Tongue or Trailer Jack too long

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• Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,410

  March 2019

  Just just cut or have someone cut 2 or 3 inches off the bottom.

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• targ Member Posts: 85

  March 2019

  Since you had it done, I’d take it back and let them adjust it ir cut it off like @Dalehelman suggested. 
  Or, better yet, have them swap it for an Ultimate Jack. It’s trivially adjustable and even removable if need be. 

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• Marceline Member Posts: 1,595

  March 2019

  Are you sure your hitch ball is the right height? It’s a fairly common mistake to measure it with your tow vehicle empty and then find that it’s too low once you’ve filled up your tow vehicle. You might even be able to fix it by re-loading your TV with heavier stuff in front of the rear axle. 

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• lkc001 Member Posts: 873

  March 2019

  Mine is the same-- I can just barely have enough room to get the wheel on the post on a level driveway & I scraped the post at the entrance to my driveway which has a slope on the front end-- I'm going to have to take it to a trailer shop & do what Dale said or get a smaller wheel-- are lots of people having this issue?

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• Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  March 2019

  Sometimes it is because your tow vehicle “squats” as the weight of the T@B is put on the hitch. 
  
  First I had 2” cut off of my jack tube.  Then after research, I had Firestone air bags with a compressor installed on my rear end of my Toyota Tacoma because it squatted with the weight of the T@B, even though the T@B is within its towing capacity. Tacoma’s are known for the squatting. 
  
  The Tacoma tows my new T@B 400 just fine. 
  
  
  

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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• SueDogWalker Member Posts: 12

  March 2019

  Thank you for all the info.  I did discover that once I unloaded my Toyota Highlander the problem was gone.  What a pain in the butt.  

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• WilliamA Member Posts: 154

  March 2019

  You can raise your jack just by using longer bolts and spacers.  Get 3 lengths of 1/2" black pipe about 2-3" long, (most hardware stores will cut them for you) then get longer bolts for the jack to match the spacer length.  Just pull the old bolts, add the spacers between the tongue and jack, then put the longer bolts in.  No cutting needed....
  
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• lkc001 Member Posts: 873

  March 2019

  @WilliamA— I guess I’m not understanding— I understand the spacers & longer bolt idea but what are the 3 sections of pipe for & where do those go?  Thanks!

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  2016 Nissan Frontier SV 4x4 Crew Cab
  

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• Sharon_is_SAM Administrator Posts: 9,732

  March 2019

  The pipe pieces are the spacers.

  Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  

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• lkc001 Member Posts: 873

  March 2019

  Ok I get it now— duh— so are the bolts incredibly hard to get off?

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  2016 Nissan Frontier SV 4x4 Crew Cab
  

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• targ Member Posts: 85

  March 2019

  I know I sound like a broken record - Ultimate Jack. I put some picts of ours over in this thread.
  https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/111448#Comment_111448

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• lkc001 Member Posts: 873

  March 2019

  @targ thank you— I will look at that jack

  2018 Tab 400
  2016 Nissan Frontier SV 4x4 Crew Cab
  

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