dilloncorr Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 I was messing with my trailer this weekend and had a thought- am I the only one that would buy a battery powered trailer jack? I'm sure I could modify the crank to work on a drill, doesn't take much force.... but how about an engineered solution? 20v, 60v, 120v who knows.... might be possible to have a remote battery even as many people have tool boxes on the trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Mine is electric, wired it to run off of my trucks battery through the 7-pin wire plug. Beats the hell out of cranking by hand...sometimes I connect and disconnect 4 times a day. You can find them for under $100. That said, it's pretty slow. I probably could have done what you're suggesting and remove the handle to fit a socket or something directly to the crank shaft. It would be stupid fast with dewalt's premium 3 speed drills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilloncorr Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Well there ya go. Always someone smarter than me out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 why not just hire somebody to work the trailer jack for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Probably because they don't come with warranty and the payment plan sucks @Jronman lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 35 minutes ago, Jronman said: why not just hire somebody to work the trailer jack for you? Workmans comp. It's ass raping expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Workmans comp. It's ass raping expensive. family or under the table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 All of my family is hours and hours away from here. The reliability of the locals here is non existent. All are old rich retired people or drunks on vacation for the most part. Island life tends to corrupt even the good guys after a while. Even big companies down here are rather awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snohiker Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I just recintly did the same got tiered of cranking. Check amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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