How to Pick Out Landing Gear Jacks for Trailer

Question:

I now have rbw fifth wheel landing gear that has a 33 inch top section that has failed. can you order the fab tech landing gear with the tabs in the same place as the old rbw landing gear. and will this fab tech landing gear replaced the old landing gear ok

asked by: Dave

Expert Reply:

In order to pick out a direct replacement for the landing gear on your trailer we would need to know the distance between the mounting brackets. Otherwise you could just have the brackets removed from your trailer by a qualified welder and then install the brackets that come with the Bulldog Tandem Landing Gear Set # BD500162. Either way this landing gear set would work well for you, you just might have to have the brackets of your trailer removed and then install the brackets of the # BD500162.

I attached a picture that shows the dimensions that this landing gear set would fit with.

The jacks would be the correct replacement for Lippert, Venture, and Atwood landing gear, as well as those from a few other manufacturers. The sure way to tell is that if the distance between the mounting brackets (underside of top bracket to top of lower bracket as shown in the diagram) is 17-1/2 inches. If this is the case, the landing gear should fit just fine. This is by far the most popular setup seen on trailers.

If your frame clamps are instead 20-1/4 inches the Ultra Fab part # UF17-943010 would be a direct replacement.

expert reply by: Jameson C