Posted 2015-12-02 6:38 PM (#165485 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Posts: 1989 Location: South Central OK
You might try taking a picture and emailing it to your local trailer shop. If one isn't capable of ID'ing the unit and getting parts then you might have to replace with a current make/model unit.
Posted 2015-12-02 10:27 PM (#165487 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Our Sidekick had a two speed "Bull Dog" jack assy. The aux input shaft had a standard sized shaft that fitted electric assist motors. At one time we were going to add the electric motor and found a couple of sources. They were in the $800- $1200 range.
Posted 2015-12-03 8:23 AM (#165490 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Posts: 4
Location: Springville AL
I've talked to a couple electric jack suppliers and the problem seems to be the 3/4" shaft. All of them had only 1" shaft size. This is a single speed jack.
Posted 2015-12-03 9:57 AM (#165491 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Shaft size reducers are readily available. The single speed jack may also be a "Bull Dog" brand. Sidekick used commercially available jacks on their trailers.
Posted 2015-12-04 11:20 AM (#165501 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Location: Springville AL
The link below is the type I was looking at. I own a fab shop and asked about turning the shaft down or buying an adapter but was told by Etrailer that the gear ratio would be wrong and it probably would bog the jack down. I may give it a try anyway...
Posted 2015-12-04 1:01 PM (#165502 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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Posts: 807 Location: Tenn/Ala.
You don't need to turn anything down. The motor you pictured will have a hollow sleeve on the left side to slide on to the jack's shaft. If the jack is 3/4 and the motor's pipe is 1" it'll go right on. You could make a sleeve to fill the space, but I have seen some of the old equalizer brands that had a lot of play between the two and worked just fine. In fact it helped make up for a mounting bracket that was seldom perfectly straight.
I think the unit you pictured will work just fine, as long as the current jack is in good shape and turns freely.
Posted 2015-12-08 7:24 PM (#165534 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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If you have a generator, for $300.00 buy a 3/4" drill and a $20.00 adapter bit. I Know a guy who is 83 and still riding, he rigged one up for his big LQ 3 horse trailer they rarely camp where there is electricity but he has a small generator that does runs the drill.
Posted 2015-12-08 7:26 PM (#165535 - in reply to #165482) Subject: RE: Electric jack for gooseneck
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If you have a generator, for $300.00 buy a 3/4" drill and a $20.00 adapter bit. I Know a guy who is 83 and still riding, he rigged one up for his big LQ 3 horse trailer they rarely camp where there is electricity but he has a small generator that runs the drill.
Electric jack for gooseneck
