Tongue jack wheel

HellFish · December 2020

From another thread this video: https://www.opuscamper.us/op15/

At 5:10 into the video describing the Opus15 you'll see the wheel on the tongue jack. Notice how the axle for the tongue jack wheels is about 6 inches off center from the tongue jack tube. Anybody know of a US source for such a wheel mount? Having the pivot point for the wheels off center would greatly help the wheel to castor rather than skip across the ground. e-trailer has an entire jack assembly with such a wheel mount, but I'd rather not add such a heavy jack to my T@G.

JamesDow · December 2020

When I searched (Google) the information, it appears that "etailer.com" has the brand.

https://etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack/Ark/ORJW350D.html?feed=npn&gclid=CjwKCAiAq8f-BRBtEiwAGr3DgWXuL5cZBsfVHBV5TlqgdNwADc26JYutRkLlTxtCCpcS-b93m3f6uhoCDDMQAvD_BwE

HellFish · December 2020

Thanks, but I'm looking for just the wheel mount part, not an entire jack.

Sharon_is_SAM · December 2020

We replaced our TaB jack wheel with a dual caster wheel and it made a big difference in our ability to move it on hard surfaces.

HellFish · December 2020

The key attribute I'm looking for is a wheel(s) that is/are displaced from the center-line of the jack tube. The "standard" wheel mount is so close to the pivot point that on anything other than a smooth surface the wheels skid sideways rather than castor. I've added wheels, added larger wheels, lubed and still have the problem. Mounts such as the one in the picture I posted would address this problem, but are as easy to find as unicorns.

LuckyJ · February 2021

It woukd be very easy to modify the original caster frame to have it the way you want. A metal shop or a friend or fa,ily member that work steel coukd mkdify yours in about 1/2 hour.

If you come my way, I would even do it for free. But I do think that it would take you a long time to come here. 😉

HellFish · February 2021

Thanks for the offer...if I was next door I'd bring over a 6 pack of beer (to share) and take you up on the offer. I've located some welders in the local area, but until the Covid thing settles down I just didn't want the interaction.

LuckyJ · February 2021

Great!

Tongue jack wheel

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