Electric Landing Gear Legs for a 2017 Sundowner 3H GN Super Sport Horse Trailer

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Thank you very much for your help. So I have a RAM landing gear. For the Velocity series will I need the adapter still? I saw you also carry a RAM Electric motor. Will that work for my application. Thanks again. Oh, I was also looking at purchasing a BX1 GN coupler. Will that work for my trailer or is that specific to Bulldog as well.

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For starters, the Bulldog Powered-Drive Kit part # BD1824200100 for single speed or part # BD1824180100 for two speed is only designed to work with Bulldog landing gear legs that have a 12,000 lb support capacity. If you do not have these legs than I cannot confirm the conversion kit will work for you.

If you do have the above legs then there would be no reason to purchase a new system assuming the old one is in working order. You will have a fresh set of gears and wired remote if you replaced the whole system but the installation will be much more involved and the cost will be much higher assuming you replaced both jacks. You will also need part # BD500389 if your trailer has an aluminum frame.

I have attached an install/review video on the above conversion kit for you as well.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Nico

5/29/2018

Thank you very much for your help. So I have a RAM landing gear. For the Velocity series will I need the adapter still? I saw you also carry a RAM Electric motor. Will that work for my application. Thanks again. Oh, I was also looking at purchasing a BX1 GN coupler. Will that work for my trailer or is that specific to Bulldog as well.

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Conner L.

5/29/2018

Thanks for the photo! After looking at the way your landing gears legs are mounted, you are going to need to make some modifications to make anything we offer work including the Bulldog Velocity Series Electric Landing Gear Jack part # BD185400. The Adapter Kit for Bulldog Velocity Series Electric Landing Gear Jack part # BD500389 will only be a requirement if you have an aluminum frame trailer. However, if you weld this bracket to the uprights on your trailer that your existing landing gear legs attach to, this will properly be a better solution for you. The 12-Volt Motor Kit for Ram Landing Gear part # LC142178 is designed to be compatible with the Landing Gear Set part # RVLG-8000. In order to use this set you are going to need to weld the Replacement Weld-On Mounting Brackets part # LG-BRACKETS onto your trailer frame.

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Answer 1

Hey Ronald, the landing gear part #RVLG-8HDL does not come with new brackets but we have them available with the part #LG-Brackets. These will need to be welded on as there isn't a way to bolt on the jacks to the brackets you have now.

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Answer 2

The Dexter Trailer Springs Over-Under Conversion Kit like part #K71-384-00 does not require welding. That said, it is recommended to tack the spring seats to the axle but this is super easy to do even for someone with no prior welding experience.…

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Answer 3

I checked with Lippert Components and the Lippert Electric Landing Gear Set #LC333964 and the bolt that comes with the bracket needs to be torqued to 10-18 ft-lbs. You do need to be careful not to get it too tight because you could actually bend…

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Answer 4

The only difference between a 4 leaf spring and a 5 leaf spring like the #e34SR is that the 4 leaf spring will use slightly thicker leaves and is 1/8 of an inch shorter. To get the best measurement of your existing springs, measure the center eye…

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Answer 5

Landing gear legs do typically have weld stop brackets to hold the legs securely to the welded brackets on your trailer frame. The landing gear will have a maximum capacity lift, which for the Replacement Follow Leg for Stromberg Carlson Landing Gear…

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Answer 6

The only difference between the #RVLG-8HDL and the #RVLG-8000 is that the #RVLG-8HDL includes the manual crank handle, while the #RVLG-8000 doesn't. The dimensions for both are the same. • Retracted Height of 32-3/4 inches • Extended Height of…

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Answer 7

Ram Landing Gear 12-Volt Motor Kit #LC142178 is rated for use with landing gear having up to an 8000-lb rating, such as set #RVLG-8000. Atwood's discontinued landing gear kit 75721 was rated for 5500-lbs so the new motor will have an easier time…

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Answer 8

The Lippert landing gear bracket #LC113511 is 2" long x 3-1/2" wide x 4-1/2" tall just like #LG-Brackets. The top portion of the bracket has a slightly different bend to it, but for all intents and purposes these are basically the same…

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Answer 9

Yes the etrailer Landing Gear Set - 36-1/2" Lift - 8,000 lbs part #RVLG-8000 can be used in the both the older exposed gear applications as well as the newer internal type of applications. I've included the video Jon did on the landing gear…

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Answer 10

Trailer landing gear sets like the etrailer.com #RVLG-8HDL that you referenced are designed to bolt onto brackets that are welded to the frame. In terms of function or capacity there is no particular reason you couldn't just weld the legs…

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Answer 11

Yes, you can use Replacement Follow Leg for Stromberg Carlson Landing Gear #LG-177201 with your Venture landing gear system. This same leg design is used by many manufacturers so it is interchangeable with them.

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