runaway parents Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 I know there is a lot of guys out there that have bad knees. Question that I have is . How do you get under your trailer pull the pin on the landing gear extension lift it up buy hand till it is in the fully up position and reengage the pin .Crawl out from under trailer .Scream in pain there's got to be a better way ?.Then go over to button and finish raising the landing gear. Seems like the designer for this setup quit his job half threw the design process.Do any of you guys have an easy fix for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Big Foot or Easy Up. Quote Rocky & Sheri Rhoades '01 Volvo 770 2016 DRV Mobile Suites, HoustonHERO Makers Ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertMiner Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 What he said👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 X3. The pain in your wallet is temporary. We're "fiscally sensitive" and don't regret it. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkoenig24 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Isn't that what wives are for............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis M Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 BigFoot x4. DW said no way she was laying boards to level a fiver with duals! Put the BigFoot on in 2007 a week after we bought the trailer, never regretted it. Quote Dennis & NancyTucson, AZ in winter, on the road in summer.1999 Volvo 610 "Bud" 425 HP Volvo, Super 10 spd.2005 Mountain Aire 35 BLKS2013 smart fortwo CityFlame riding on Bud(Replaced '05 smart first loaded in '06 and '11 smart that gave it's life to save me!)Our Travel Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imurphy907 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Id rather pay for an upgrade of landing gear. Than pay for it each time I had to hunch over to unpin. Quote 2016 Road Warrior 420 2001 Volvo VNL 660 Alaska Based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 I don't fool with the pins. Just carry some aluminum (or wood) blocks with a rope on them. Kick under landing gear feet when needed. Like you said, hard on knees - back too. Pins also can cause greasy/dirty fingers. Quote Randy, Nancy and Oscar "The Great White" - 2004 Volvo VNL670, D12, 10-speed, converted to single axle pulling a Keystone Cambridge 5th wheel, 40', 4 slides and about 19,000# with empty tanks. ARS - WB4BZX, Electrical Engineer, Master Electrician, D.Ed., Professor Emeritus - Happily Retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Although the big foot idea is a good one. There is got to be a cheaper solution to this I know I am not the only one with this kind of landing gear out there. Any input would be appreciated there is got to be a way to take what I have and make it better with out draining the bank. I know there is a lot of fabricators and engineer's out there it time to express your opinions. Think cheap but functional. Thanks for your help in figuring this out.. Edited March 6, 2020 by runaway parents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 1/4" eye bolt, and a short rod to hook it with. Mount the eye to the foot pad, have your partner release the snap pin, and run the switch. Heck, have your partner run the whole works. Keep her supplied with cool beverages. Quote I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncohauler Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Eyelet on the landing gear pad is a great idea! Not that big of a deal, but I have my legs set so I drop them onto a pad, lower my air bags on both the hitch and truck and then drive out from under. My legs are marked for the perfect height so I don’t need to raise or lower them other them to be level, and are plenty high enough for off and on road travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/6/2020 at 3:29 PM, Darryl&Rita said: 1/4" eye bolt, and a short rod to hook it with. Mount the eye to the foot pad, have your partner release the snap pin, and run the switch. Heck, have your partner run the whole works. Keep her supplied with cool beverages. Good idea .Might just drill a 1/2 inch hole in the foot pad and use a hook to lift it with might just work. presented your other idea to wife and got that look you know the one that comes with a E No. I am living on barrowed time last night I blew up one of her pyrex pans on the stove don't need any more advice like this thankshahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Here's my contribution to the issue. Firstly, Stan Miller over a decade ago told me not to stack blocks higher than 7". If the trailer comes off for some reason things will shear or break. So these are leftovers from a construction project, 12" wide by maybe 20" long. The white locking block is 1 - 1/8" thick and about 1/8" smaller in overall dimension of the cutouts in the big blocks. The cutouts on front and back of the big blocks are slightly bigger than the landing gear feet and 5/8" deep. I marked out the cutout size then drilled most of the material with a drill and speedbore then made a jig to sit on top and used my laminate trimmer with a 1/4" straight flute cutter to trim the rest out and adjust for depth. Edges of the big blocks got bullnoses as there were lots of frayed edges. Put on a couple of coats of leftover stain to protect. I put the blocks on 3/8" thick rubber to keep them off the ground. The rope was attached by drilling down from the font on an angle and roughly the same angle up from the bottom to intersect halfway...if that's clear?? Pushed the rope thru on both ends, did a stopper knot on both an jammed them back in the holes then caulked the holes with black butyl or whatever there was available. The blocks lock together, encapsulate the feet to prevent accidently pulling the trailer off the blocks. I have it set up so if the ground is flat the landing gear needs no adjustment. All I do is dump the hitch first then drop the suspension count to 10 then drive out from under the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 That is too slick.