Shorelandr trailer tongue Jack

[AJack]

Is the tongue weight the problem, causing your tow vehicle to excessively squat?

With a high tongue weight and a light duty suspension on the tow vehicle, you may have to hook up at a higher height, allowing the rear of the tow vehicle to squat to create a level stance for the trailer.

 

[HABANEROTE]

Hard to tell from that picture but it does look a bit nose down.

 

[HABANEROTE]

The vehicle height/tire size etc. has no bearing on the issue here, the ball height/position can be adjusted w/the hitch.

BTW - trailering a 4k lbs combo with a Wrangler... How does that work? Most here report a 190 to be borderline behind a JW.

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I have 0 issues with it... my boat is at a marina l only use it to take it to the ramp...200 ft from storage place.

 

[Julian]

This is the day I picked up my boat. I took 3 different hitch inserts not knowing which I would need for the trailer to be level. On my truck, I ended up having to use a 1/2" raise (2" drop flipped over) to get it close and I still would have preferred it up a touch more in the front. One of the problems that compounds this for me is the boat/trailer has too much tongue weight right now. I am waiting in line for the "rental scale" to come my way to fix that but for now I just have to deal with it. But, with so much tongue weight, my truck squats a bit more which means I need a higher hitch point so that after the squat, I am still level. So, then the jack has to be able to accommodate that extra amount as well.

With that said, even with the proper tongue weight, the jack is nowhere near adequate for a trailer that sits this high or this type of weight. It is just junk all the way around.

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Looks perfect to me. And you are saying that in that position, the jack doesn't have enough height?

 

[Jameson Clark]

Looks perfect to me. And you are saying that in that position, the jack doesn't have enough height?

On perfectly level ground, I have just enough jack length to get it off the ball and clear it by maybe 1/4". If the boat/truck are on the slightest unlevel ground, I need a block.

 

[swatski]

With a high tongue weight and a light duty suspension on the tow vehicle, you may have to hook up at a higher height, allowing the rear of the tow vehicle to squat to create a level stance for the trailer.

That indeed can be an issue. But it is not the issue here, at least not as far as the OP's question.
In my case, the factory jack had extended barely enough to raise the tongue to get the trailer sitting flat (leveled). Which is not ideal. Not to mention, when fully extended the OEM jack did not appear stable, more like ready to buckle.

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[Bubblehead]

With hitch ball at proper height for trailer, the tongue Jack is not tall enough to lift off of ball. Anyone else have this issue?

Finally had time to get some pics. Jack is fully extended in close up of hitch and tongue. Other pics show boat hooked up. Ground is almost perfect level, trailer still a lil low at tongue

 

[AJack]

Interesting, all trailers are not equal.

 

[I know You know]

My ride feels well distributed even if my tow vehicle is a little Ford Explorer

 

[Rich NW Jboater]

Nice looking set up, here is a before and after of my ride height adjustment.
Before

After

 

[DiverScott]

With hitch ball at proper height for trailer, the tongue Jack is not tall enough to lift off of ball. Anyone else have this issue?

I swapped mine with an after market from tractor supply. I swapped over the mounting hardware and it has only a tiny bit of extra play, compared to the previous one. The best part is a 14” lift. Also, the new one has grease fittings, a better handle that turns easier and two wheels so it doesn’t sink in the yard.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/traveller-14-in-2000-lb-dual-wheel-trailer-jack?cm_vc=-10005

 

[Daren and Heather]

With hitch ball at proper height for trailer, the tongue Jack is not tall enough to lift off of ball. Anyone else have this issue?

I have this same issue with the tongue jack, brand new 2020 AR210 with the Shorelandr trailer. Trailer Tongue Jack is made by Dutton-Lainson Company, and it sucks.

 

[Ronnie]

Take a look at the Fulton F2 the mount is adjustable for almost the length of the body, just use a large Alan wrench to loose and tighten the mount. The jack itself can be high maintenance but I think they have made some improvements. They do look nice and feel sturdy.

 

[Daren and Heather]

@Bubblehead, just so you know - I bought a 2020 AR210, and I had the exact same issue you described. I have an 05 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with a 3 1/2" drop hitch, and could still just barely jack up the trailer high enough to get it on the hitch ball. The trailer jack that comes on our 21ft Shorelandr trailers is GARBAGE. Mine ended up breaking on me (perhaps because I over torked it trying to get it high), and wouldn't go up or down. Right now my jeep is still hitched to the boat, pending a new trailer tongue jack that I just ordered.

 

[HangOutdoors]

For reference.

2017 Ford Expedition, 2" drop. Scaled the Tongue at 9.7% total Weight. Center of receiver is at 18.5" on Expedition. I can get the trailer up several inches at least above the hitch. I only drop less than half an inch when when hooked up.

 

[Daren and Heather]

I suppose it's also possible that my jack didn't raise up high enough because it had some kind of issue. I mean it did break on me after only 3 uses. I'd probably recommend any owners of that trailer just replace it before it you have an issue. It's a very cheap jack, they sell ones that are 10 times better for only $50. Here's the replacement jack I ordered, which is maybe overkill / overreaction on my part, but it's a pretty important part of the trailer so well worth it in my opinion.

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