Trailer Fell, Need Advice

[Quarry Man]

I went to unhook boat and trailer from car today and the Fulton jack pin wasn't in all the way. long stay short the tongue crashed into the ground. This is a heavy bass boat that I can't lift up. I used a spare tire jack to raise it almost all the way, then inch it closer using a log to hold my place, but I can't quite get it. Any tips?

[Ski213]

If I’m understanding it correctly, use jack you have and get as high as you can. Use some blocking that almost reaches the tongue. Lower the tongue to it with the jack.  Remove the jack and place it with cribbing under it so you can get it higher the next time. Raise and repeat till you get there. 

[RoLo]

 

If you've got a 'scissor jack', is there a way to get it under your trailer tongue.

If the space is too small or too wide, is there a way of getting your 'trailer jack' into the mix?

 

Roger

[TnRiver46]

9 hours ago, Ski213 said:

If I’m understanding it correctly, use jack you have and get as high as you can. Use some blocking that almost reaches the tongue. Lower the tongue to it with the jack.  Remove the jack and place it with cribbing under it so you can get it higher the next time. Raise and repeat till you get there. 

That’s what I do! Like making a tiny staircase 

[Fishes in trees]

This is a problem that the easiest, safest, and proper way to solve it is to throw money at it.  Go to Harbor Freight and buy the right jack.  Next time and every other time, until the end of time, be sure the pin on your trailer jack is set correctly.  At least right now, no one has gotten hurt.  Start cribbing underneath your jack and using bricks or logs to help the jack lift a little bit more, and basically, you're asking for it.  Go get the right tool that will SAFELY lift the trailer tongue to the right height.  Don't be frugal and try to "rig" something.

[flyfisher]

Other than getting the right jack the only thing you can do is get it as high as you can and hold it thereon a block or something and then just go down the trailer tongue and start lifting from as far away fro meh tongue as you can and you should be able to lift it high enough pretty quickly to flip the fulton jack down.  

Personally though i say go get a jack that will lift it the right height....safest option and you can always use a jack for something 

 

[FryDog62]

This happened to me a week ago.  Basically used the vehicle’s scissor jack but the base is narrow and becomes unstable as you go higher.  Yes, better to buy the right jack.  What I did in the interim was to screw the base of the scissor jack into a 2x6 which provided better (but not ideal) stability and got the job done.  
 

Next time I plan to have the right trailer-specific jack on hand.  Can anyone recommend one for a Shoreland’r trailer?  Would be nice if it could stow securely somewhere inside my Lund or Grand Cherokee.

[Dirtyeggroll]

If you only need an inch, take the wheel off of your current jack. Use the floor jack to get it high enough to swivel the trailer jack. Then use that jack to get it up high enough to get it on the hitch. Once its on the hitch, swivel back the trailer jack and put the wheel back on.

 

Make sure to chalk the tires front and back on both sides during this process.

 

Also, if you can't lift it off of the ground, you **may** (this is not always true) have too much tongue weight and may want to consider adjusting the location of your bow roller to decrease the tongue weight for a smoother ride and better wear on the tires. (Again, this may not be true in your situation depending on a lot of factors).

 

[WRB]

Put the Jack further back on the trailer frame then the tongue will raise higher.

Tom

 

[VolFan]

Unless that is one heck of a boat yoi have too much tongue weight.

[CountryboyinDC]

Let the air out of the rear tires of your car.  The cribbing ideas or buying a jack are probably better ideas.

[Quarry Man]

I was able to solve the issue using a real mechanic grade jack.

Let me reiterate the problem I was forced to solve:

 

     I was rushing to tack trailer off the car. When I lowered the rolling jack attached to the trailer, the pin wasn't in all the way and the tongue crashed down. I wasn't able to lift it up like I can on my other Jon boats because it is a heavy bass boat. I attempted to solve the issue by using a small car jack and logs to slowly work the tongue up, shimming the log forward and continually raising the tongue higher with each rep. This works a bit, but just barely not enough

 

the solution was using a profffesional jack and it solved itself right a way.

[Dirtyeggroll]

33 minutes ago, Quarry Man said:

I was able to solve the issue using a real mechanic grade jack.

Let me reiterate the problem I was forced to solve:

 

     I was rushing to tack trailer off the car. When I lowered the rolling jack attached to the trailer, the pin wasn't in all the way and the tongue crashed down. I wasn't able to lift it up like I can on my other Jon boats because it is a heavy bass boat. I attempted to solve the issue by using a small car jack and logs to slowly work the tongue up, shimming the log forward and continually raising the tongue higher with each rep. This works a bit, but just barely not enough

 

the solution was using a profffesional jack and it solved itself right a way.

Glad you got it figured out safely.

[Bolar]

Did you drop it in dirt?  You might want to flush the hitch with some water, then liberally spray with some WD-40 to get the water out.