Looking for ideas for trailer tongue stand

[Carroll B]

I have a small 5x8 utility trailer and currently I rest the tongue on a "T" type wooden base made of two 4x4 for the base with a 2x6 for the upright piece that the trailer tongue sits on. With my current stand I have to lift the tongue with one hand which weighs about 60 pounds, then move the tongue support which weights about 15 pounds, with my other hand, and toss the tongue support to the side so I can move the trailer to the hitch on my quad. I'd like to make some type of tongue support out of either metal or wood that would be lighter than my current set up. Thought of maybe welding up some type of support using 1/2 inch rebar, but I'm not against making another wooden one out of pressure treated lumber if I can make it lighter. The tongue of my trailer is not long enough to install a screw type tongue support that swings out of the way.

 

[ndnchf]

If your trailer has a V tongue, you can use one of these jacks that bolts to front of the V.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200631767_200631767

Otherwise, a standard jackstand works and is not as bulky as one made from wood.

 

[Carroll B]

My trailer dose not have a V tongue, just a straight tongue. I would use one of those type jacks but there is not room to swing it 90 degrees so it would not drag going over speed bumps.

 

[ndnchf]

The type that bolt in the V-nose do not swing back, but they retract higher to provide ground clearance. I'm building a little trailer with a straight tongue like yours and will have the same problem

 

[Carroll B]

I only need the tongue support when the trailer is parked in my yard. As I get older I try to watch how much weight I lift after having hernia surgery 4 yrs ago. Just trying to find a better way to lift the trailer tongue and remove the stand. I have a trailer dolly to move the trailer around the yard but still have the problem of lifting the tongue to remove my wooden stand. In addition my current wooden stand is starting to fall apart from age and the weather.

 

[BukitCase]

If you're NOT towing the trailer with a pickup (tailgate interference) a SIDE-******* might work... Steve

The 3 holes would need to be equidistant, for that small a trailer even .095" wall tube would be enough...

 

[Carroll B]

If you're NOT towing the trailer with a pickup (tailgate interference) a SIDE-******* might work... Steve

The 3 holes would need to be equidistant, for that small a trailer even .095" wall tube would be enough...

Got to think about this one. The tongue is not very long so have to measure to see if there would be enough room to swing it up. Would be nice to be able to leave the stand attached to the trailer like this one would be. I'm re-cooping from laying down my motorcycle. It's not comfortable having a 900 pound bike on top of your foot. Have 2 fractures. Got plenty of time on my hands so thinking of projects to work on when I can walk again, hopefully in another week. The trailer tongue stand is one project and another one is small parts storage in my garage.

 

[vavet]

Could you keep some ballast in the trailer to help reduce the tongue weight?
I have 2 concrete blocks I keep in mine. I move them to the back of the trailer when I'm going to be moving the trailer by hand to reduce the tounge weight. I move them to the front when I'm towing an otherwise empty trailer to keep some weight on the hitch and reduce the rattling. I suppose you could even use them as a tongue stand if you wanted.

 

[Kenstone1]

I have a swing down jack stabilizer bolted to the tongue.
Like these:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...osacat=0&LH_ItemCondition=4&rt=nc&_dcat=35566

If ebay links are not allowed...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQ8COE2/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Edit: Stabilizer/Jack in links can be "jacked" up or down with a 3/8" rod when in the down position.

Edit: just re-read in your #5 post that you have a trailer dolly...
I do too!, and just leave it attached to my trailer, so no stand is needed.
I do cover the dolly tires though, to keep the UV light from eating them up.

 

[cvairwerks]

Carrol: Take a look at this little compressor trailer and it should give you some ideas on how to make a flip down stand that doesn't weight but a few pounds.
https://www.rockanddirt.com/aucsearch?method=detail&id=1045697&type=E

 

[Carroll B]

Thanks cvairwerks

 

[FTG-05]

You're over thinking it. I've had about a half dozen trailers and I have never lifted any of them. Why would I?

Buy something like this and either have it welded on (if you don't weld) or u-bolt it to the trailer tongue so that the tongue goes down far enough for what you're trying to do. It has a 15" travel; you should be able to figure something out.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200631778_200631778

 

[readhead]

How about a jackstand?

 

[Spareparts]

I use a regular trailer jack with the round tube welded to the tongue, jack it up to remove the trailer, jact it down to hook it up, remove the pin and jack, put jack in the trailer or truck bed $25.00.

 

[mikegt4]

I made a flip down leg for my small sailboat trailer. I made the leg long enough to hold the tongue up high so that any water drained out the back of the boat. It did that job well but when I try to hook up the trailer to my truck, after kicking the leg back, the leg would dig in the ground and launch the trailer forward, something like a pole vaulter. The lesson learned is to keep the leg short enough to require lifting the tongue up to the hitch ball. My flip down leg is something like this.
https://www.driftboatparts.com/product-p/dbs160.htm

Several trailer dealers that I have been to had stands made of rebar, 3 pieces welded in an arrangement something like a tepee with a ring at the bottom.

 

[NUTTSGT]

How about a jackstand?

I made something like a jack stand with a 2" ball in the top for an inflatable boat trailer.

 

[JamesW]

I use a regular trailer jack with the round tube welded to the tongue, jack it up to remove the trailer, jact it down to hook it up, remove the pin and jack, put jack in the trailer or truck bed $25.00.

This....

I have same setup. Also took the crank handle off and welded a 1/2” drive socket to the jack shaft so I can use my battery powered impact driver to raise/lower.