Trailer Caravan Canopy Jack Stand 2267kg 5000lbs Heavy Duty Solid Weld Bracket

Unhitching a loaded box trailer on gravel is where cheap jacks bend and cheap footplates disappear into the ground. This pipe-mount swivel jack is welded rather than pinned together, and it carries a foot plate at the bottom so the leg spreads its load instead of augering its way into soft dirt.

Swivel mount, folded away when you tow

The jack clamps around the trailer's drawbar pipe and swings up out of the way once the coupling is seated on the tow ball. That keeps the foot clear of driveway lips, gutters and the crest of a boat ramp, all of which have destroyed plenty of fixed jacks. Winding is done from the side, so you stand beside the drawbar rather than straddling it — easier on the back and considerably safer if the trailer decides to shift. Closed height is 425 mm and extended height 685 mm, spanning the usual gap between a low box trailer and a high 4WD tow ball.

The foot plate does the real work

A bare tube on soft ground sinks, and once the leg tips the whole trailer goes with it. The welded foot plate spreads that load across a wider patch of gravel, grass or wet ramp. Because it is welded rather than bolted, there is no fastener sitting there waiting to shear or work loose under repeated hitching. The finish is listed as both black powder coating and galvanising, which is worth having on a component that lives at ankle height in road spray and, on a boat trailer, in salt water.

A note on the travel figure

The supplier quotes travel twice and the two figures differ: the description says 260 mm, while the feature list says 250 mm (10 in). The quoted closed and extended heights, 425 mm and 685 mm, sit 260 mm apart. Both travel figures appear in the specifications above as supplied rather than being reconciled here. Load capacity is quoted as 5,000 lb / 2,267 kg with no basis given — the listing does not say whether that is a static support rating or a lifting rating, so treat it as the manufacturer's headline number and stay well inside it.

Key features

• Welded foot plate: spreads the load so the leg does not sink on gravel, grass or a wet ramp.
• Swivel pipe mount: folds up clear of the road once the trailer is coupled.
• Side-wind handle: crank it from beside the drawbar instead of leaning over it.
• Quoted at 5,000 lb / 2,267 kg: the supplier's figure, published without a stated basis.
• Powder coat over galvanising: both finishes are listed, which is what you want on a trailer that gets dunked.
• 425 mm to 685 mm: covers the height range between a low trailer coupling and a lifted tow vehicle.

Specifications

• Load capacity: 5,000 lb / 2,267 kg — basis not stated by the supplier
• Travel, as given in the description: 260 mm
• Travel, as given in the feature list: 250 mm (10 in)
• Closed height: 425 mm
• Extended height: 685 mm
• Mount: pipe mount, swivel
• Handle: side wind
• Surface: black powder coated and galvanised

Before you wind it down

• This jack supports a drawbar. It is not a vehicle jack, and nothing in its rating makes it safe to work under a trailer held up by it — use rated stands for that, every time.
• Chock the trailer wheels before unhitching. A jack will not stop a trailer rolling.
• Swing the leg up and secure it before towing. A foot left down at highway speed will wreck the jack and can take the drawbar with it.
• Check the pipe clamp fasteners after the first few uses, then periodically. Repeated hitching works bolts loose.
• The capacity basis is not published, so do not use the headline figure to justify a load anywhere near the limit.

Fits receiver-style drawbars on box, boat, livestock and utility trailers as well as caravans. Wind it down once on level ground before the first trip and check the clamp is sitting square on the pipe.