👍 Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmup68 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 1:59 PM, HERO Maker said: Big Foot or Easy Up. Bigfoot, push the button. Quote 2003 International Eagle 9200i, Cummins ISX, Freedomline 2007 Teton Scottsdale XT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Not everyone has the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 6:18 AM, rdickinson said: Here's my contribution to the issue. Firstly, Stan Miller over a decade ago told me not to stack blocks higher than 7". If the trailer comes off for some reason things will shear or break. So these are leftovers from a construction project, 12" wide by maybe 20" long. The white locking block is 1 - 1/8" thick and about 1/8" smaller in overall dimension of the cutouts in the big blocks. The cutouts on front and back of the big blocks are slightly bigger than the landing gear feet and 5/8" deep. I marked out the cutout size then drilled most of the material with a drill and speedbore then made a jig to sit on top and used my laminate trimmer with a 1/4" straight flute cutter to trim the rest out and adjust for depth. Edges of the big blocks got bullnoses as there were lots of frayed edges. Put on a couple of coats of leftover stain to protect. I put the blocks on 3/8" thick rubber to keep them off the ground. The rope was attached by drilling down from the font on an angle and roughly the same angle up from the bottom to intersect halfway...if that's clear?? Pushed the rope thru on both ends, did a stopper knot on both an jammed them back in the holes then caulked the holes with black butyl or whatever there was available. The blocks lock together, encapsulate the feet to prevent accidently pulling the trailer off the blocks. I have it set up so if the ground is flat the landing gear needs no adjustment. All I do is dump the hitch first then drop the suspension count to 10 then drive out from under the trailer. Rodger great minds think alike I to have a set of 12x12 inch pads built similar to these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 hours ago, rdickinson said: Not everyone has the money. ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 With all of the fabricators electrician's air plane builders trailer hitch builders jackilopee builders and a wide assortment of arm chair engineers You would think some body would have a cheap retro fit up grade using what is there .Without emptying the bank. I know if we put our brains together we should come up with some thing. I don't want to spend a lot of money on new landing gears because this is money that can be used on diesel and camping trips. Not every body on this forum has push button landing gears. and I bet if some thing was invented I am sure you could make some money of this . I know I would buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 It's already been invented. Use the method I posted above. I can't claim ownership, I found it online some years ago, when we didn't have hydraulic jacks. I think everything came out of coffee cans in the shed, but even buying new parts should be less than $20. Quote I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaway parents Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Darryl&Rita said: It's already been invented. Use the method I posted above. I can't claim ownership, I found it online some years ago, when we didn't have hydraulic jacks. I think everything came out of coffee cans in the shed, but even buying new parts should be less than $20. After this weeks snow melts I will mock up your idea and give it a try if it works great if not I will have to think about this a little more sure do appreciate your help thank you. Edited March 15, 2020 by runaway parents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consolenut Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I like the landing gear i have and it similiar or the exact gear used on the continentals. the landing gear tubes are about 6x6 in size. Almost like the gear on a semi trailer. Big wide feet like a big trailer as well. no way you eould ever bend those unless you were trying to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 These have been out for some years. FF to 60 sec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) erased Edited March 16, 2020 by noteven wrong info Quote "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmup68 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) On 3/14/2020 at 5:09 PM, runaway parents said: ditto I resisted for two years, finally saved up the cash, no matter how much you try, you can never get the trailer as level as with big foots/hydraulic levelers. The door shuts easier, toilet flushes better, shower drains better, etc. Single best upgrade to the trailer IMO. Close second is Truma tankless water heater. I'll have to try and find a picture. Bill Moriarty has landing blocks that hang on the leveler feet. Basically the block has small, aluminum angle iron on three sides on the top. Slides the open end over the feet, then deploys the legs. found it: Edited March 16, 2020 by lockmup68 Quote 2003 International Eagle 9200i, Cummins ISX, Freedomline 2007 Teton Scottsdale XT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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