Paddle on the crow
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I ask myself this ever time I am cranking up our Niagara. 
You ready?
.........Here it goes....
I'm going to ask it now..........ok..
...NOW!
If I were to to keep cranking up the jack, would it fall off when it got to the end and smash my foot?
There..I asked it! And I feel ok with it! 
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agesilaus
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No, the thread is captured inside the jack tube
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4runnerguy
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No, I jack it up as far as it will go in my driveway -- and I still can't get it level front to back! There's a stop in there to prevent it from going too high.
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Agfadoc
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Whew, I was hoping someone elase would ask the question. Thanks Paddle on the Crow..
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MrPressure
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Paddle on the crow wrote:I If I were to to keep cranking up the jack, would it fall off when it got to the end and smash my foot? Keep you foot from under the trailer.
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camsa5
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Keep your feet clear and try it. If it's a good jack then it won't fall off. I know i've tried it.
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PattieAM
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My tongue jack only cranks so far.
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Jocrazy0
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Of the trailer jacks that I am familiar with, none of them would allow cranking to the point where the jack would fall out of the tube.
And sloping driveway? I have that problem. I build a set of 4 wooden interlocking boxes out of treated 2x8 and 2x4s. My driveway is sloped enough that I use two boxes stacked to unhitch the trailer from the jeep (wheel chocks under the trailer wheels, natch!). I then have to lower the stabilizers and raise the jack to add two more boxes to the stack (now a sandwich of 4 boxes) in order to crank the front up high enough to level it (Mostly. There is still a slight slope rear-front.)
Then I lower all the stabilizer jacks. The two in the front are fully extended so I don't feel there is the proper amount of triangulation for the best stability. I have to build a couple of boxes to help that situation!
Anyway, the trailer has not jumped the chocks and has withstood some decent high winds during T-storms so I don't think its going anywhere, BUT I'm not sure I would overnight in it with it on a slope like that.
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pete42
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I wonder how many blocks of wood it would take under the front jack to lift the trailer so the rear bumper hits?
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4runnerguy
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pete42 wrote:I wonder how many blocks of wood it would take under the front jack to lift the trailer so the rear bumper hits? That's ultimately what limits my leveling the trailer in the driveway. I've got a block of wood ~12" high I put under the trailer jack. Before I reach the limit of the jack, the back bumper is hitting the ground. Yeah, our driveway is steep and a bear in the winter.
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