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This drop leg jack is an ideal for fishing boat trailers or jet ski haulers that are high off the ground. Footplate stabilizes your parked trailer better than caster wheels. 15" of screw travel plus 15" of drop leg travel. Silver finish.
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The simple truth is that salt can be highly corrosive to metal when exposure lasts for an extended period of time. So, the more you tow around it, the more you need to protect your trailer from it.
The TUFFPLATE finish on this jack helps to ensure that it doesn't end up looking like the one pictured above. TUFFPLATE offers 3 layers of corrosion protection, even with occasional use around saltwater. The first layer is a specially-formulated zinc finish. Then, it's dipped in chrome. Finally, it was sealed, putting a third barrier between the jack's gleaming good looks and the lake's harsh UV-exposure and saltwater.
Rust-resistant coatings are graded according to a salt spray rating. Basically, this rating shows the amount of time it takes for a material to show signs of corrosion when exposed to pure, continuous salt spray. Zinc plating typically begins to deteriorate after about 100 hours. Dacromet usually lasts for around 300 to 400 hours. Dutton-Lainson's TUFFPLATE finish lasted nearly 500 hours in the salt spray test before the first appearance of rust (about 30% longer than a powder coated finish). As for the first appearance of white corrosion, it performed about as well as typical zinc finishes.
The environment this test creates is much harsher than anything you'll ever experience in your journeys, but it provides a testament to how well this jack resists rust and corrosion.
A trailer jack lifts your trailer tongue high enough to allow you to couple it with your vehicle. Usually, your tongue weight is about 10-15% of your Gross Trailer Weight. For example, a 10,000-lb trailer has a tongue weight of 1,000 lbs to 1,500 lbs. For this to work, you'd need a jack strong enough to lift a static load of no less than 1,500 lbs. And, yes, it's okay to have a jack with a weight rating that is higher than your trailer's tongue weight. In fact, this should operate more efficiently, allowing you to spend less time cranking and more time camping.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at this drop leg trailer jack from Dutton-Lainson. It's gonna be a great option for some of your smaller trailers under 2000 pounds. That's what it can support and it's gonna bolt onto the frame like you see here giving you a lot of travel with the drop leg here. So if your trailer sits higher up off the ground this one is maybe going to be a better option to help you reach.
Let's check it out. Now with this jack, you're going to be getting 30 inches of travel. At the lowest state from the bottom of the footplate to the top of the mounting bracket right here it'll be 8-3/16 of an inch. Then at the tallest point it'll be 38-3/16 of an inch. We've got it somewhere in the middle right now around that 21-1/2 inch mark.
So you can see there's a ton more room for this to rise up. Now as far as what trailers it's gonna work with it'll bolt onto the frame like you see here and it will work with framed sizes up to 3 inches wide and 5 inches tall. With the mounting bracket here we've got plenty of different holes to choose from. All the hardware comes included so we can match it up to our trailer frame get it tightened down and get a nice strong hold. The other thing you wanna take note of is the height of it because from the mounting bracket there is a lot that sticks up top here.
And depending on your situation you might be coming a little bit close to whatever you're carrying. So from that mounting bracket, the top of it that is to the top of the jack right here it's gonna stick up 17 inches. Now from the top of your trailer frame to the top of the jack, it's more like 18 inches. So you can go to your trailer at home, find the frame wherever you wanna mount it up, measure up 18 inches and make sure that this isn't going to be conflicting with anything. The handle for the jack is on the outside here and it's a side wind style rather than a top wind.
So as long as you've got the clearance over here above the top of the jack, you should also have the clearance further out for the handle. And overall the operation of that handle is pretty smooth. It's certainly not the nicest thing in the world. The handle construction here is a pretty light duty feeling plastic, but it is grooved and wide so I can get my fingers on there and it's more than wide enough to get my whole hand on it as well. The operation though and the cranking of it is smooth. Just overall the main swiveling piece here doesn't feel super nice, so I'd be a little bit concerned about its overall longevity but I think it should hold up just fine for most uses. Overall, it is a steel construction with a zinc finish all throughout. That's gonna help it be resistant to rust and corrosion over time. And the zinc finish is a lot nicer than something like a powder coat in my opinion, just because it's gonna be more durable to scratches and scuffs. Whereas a powder coat, if that powder coat scratches away which it definitely tends to do, then you're pretty much left with no protection. Now this jack does have a removable foot plate here just held in place by this pin and retaining clip and then that leg will drop down here so we don't have to do as much winding whenever we want to actually get this lowered down. You can just drop that leg down to one of the lower positions here, re pin it and then use the handle to lower the jack the rest of the way so we're not having to travel so much. And then when we're ready to go just bring it up to that highest position to give us maximum ground clearance. You can see here that even though the whole jack doesn't swivel to the side to get you ground clearance it does rise up quite a bit and sit pretty tucked up to the trailer frame here. So as you're driving down the road we don't have too much hanging down here getting in our way. And as for the installation it's a very straightforward process. If you've installed one trailer jack before chances are you're gonna be familiar with the process of bolting this on using the provided hardware. But let's check out that process together now. Now the first thing you wanna do for your installation here is maybe set your trailer onto a jack stand like we've chosen it to do or hook up to your vehicle. Just some way to support it so that you can raise your old jack up and take it off. Then we can start by doing some pre-assembly on the new jack here. We've got the mounting bracket on the back and we want to take some of our hardware, the bolts here we'll feed them in through the top of our mounting bracket on both sides. And then on the backside we're gonna have these backing plates. You'll notice that one of the holes on the backing plate is offset slightly. That's gonna be our top mounting location. So to speed that through the bolt and secure it on the other side loosely right now with a lock washer and a nut on both sides. Then just set this preassembled piece over top of the trailer frame at whatever desired location you have and get your bottom bolts through. Trying to just get it as tight to the trailer frame as possible. For us it looks like the second from the bottom hole is going to be the optimal spot and secure it in the back using the same combination of hardware of lock, washer and nut. We can then come back through with a 9/16 inch wrench and socket and tighten that hardware down. Trying to do it evenly across all the different pieces of hardware going back and forth so that we get even pressure all throughout. And then that'll do it for our look at and installation of this Dutton-Lainson drop leg trailer jack with footplate. Thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (93 Customer Reviews)
This drop leg jack is an ideal for fishing boat trailers or jet ski haulers that are high off the ground. Footplate stabilizes your parked trailer better than caster wheels. 15" of screw travel plus 15" of drop leg travel. Silver finish.I have bought a number of items from etrailer over many years. Service is great, fast shipping, very good communication, what more can you ask for.
