How do I get it back?
Thanks in advance! MD

The jack handle is a screw and the tubing and castor wheel (together)
act as a nut. There is a groove and slot type mechanism that keeps the
nut (castoring wheel and assembly) from just spinning around as the
handle is turned.

It sounds like you ran the wheel too far down, the screw no longer is
engaging the nut, and the tubing is no longer seating in the "slot"
mechanism.

Turn the tubing that the castoring wheel is attached to until you feel
it lock (this may require that you ,first, get the screw and nut
re-engaged and lower the tongue of the trailer a tad). The handle may
need a little turning to get things lined up right. Anyway, once the
tubing is oriented correctly, the handle (screw) should re-engage the
tubing/wheel assembly (nut) and everything should be fixed.

Just don't raise it that high next time...


--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/

Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide
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Mine must have come apart too. The wheel will rotate 360. I thought it was
supposed to do that. ???

Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

Jim wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

On 6 Aug 2006 09:45:30 -0700, mattydee35 penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


First, I'm a novice, so please forgive the simpleton question:

I jacked my boat up to the highest position, and now the jack handle
only operates to turn the caster wheel. I'm assuming it is made that
way on purpose, but I can't get it back into "jack mode".

Did I break it, or is this a separate function? How do I get it back?
Thanks in advance! MD

The jack handle is a screw and the tubing and castor wheel (together)
act as a nut. There is a groove and slot type mechanism that keeps the
nut (castoring wheel and assembly) from just spinning around as the
handle is turned.

It sounds like you ran the wheel too far down, the screw no longer is
engaging the nut, and the tubing is no longer seating in the "slot"
mechanism.

Turn the tubing that the castoring wheel is attached to until you feel
it lock (this may require that you ,first, get the screw and nut
re-engaged and lower the tongue of the trailer a tad). The handle may
need a little turning to get things lined up right. Anyway, once the
tubing is oriented correctly, the handle (screw) should re-engage the
tubing/wheel assembly (nut) and everything should be fixed.

Just don't raise it that high next time...


--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/

Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats


Mine must have come apart too. The wheel will rotate 360. I thought it was
supposed to do that. ???


They all do that once the weight is off the wheel. I just put a foot
against the wheel to keep it from spinning when jacking up or down in
this mode. Corrects itself once friction/resistance is established on
the wheel.

Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...
Jim wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

On 6 Aug 2006 09:45:30 -0700, mattydee35 penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


First, I'm a novice, so please forgive the simpleton question:

I jacked my boat up to the highest position, and now the jack handle
only operates to turn the caster wheel. I'm assuming it is made that
way on purpose, but I can't get it back into "jack mode".

Did I break it, or is this a separate function? How do I get it back?
Thanks in advance! MD

The jack handle is a screw and the tubing and castor wheel (together)
act as a nut. There is a groove and slot type mechanism that keeps the
nut (castoring wheel and assembly) from just spinning around as the
handle is turned.

It sounds like you ran the wheel too far down, the screw no longer is
engaging the nut, and the tubing is no longer seating in the "slot"
mechanism.

Turn the tubing that the castoring wheel is attached to until you feel
it lock (this may require that you ,first, get the screw and nut
re-engaged and lower the tongue of the trailer a tad). The handle may
need a little turning to get things lined up right. Anyway, once the
tubing is oriented correctly, the handle (screw) should re-engage the
tubing/wheel assembly (nut) and everything should be fixed.

Just don't raise it that high next time...


--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/

Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats


Mine must have come apart too. The wheel will rotate 360. I thought it
was supposed to do that. ???
They all do that once the weight is off the wheel.

That is what I thought.

UPDATE: Tongue jack. Caster wheel. Simple question.
 

Thanks so much for all of your replies. Here's an update:

Still not working.

Mike: When off the ground, (when snapped into horizontal traveling
position), it rotates the wheel until the wheel hits the frame of the
trailer, preventing further rotation, then will not rotate any further.
Either direction. Jim: same thing. Don: same thing.

Gene: I think you're right, but I cannot get it to re-engage into the
nut inside the tubing. It is impossible to rotate the case that holds
the caster and jack rod because it is welded to the bracket that holds
it all onto the tongue.

I think tomorrow I will jack it back up with my car jack and try to
immobilize it and bang it back into the housing to try to re-engage the
jack with the nut.

You guys are great!