Tips for Removing Stubborn Gearbox for Replacement on 5th Wheel Landing Gear  

If you still continue to blow a fuse on your lading gear legs even with a new motor then that would lead me to believe you have an issue with the wiring or switch. Therefore, I recommend you trace the wires from the motor to the switch and then from…

I contacted Lippert and their guidance for testing the Lippert Components Ignition Proof 5th Wheel RV Landing Gear Switch w/Harness #LC145236 is to use a voltmeter to verify power is getting to the motor. Test for power both before and after the…

The landing gear motor and the switch should not get hot like you are describing so it sounds like you may have another issue with your landing gear, such as the gearbox or some other component going bad. It sounds like you may have a rotten gearbox,…

That is a Venture/ADTH motor and gear box, and what you use to replace it is a motor and gear box from Stromberg Carlson, which are the following part numbers: - Replacement Motor #LG-142178 - Replacement Aluminum Gearbox #LG-179015

Any powered landing gear or powered tongue jack will draw less power as it legs descend down toward the ground and much more as soon as they make contact and encounter resistance. This is a normal occurrence. In the same way, any jack - even a manual…

You will have to go with a sliding hitch to allow the trailer to make tight turns. For a trailer 8 feet wide the only bed length that's going to allow 90 degree turns without a slider is a stationary hitch. That being said you have two options.…

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.