"mm" wrote in message
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Do I want a trailer jack for my little trailer?

I'm buying a small trailer, only 4' x 8' bed, the one that folds in
half sold by Harbor Freight and NorthernTools (I'm not saying they're
the same, but similar). Buying it new, with new tires.

And they push accessories such as a trailer jack that holds the tongue
up when it isn't resting on the trailer hitch. Do I want one, do I
need one, for a trailer that weighs 200 pounds on which I'll put less
than 100 pounds of furniture? After all, I'm supposed to put the load
on so the tongue weight is no more than 50 pounds, right? And I can
lift 50 pounds easily. OTOH, I love accesories and gadgets? OT3H, I
will rarely if ever use it, but I will pay for gas to carry it around
with me whereever I go.

In fact, I plan to use the trailer only once, to go from Dallas to
Baltimore, and I don't expect to put the trailer on the hitch more
than once, or take it off more than once. At the start and at the
end. Since I have no place to keep the trailer, I'll have to sell it,
cheap. So should I buy the jack?

Should I buy a spare wheel, tire, and spare tire carrier, for a total
of 40 dollars? I'm not made of money.


The tire depends on how far from home you will be. Well maybe in your case.
For the trip you are making consider the model with the larger 12-14" tires.
Those little guys are fine for local hauls.

I have the smaller version of the same trailer. I have hauled 1180 pounds
of rock and dirt to the landfill. Mine is now about 6 years old, abused a
few times per year and going strong.

You won't need the trailer jack when it is empty and if you move it about
when loaded and on the jack, the tongue will twist. BTDT (been there done
that).