How does a fifth wheel landing gear work?

Electric 5th wheel landing gear is powered by an electric motor. This motor drives a reduction gearbox (usually a 3:1 ratio). The reduction box is attached to the main driveshaft that drives both legs. The driveshaft turns a bevel gear in each leg that in turn drives a bevel gear attached to a worm gear.

How do fifth wheel jacks work?

The outer tube of the landing gear is attached to the fifth wheel frame via some frame clamps. The clamps themselves are usually welded to the trailer frame, and bolted clamps hold the outer jack tube in place. The inner tube of the jack will extend and retract, raising and lowering the front of the fifth wheel.

How to troubleshoot a fifth wheel landing gear problem?

I’m troubleshooting a landing gear problem on a fifth wheel. When I extend the landing gear the motor seems to make a skipping sound and has a hard time raising the trailer. I’m trying to determine if there is a gear box problem or a motor problem. I believe the legs are not bent, and there is no rear end jacks down.

Where to buy new fifth wheel landing legs?

We stopped in at a nice RV park called Maverick Ranch in Lajitas, Texas, leaving the truck hooked up and I ordered up some new legs from Etrailer.com. I had used them in the past and was very pleased with their parts quality and customer service. They had replacements in stock from Stromberg Carlson priced at $134 each.

What was the problem with my fifth wheel?

The passenger side landing jack on our Keystone Cougar fifth wheel suffered a major failure last week. I was in the process of jacking the trailer off the truck when I heard and felt a loud clunk. In fact, my wife who was inside setting things up immediately looked out the window and ask “What the heck was that?”.

What should I do with my fifth wheel?

After a couple cycles of forward, reverse, and some slight adjustments, you’ve positioned your fifth-wheel in the campsite. Everything is perfect. You lower your landing gear, disconnect from the hitch, and extend your slides. You start setting up some chairs around a campfire and get dinner started.

I’m troubleshooting a landing gear problem on a fifth wheel. When I extend the landing gear the motor seems to make a skipping sound and has a hard time raising the trailer. I’m trying to determine if there is a gear box problem or a motor problem. I believe the legs are not bent, and there is no rear end jacks down.

We stopped in at a nice RV park called Maverick Ranch in Lajitas, Texas, leaving the truck hooked up and I ordered up some new legs from Etrailer.com. I had used them in the past and was very pleased with their parts quality and customer service. They had replacements in stock from Stromberg Carlson priced at $134 each.

After a couple cycles of forward, reverse, and some slight adjustments, you’ve positioned your fifth-wheel in the campsite. Everything is perfect. You lower your landing gear, disconnect from the hitch, and extend your slides. You start setting up some chairs around a campfire and get dinner started.

The passenger side landing jack on our Keystone Cougar fifth wheel suffered a major failure last week. I was in the process of jacking the trailer off the truck when I heard and felt a loud clunk. In fact, my wife who was inside setting things up immediately looked out the window and ask “What the heck was that?”.

After the bolts were removed the motor comes loose and can be moved out of the way. Next step is to undo the cross shaft. This is a square shaft that transfers the torque and rotation from the driver side landing leg over to the passenger side landing leg. It is held in place by a 3/16th Allen key socket and a regular nut on the other side.

How is a landing gear pivot shaft machined?

A heavy landing gear pivot shaft (P/N 161271) is machined differently on the inside bore of the pivot tube and has increased wall thickness. The pivot shaft thrust face has a large radius cut away to make a symmetrical sloping edge.

How do you retract the landing gear on a car?

Crank the gear up part way, not over 20 turns of the handcrank. Pull the landing gear motor circuit breaker and manually retract the landing gear no more than halfway, 20 turns of the crank clockwise. Note: Retracting the landing gear fully using the manual handcrank may damage the tangs on the worm gear shaft.

What are the components of a landing gear?

LANDING GEAR PARTS Monon LANDINGGEAR MOUNTINGBRACKET,RS StoughtonNumber PINE PILGB1314L StoughtonNumber PINE PILGB1314R LANDINGGEAR MOUNTINGBRACKET,CS WINGBRACKET,RH StoughtonNumber PINEGB4382R StoughtonNumber PINEGB4382L WINGBRACKET,LH LANDINGGEAR MOUNTINGBRACKET,RS StoughtonNumber PINE PILGB1315L StoughtonNumber PINE PILGB1315R

A heavy landing gear pivot shaft (P/N 161271) is machined differently on the inside bore of the pivot tube and has increased wall thickness. The pivot shaft thrust face has a large radius cut away to make a symmetrical sloping edge.

Crank the gear up part way, not over 20 turns of the handcrank. Pull the landing gear motor circuit breaker and manually retract the landing gear no more than halfway, 20 turns of the crank clockwise. Note: Retracting the landing gear fully using the manual handcrank may damage the tangs on the worm gear shaft.

Where do you put the landing gear on an RV?

RV trailers are large and heavy, therefore, it is vital that you have proper landing gear. Most travel trailers come with landing gear on the ends and sides so that you can lower or raise the gear with the help of a hand crank.

Where can I buy SAF Holland Landing gear?

Trailer Parts Superstore® offers a wide variety of repair and replacement parts for SAF Holland and Bulldog Landing Gear Sets including: bevel gear kits, gear box kits, crank handles, cross drive shafts, sand shoes, installation kits and many other landing gear accessories. Universal style crank handle used on SAF HOLLAND Landing Gear Sets.

What to use to replace fifth wheel landing Jacks?

On my Keystone Cougar fifth wheel, the bolts needed a 3/8th socket or flat headed screwdriver to remove. The top back bolt was in a tough spot so using a 3/8th socket and a small extension was the best bet. After the bolts were removed the motor comes loose and can be moved out of the way.

What kind of landing gear do I Need?

Stromberg Carlson A10-3376 29.5″ Lg-5 Dual Power Landing Gear Conversion Kit-29.5″ Legs, 5500 Lb. Motor . Only 6 left in stock (more on the way).

Can a gear box be removed from a fifth wheel?

There is a small plastic collar holding the gearbox in place. A single Philips screw needs to be removed and it slides off the shaft. Now the whole gear box should slide off, but on mine it jammed and wouldn’t slide all the way. I found a small metal burr that I had to file off to get the motor all the way off the drive shaft.

How big is a fifth wheel landing gear kit?

Kit includes legs, feet, pins, brackets, crank handle, gears, motor & switch. 6,000 lbs. capacity. Compatible with almost all LCI electric landing gear. 5000 lbs. capacity. This replacement follow landing leg and snap pin will get you back to camping and enjoying the great features of your power landing gear.

What to do about broken fifth wheel landing leg?

I surmised that a small metal pin needed to be punched out to get the ball rolling sort of speak. Sure enough, once I punched out the pin on the top beveled gear and another below the larger lower beveled gear, the rest of the mechanism could be easily taken apart exposing the long worm gear.

Can you use landing gear to lift a trailer?

Do not use landing gear to lift your trailer or RV during tire changes or service work because doing so will exceed the capacity of the landing legs. Specially designed to level and stabilize your trailer or RV, each of these jacks provide simple, effective leveling.

Stromberg Carlson A10-3376 29.5″ Lg-5 Dual Power Landing Gear Conversion Kit-29.5″ Legs, 5500 Lb. Motor . Only 6 left in stock (more on the way).