Jockey Tires - Which Is the very best for My Van?
It was only today that a customer asked me about jockey wheel replacement as his 1 week old van had a broken jockey wheel (JW) and also it was not covered by the manufacturer.
It is fairly hard to explain the differences without being able to supply a picture. From my research these are the major kinds offered in Australia.
The Economic climate style Jockey Wheel:
· has a 150-265mm diameter or 6 inch strong rubber wheel fitted with a quick release clamp kind bracket.
· This bracket permits elevation modification and very easy application and also removal of the JW.
· The clamp bolts to the drawbar.
· The strong rubber wheels are fitted with a nylon bush
· Ranked at a capacity of 350kg
· Has a 220mm lift
A variation of this design is a swivel brace which can be bolted to the drawbar or fitted using either u bolts or bonded on is suggested. The benefit of this, is that the JW be saved alongside the drawbar which is fit for travelling. Additionally, there is no requirement to remove it from the trailer.
The JW with a pneumatically-driven tyre are:
· spring filled with a double lock pin for safety.
· JW with pneumatically-driven tyre comes with round bearings
· Are rated at 120kg and have very same lift 220mm.
One more variation is the strong pneumatic tire which ranks better at 350kg and also 220mm lift.
We now get into the Costs style JW which offer attributes like:
· Folding handle
· All parts are galvanised
· Placing braces are durable
When lugging as well as a.
· Double lock pin is fitted for safety, · Swivel brace allows the JW to be folded up away.
· Includes a framework bracket which permits the JW to be welded, bolted or u-bolted to the trailer draw bar.
· Ranked at 350kg capability.
· 250mm lift.
· 150mm strong wheel rubber tyre.
There are variants on the above which are:.
200 (which is the circumference of the wheel) x 50mm (size) solid tire,.
250 x 50mm sturdy strong wheel and tire.
260 x 80 mm wheel.
And 350 x 4 inch pneumatically-driven tyre.
If one can manage it then the flexible locking pin swivel brace (3.3 kg) is recommended as you can pivot the JW or remove it. It is apt for caravans and also trailers with very high or reduced ground clearance.
What you should never ever buy for a leisure usage campers is the auto pull back JW unless you want it for business usage. Some vans are made use of at festivals as well as circus to serve food out jockey wheel clamp of as well as in this scenario it would be suggested. In this instance the handle is wound to pull back the wheel as well as fork to a taking a trip position.
For the client that enquired about his damaged JW? Well we would certainly recommend the ratchet type JW called power moving company.
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A variation of this design is a swivel brace which can be bolted to the drawbar or fitted using either u bolts or welded on is suggested. The advantage of this, is that the JW be saved parallel to the drawbar which is suited for travelling. What you should never ever get for a recreation use caravan is the car pull back JW unless you desire it for business usage. In this case the handle is wound to pull back the wheel as well as fork to a taking a trip placement.
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