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Location: Hopkinsville, Ky | I have fulton 12000 lb jack on the front of my goose neck cow trailer. It is not raising or lowering the trailer. There is a cover on the top of the jack. I was able to get it off easy enough. The gears in the top of it look fine, and are turning fine. It must be something down lower in the jack. How in the world do you get down lower, and what is broken? Is it even fixable? Should I cut the jack off, and get a new one? |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Sounds like the screw and nut may be stripped... I wonder if that top gear is welded to the screw, or does it have a key and keyway, set screw, etc....? Cut the jack off, and get a new one? Probably. Is it a single speed or a two speed jack? |
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Location: Hopkinsville, Ky | Single speed. I can't tell how the two are connected. The guy that had it borrowed said it collapsed right after he pulled out from under it |
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Location: North Carolina | Originally written by bigfoot on 2012-03-29 5:16 PM
Single speed. I can't tell how the two are connected. The guy that had it borrowed said it collapsed right after he pulled out from under it
Since it "collapsed" I'll bet the nut is stripped. Likely the screw is damaged too. Instead of cutting off the jack. Look for the exact same jack or see if you can get Fulton parts. Then perform a transplant.
You'll save the paint and finish from welding heat.
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Location: Hopkinsville, Ky | The top of the jack is the only thing I see to take off. I see no other access panel to get down in the jack. |
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Location: Vermont | Originally written by bigfoot on 2012-03-29 5:16 PM
Single speed. I can't tell how the two are connected. The guy that had it borrowed said it collapsed right after he pulled out from under it Me thinks that there is more to the story than the borrower told you... |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Originally written by PaulChristenson on 2012-03-29 9:15 PM Originally written by bigfoot on 2012-03-29 5:16 PM
Single speed. I can't tell how the two are connected. The guy that had it borrowed said it collapsed right after he pulled out from under it Me thinks that there is more to the story than the borrower told you... Yea, the part about having the flat tire on the truck and using the landing gear to lift the back of the pickup to change the tire...!! |
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Trailer jack not lifting
