Steep driveway, need 1 metre jockey wheel, help please

when you say high lift jack, what exactly do you mean.
I also have to take into account the cenemt is not level, it slope down towards the road where the Jack/ jockey wheel goes

Pardon my curiosity, but what is a "real 4wd'?

Nissan

G'day, I guess a good guide would be if you saw 3 identical models 4wd's on the top of big red at the same time. That counts a lot out. dingo

Hi Dave
Camper is a Getabout S2

HI Axle, Can you go into a little more detail on
"the outriggers made into a telescopic design"
Not even sure what they are.
I think they are the wind down jacks already on the camper but can you give more details of what you actually recomend

Also, the bricks under the wind down jacks are not really taking the weight of the camper as thats all on the jockey wheel. And yes, I still think that's scary as I would hate for anything to give way

Yes the wind down jacks need to be more adjustable, so you don't need the bricks , you need more adjustable lenght in them so as they take the majority of the weight.

Cheers Axle.

I would not have a clue who might be able to extend them or how, but that would help. Then I just need to work out what to use as a jockey wheel, maybe a Trail a Mate (if I can get a longer version)

Here is a very,very rough idea.
If you use 50mm into 40mm you will need to weld a bit of flat on the side of the 40mm to take out a bit of slop, the thickness will depend on the wall thickness of your 50mm.
Cut off the end of your jacks and weld something like this on and you can extend them when you get home.
As for the jockey wheel....why not concrete in a sleve into your driveway so you can slide a stand in and out as you need it?

Cheers

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Of cause you would have to cut the tripod legs to length to guarantee a fully even tripod.

I reckon Ray is onto something here. His idea may need to be expanded on to get the message across.

If I'm not Mistaken, Ray is suggesting you get a tripod made up that would sit over the drawbar with a hand winch etc.

I would go one step further and have 2 tripods...one on either side of the drawbar.....and then have a small boat-type hand winch mounted on a cross bar. You could have the concrete drilled/bored to accept the feet of the tripod/s, so you wouldn't have to fear them sliding down the hill. I guess, for that matter, you could get away with just using a single upright on either side (say about 1500mm across), each being located in a perpendicular hole in the concrete. The pipe frame would need to be about 75mm diameter and the height would need to be about 300mm higher than the level at which you want to have the trailer coupling (where it is in the photo.)

It aint a cement job if it was it would blow away I would say it is CONCRETE

spell check doesn't pick up words that aren't in the post, lol.

"it seems that i can be located further back" should have read, "it seems that it can be located further back"

madmax800, I was thinking of something kind of like this.

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Course, this is drawn to be attached to a horizontal surface (flat level driveway), but it could be made to mount and work on any angle with a slight design mod. Then it can be attached to the concrete with chemical anchors. Get it powdercoated and Bobs your uncle. Or if you're "really loaded", get it made out of stainless steel and it'll never rust.

Not sure where you live but if you are in SA we can make it for you. If you are in another state, any engineering / fabrication shop can knock it up for you. If you have a Treg type coupling it's just a minor re-design. You will need to measure the angle of the driveway so the upright stands up vertically.

I'd be using three 16mm chemical anchors on each side due to the angle it is on. You drill right through the concrete, and basically, glue the threaded rods in. Then if you ever want to get rid of it you just knock the rods into the earth and grout the holes with some cement. POP!

Let me know if you want any more info with it. Happy to do some drawings for you.

Louie

Remove rock? Hire a electric Kanga type jack hammer or similar.
just a thought. Regards G.T.

Remove rock? Hire a kanga type electric jack hammer. Just a thought. Regards G.T.

Hi Louie the fly (SA).
I live in Aberfoyle Park. Where abouts are you. Can you email me so we can talk about your idea please
madmax800@kern.com.au