Replace jack wheel with a jack foot/plate?

justwood

I have a 2015 T@B U Max and it has a Jack Wheel and moves around more than I am comfortable with.  I would like to replace the jack wheel with a jack foot/plate (not sure of the proper term).  Can some one recommend one that will work good and not rust in one season that will fit the stock jack?

JandJ92010

Camping World sells one, in fact it is on sale right now for less than $9.00. It has 5, 5 star ratings and good up to 2000lbs. Look on their web site for it. Item #18017.

justwood

Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for.  I found the same item on amazon.com a few cents cheaper after shipping.

Seaduster

Is it okay to leave the jack foot on while driving?  

Photomom

Seaduster said:

Is it okay to leave the jack foot on while driving?  

We do. It reduces the ground clearance at that point by maybe an eighth of an inch.

Fergie

The big advantage that caused us to install a "jack plate" was that when leveling the camper in uneven sites we found that with the wheel sometimes you could not lower the front of the camper far enough. You gain a few inches in lowering with the plate. In the reverse situation where you need the height, I carry a few short 1" boards to put under the plate to gain height back.

While you lose easy movement by using it instead of a wheel, the T@B is light enough that two people can grab the handles and move it in most hitching situations. Also, as Photomom mentioned, you can leave it installed while traveling and lose very little ground clearance and avoid the hassle of removing/installing the wheel unit at every camp setup. 

Fergie

Luckyj

I will not talk about the good and the bad of wheel/vs foot plate, it is a personnal preference.

but curious, when you say it moves a lot,mdo you used wheel chuck, 4 of them?

ChrisK

We have both. We keep them in the tongue box. We use whichever works best for the site but the wheel gets more use than the foot. 

Sharon_is_SAM

We travel wih our wheel in place.  We have the removable jack post that can come off as needed if we are unable to clear our rear van door.  

BrianZ

We just got a footplate & think it might be more useful to us leaving it on all the time instead of having to carry a separate piece of wood or the wheel.  Can't say we've ever used the wheel, but will carry it in case we need it..

4ncar

I use the wheel...tow with it off, set the trailer without it on(LEGO or piece of wood under). This way, if I need to roll it, I have it, otherwise, nice & stable while in camp...

GibW

Jack foot is great! Much lighter than wheel. Can leave it on all the time. T@B is light enough that you can still maneuver the tongue by hand.