Aussieguy
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turn jack upside down?
don't blame me... the 24 hour wind noises drove me insane
don't blame me... the 24 hour wind noises drove me insane
How many of you out there have rotated your electric tongue jack 90* so that that your trucks tailgate would lay down all the way if so did you rotate it to drives side or passenger side and why?
I did it on my last camper the head would not rotate so just turned the whole assembly 90 2 holes lined up and then drilled a third POCHow many of you out there have rotated your electric tongue jack 90* so that that your trucks tailgate would lay down all the way if so did you rotate it to drives side or passenger side and why?
Correct but we passed that point a few days ago.Every tongue jack that I've seen, including my son's Keystone Cougar, are not rotatable 90° due to the triangular bolt pattern being asymmetrical
I have seen this done, and it seems to work well with no ill effects on the tongue jack. As a matter of fact, on a recent camping trip, a neighboring camper showed me his set up, and he told me he did it with a minimal amount of effort. It seems like a great idea, and would probably be a good afternoon project. I believe he said he had to drill one additional hole to facilitate moving the tongue jack 90 degrees, which is all you need. But it gave him full access to his truck bed when hitched. I usually disconnect when camping, so it's never been a problem getting into my tailgate.
For those of us with the FIC-ETJ3500 Jack, I discussed options for increasing clearance to my truck yesterday with Wesco Fastec (distributor for FIC jacks). Short of cutting a new hole in the frame as other posters have suggested, the Wesco rep indicated that the motor and gearbox assembly can be rotated 180 degrees (but not 90). That might work for some people, but for many that would trade one problem for another as it would result in interference with propane tank covers.How many of you out there have rotated your electric tongue jack 90* so that that your trucks tailgate would lay down all the way if so did you rotate it to drives side or passenger side and why?
Google Jack E Up. I bought one for my TT and love it. Got it from Amazon.For those of us with the FIC-ETJ3500 Jack, I discussed options for increasing clearance to my truck yesterday with Wesco Fastec (distributor for FIC jacks). Short of cutting a new hole in the frame as other posters have suggested, the Wesco rep indicated that the motor and gearbox assembly can be rotated 180 degrees (but not 90). That might work for some people, but for many that would trade one problem for another as it would result in interference with propane tank covers.
As for your original question, Diesel, did you ever get any good feedback? I'm looking at buying a jack I can indeed rotate 90 degrees (since I have a suspect motor on my FIC jack) and I'm going through the same mental debate right now. I'm leaning towards rotating it to the driver's side as that's typically the side I go to first when unhitching and last when hitching-up, but I'm interested in hearing what others did and their reasons why.
Are the 90° -turn holes threaded? Just curious.added link to BAL 5.3 head rotation video in post #31
Are the 90° -turn holes threaded? Just curious.
-- Chuck
I tried turning the whole jack
The 3 holes did not line up