Source for Euro Trailer Jack & Bracket

Update - After some research, and after finding the right term to
search for (always the hardest part - "What is that thingy called?") I
have found lots of sources for the Jockey wheel (Australia, Europe)
but none in the US. Shipping is the killer, something like $80-$90
for a $30 part. I did find a beat up used item in Indiana. The
search goes on.

So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?

$35 for this:
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html


"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
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Update - After some research, and after finding the right term to
search for (always the hardest part - "What is that thingy called?") I
have found lots of sources for the Jockey wheel (Australia, Europe)
but none in the US. Shipping is the killer, something like $80-$90
for a $30 part. I did find a beat up used item in Indiana. The
search goes on.

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 7:43:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?



$35 for this:

http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html

I'm pretty sure John is looking for one where the entire screw-jack-and-wheel can be removed from the mounting bracket.

I looked at the one on my newer Komet trailer, and the bracket is definitely something that could be fabricated locally, albeit not without some effort. Two pieces of steel angle and a steel piano hinge with a threaded insert on the backing plate. A fair amount of drilling and grinding in addition to welding, now that I look at it...

There are many styles. The jack that I pointed out can be rotated 90
degrees which makes it parallel with the trailer tongue. Why would you need
to remove it?


"Papa3" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 7:43:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
So... Why not put a locally sourced wheel on your trailer?



$35 for this:

http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack...J10000101.html

I'm pretty sure John is looking for one where the entire
screw-jack-and-wheel can be removed from the mounting bracket.

I looked at the one on my newer Komet trailer, and the bracket is definitely
something that could be fabricated locally, albeit not without some effort.
Two pieces of steel angle and a steel piano hinge with a threaded insert on
the backing plate. A fair amount of drilling and grinding in addition to
welding, now that I look at it...

Gentlemen,

The point is not that the "US rotate out of the way" jack is better or
worse than the Euro style. In fact I have one of the US types. Works
great.

The reason I want the Euro style is for space considerations. A
couple of reasons. 1) it is totally removable. 2) the crank is on
the top and not on the side 3) too hard to explain without twenty
seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a
paragraph on the back of each one.

I found a used one here in the US on eBay.

Thanks, John

Looks like you got what you needed to go with the tongue, chains, chocks and other implements of destruction...


On Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:49:56 PM UTC-4, JohnDeRosa wrote:
Gentlemen,



The point is not that the "US rotate out of the way" jack is better or

worse than the Euro style. In fact I have one of the US types. Works

great.



The reason I want the Euro style is for space considerations. A

couple of reasons. 1) it is totally removable. 2) the crank is on

the top and not on the side 3) too hard to explain without twenty

seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a

paragraph on the back of each one.



I found a used one here in the US on eBay.



Thanks, John

That's great! My posts weren't about US vs. EU, they were about the
difference between $35 and $280. As Ferris Bueller once said, "If you have
the means, you should pick one up..." Of course, he was referring to a
Ferrari.


"JohnDeRosa" wrote in message
...
Gentlemen,

The point is not that the "US rotate out of the way" jack is better or
worse than the Euro style. In fact I have one of the US types. Works
great.

The reason I want the Euro style is for space considerations. A
couple of reasons. 1) it is totally removable. 2) the crank is on
the top and not on the side 3) too hard to explain without twenty
seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a
paragraph on the back of each one.

I found a used one here in the US on eBay.

Thanks, John