I sent pictures of how the box was totally destroyed and looks like it was dragged behind a plane. Had to send another one back that broke within a year and had to pay $[XX] dollars to send in back out of pocket. Ridiculous
Alwayus great service and speed!
Great quality, holding up just fine one year later
Great Customer service. Timely delivery. Dutton-Lainson also a solid company. I expect years of use out of this jack.
Simple Attachment. Heavy duty operational, Just as described.
Everything appears to be of high quality, and I was completed satisfied. It probably won't be installed until spring. I plan on sending pictures then.
Jenny N.
7/17/2023
I hope that this jack is working for you. If you have any questions please reach out!
Jenny N.
11/1/2022
Is there anything that we can do to improve your experience.
This device is fairly heavy-duty, sturdy, and the swivel works easily and smoothly from horizontal to vertical and latches/unlatches easily. It adds flexibility to the trailer's built-in screw-up/down jack with a flat plate on its bottom. It allows me to move the trailer easier without having to lift up the front end. The customer service was great: a customer service rep got involved and expedited the order processing so it arrived a lot earlier that I expected from the website,. That's excellent customer service. Thanks!
I needed one for my woodsplitter which has a 2”x2” tongue, this works great. It was easy to install and it makes raising and lowering my woodsplitter a breeze. I would highly recommend this product . I use my 4-wheeler to move my splitter and this works perfectly, glad I found it. thanks so much
Problem was that regular Cargo trailer front Jack had to be removed every time I hooked it up behind Camper because of zero turning clearance to rear bumper.
Swing Jack installed closer inboard of hitch on Trailer frame and folded after hook up provides unlimited turning clearance. Added value was the ability to move trailer since Jack has large diameter wheel.
Special brackets allowed for easy installation. (no drilling/tapping of holes)
Delivery date as promised, good service.
Greatjack, much better than I had
This took a small modification to my trailer as I had angle rails and not solid rails. But this has held up great. Sturdy design, ease of use!
I am very pleased with this product.
I'm writing this review one year after purchasing. The original reason for buying was to allow room for a double hitch with a bike rack in it while towing a pop-up camper. It did the job well enough that I decided not to take it off & put the original back on. I don't trust it enough to turn the trailer on the wheel with the exception of perhaps on a smooth driveway and while not too-extended.
I use this product on a shorelander boat trailer hauling a 16.5 ft Lund Mr. Pike.
I have had no problems with this wheel jack. In fact it has performed admirably for me.
Pro: Seems well built. The swivel is much heavier duty than the original that came with the trailer. Well packed and all the mounting hardware was present. Con: No grease fitting for lube.
After 1 year I can say that my Trailer Jack, Side wind Swivel Jack with 6" wheel has made this old guys job moving, hitching and storing so much easier. It is installed on my 16 foot cargo trailer (Motorcycler Hauler). We have travelled all over the Eastern USA and Canada taking in the Calbot Trail Nova Scotia and the Florida Keys. There has only been the wife and I and both in our 60's and we have no problems now moving the trailer loaded or unloaded and it moves and stores easily. Great Product!
This swing-back marine jack is a great buy and the materials are nice quality. I used this to replace my original 800lb. Fulton jack that came with my Shorelandr' double PWC trailer (long overdue). Since this jack is rated at 1200 lbs., I had to drill a larger hole on the trailer frame and on the jack swivel bracket, plus I had to move the pin from the right side to the left side of the jack (left side is meant for smaller pin/right side for larger/picture online is incorrect). This is a nicer jack than the original, the pin is heftier and the extra work was worth it. Time will tell how long it lasts around salt water.
This was a replacement jack for the original which was accidently damaged and the new one works perfectly. I'm very happy with the jack, the ordering process and the overall experience with etrailer. I highly recommend this company.
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1/26/2024
I agree! I think we can do better. I have asked our customer service team to reach back out to you about this. We will cover a return.