My trailer jack is broken

[Justbass11]

 And the hits just keep coming, My trailer jack does not want to go up or down. When I was trying to raise the boat to get the trailer off the hitch and the hitch was stuck it just wouldn’t crank,  So I thought about buying a new one and replacing the old one but my problem is this, the trailer jack is welded to the trailer. Any suggestions on either fixing the jack or removing the jack??? Thank you my fishing friends for any input....

[MickD]

the base is welded to the trailer, but it has to pivot, which means that the pivoting parts can be disassembled.  Another bolt-on jack can be bolted to the trailer right next to the base, can't it?  Worst case, the base can be cut off.

 

Let us know how it goes, sorry for your string of bad luck.

[Jig Man]

There may be a snap ring holding it on.

[WRB]

My guess is you are looking at the welded on face plate the Jack is bolted onto.

Tom

[Fishes in trees]

My first thought would be to squirt some spray oil into the mechanisms and see if that helps.  Maybe something that sprays & stays, like garage door lubricant.  I've never heard of a trailer jack breaking before, unless you did something "not smart".    I've done that, not on my boat trailer but on my utility trailer,   I raised the jack enough to get it off the ground,  on the ball, then didn't fold it up to the traveling position, and so there it was, just an inch or so above the roadway., and I took off down the roadway.  Hitting a larger rock on the road wasn't enough to bounce the trailer off the ball (it was secured with a trailer lock) but it was enough to bend & warp the metal enough that the jack didn't work anymore.  You didn't do anything like that, did you?

[tander]

Probably have to have it cut off if you don't have a a way to unbolt it or take a clip off. I would recommend a Fulton F2 jack. These things are kinda pricey but they are great, especially if you have to roll it around with the jack.

[Way2slow]

If it is welded where it won't come apart, use a side grinder and grind the welds off.  Grind mostly on the old jack face and not the frame as you are grinding so you don't destroy the integrity of the frame.  

It's not uncommon to find the plates welded but usually you can disassemble the jack from the plate and assemble a new jack to the welded plate.  

Then again, most of the jacks I've seen were about half the size they needed to be for easy cranking, so I replace them with a larger jack anyway.

If you have a Tractor's Supply, they usually have a pretty good selection of trailer parts and jacks.

[Sam]

I replaced my trailer jack this summer when it started to show signs that it would not go up and down.

 

Pumped some grease into it but to no avail.

 

Bought a new one at West Marine as the holes did not line up with the ones at BPS and Cabela's.

 

Check for the screws that hold the jack plate on the trailer. I am sure it is there. If not, how about sending us a photo.