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I have an Aliner that I pull with a Ford Ranger 2 wheel drive. I
have had the trailer for only a week and I have a problem cranking
the shaft high enough to put the front wheel on when I want to
unhitch the trailer even on flat ground. I have a class 2 hitch.
Is there anouther ball fitting to elevate the trailer some?

Thanks

gary_eg wrote:

I have an Aliner that I pull with a Ford Ranger 2 wheel drive. I
have had the trailer for only a week and I have a problem cranking
the shaft high enough to put the front wheel on when I want to
unhitch the trailer even on flat ground. I have a class 2 hitch.
Is there anouther ball fitting to elevate the trailer some?

Thanks

Hi Gary-

Your ball height should be such that the trailer is as level front to
back as possible while towing. If your hitch has a square receiver you
can get different slide in ball mounts with various rises or drops. If
your hitch is actually the step bumper you can get a receiver that bolts
to the bottom of the bumper, although a frame mounted hitch would be
better.

In addition to the crank on the top of the jack, some (maybe all?)
Aliners have a clamp at the frame rail to allow the barrel of the jack
to be raised or lowered. Don't loosen this clamp unless the trailer is
hitched to the tow vehicle or the tongue will drop to the ground and you
may need help (or a strong back) to get it back up again.
Experience, unfortunately, with my folks' Aliner.

I seem to remember someone posting that they attacked the lower end of
their jack with a metal saw, but that would be a last resort, after
eliminating everything else. If that were necessary I would think that
the trailer had been built wrong.

-Jay

I assume you have a receiver hitch. That's the kind where the hitch ball
mounts on a small drawbar, which in turn fits into a socket on the back of
the tow vehicle.

Assuming you have a receiver hitch, all you need is a new drawbar. They come
in various "drops" - the distance from the receiver to the hitch platform.
WalMart carries a few, and any decent trailer store carries 8 or ten
different ones.

Another incentive to getting the ball the right height:
If an A-frame is nose down (folded), in a heavy rain, water can run
thru the weatherstrip and wet the interior.
The previous 2 suggestions are the right way to adjust the height.

... friz

--- In alinerchaleta-frames@y..., Jay Hanawalt <jrhanawalt@e...>
wrote:


Hi Jay & Gary

I have a 2000 LX Aliner that has a galvinized frame, I don't think
many were made with that frame. My crank is bolted to the frame just
in back of the coupler, and is not adjustable, I have never been able
to use the wheel, if it is on the trailer, I can't get it off when I
am hitched up, plus the wheel would ride too low to tow the trailer,
being only a few inches off the ground. I just don't use the wheel,
and when the jack is on the ground my trailer can't roll away from
me. I had a close call with my 1987 Aliner, which had the adjustable
crank, and the wheel on all the time.

The jack wheel does make it easier the hitch to the vehicle, and it
is nice to push the trailer around the driveway. I once thought about
using the hacksaw.

Brad
2000 LX Aliner
2000 Ford Explorer

gary_eg wrote:

I have an Aliner that I pull with a Ford Ranger 2 wheel drive. I
have had the trailer for only a week and I have a problem cranking
the shaft high enough to put the front wheel on when I want to
unhitch the trailer even on flat ground. I have a class 2 hitch.
Is there anouther ball fitting to elevate the trailer some?

Thanks

Hi Gary-

Your ball height should be such that the trailer is as level front

to

back as possible while towing. If your hitch has a square receiver

you

can get different slide in ball mounts with various rises or drops.

If

your hitch is actually the step bumper you can get a receiver that

bolts

to the bottom of the bumper, although a frame mounted hitch would be
better.

In addition to the crank on the top of the jack, some (maybe all?)
Aliners have a clamp at the frame rail to allow the barrel of the

jack

to be raised or lowered. Don't loosen this clamp unless the trailer

is

hitched to the tow vehicle or the tongue will drop to the ground

and you

may need help (or a strong back) to get it back up again.
Experience, unfortunately, with my folks' Aliner.

I seem to remember someone posting that they attacked the lower end

of

their jack with a metal saw, but that would be a last resort, after
eliminating everything else. If that were necessary I would think

that

the trailer had been built wrong.

-Jay