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03-07-2019, 10:38 PM #21
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03-07-2019, 11:01 PM #22
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I have no idea how strong or weak your wife's arm strength is, so it's not a question that can be answered by anyone but you. The longer the handle is on the wrench though, the more leverage you can get/use and not require as much body/arm strength. It's also one of those things that you might want to start out slowly....don't put the full amount of spring bar tension on and let her practice tightening it up a bit, then let the tension off. Take small steps until she feels comfortable with putting full tension on then releasing the tension. If done properly, it is a very controlled release of the tension.....totally unlike the Blue Ox release which is BAM, done in the blink of an eye.
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03-08-2019, 05:44 AM #23
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03-08-2019, 09:34 AM #24
I did some shopping around for the Lippert StrapTek system, P/N 335852. The best overall price combination (part/tax/shipping) was from Walmart.com. It was $129.99.
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03-08-2019, 09:45 AM #25
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03-08-2019, 09:56 AM #26
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2016 F350 CrewCab Dually
2018 Momentum 394M...Heavily Modded!
2023 Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT+
Excessive Payload is a Wonderful Thing
"If it ain't fast....It ain't Fun"
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03-16-2019, 07:12 PM #27
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Howard I just found this thread too. Very interesting way to do that. I struggle with my Reese Straightline 1500lb bars too. I need to use the tongue jack to lift the trailer and the Tundra way up and can hear the jack protesting. I think I am going to need to try that with my bottle jack. The straightline cams have edges to them. Will have to look carefully at this to make sure I am safe doing it this way with my bottle jack.
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03-17-2019, 05:25 AM #28
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Rob,
I first experimented with this process using my truck's OEM bottle jack. It's doable, but the Blue Ox bar always slid one way or the other. In some cases I had to lower the jack and start over for fear of the bar slipping off the jack's lift point. That's why I didn't post about this process until I found a better solution.
BL: Please be very, very careful if you try this method with a normal bottle jack. The PowerBuilt is only ~$35...something to consider.
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03-17-2019, 05:42 AM #29
Need help with Imagine 2600 RL
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