Repair To Damage Trailer Tongue Jack

Repair To Damage Trailer Tongue Jack WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions Steve Nichols Galesburg Ill : “I once damaged a trailer tongue jack when I forgot to crank it up and hit the pavement on a sloped driveway I had to cut 3 in off the end of the jack because it was bent out-of-round Soon after I discovered that this scrap piece of tubing fit perfectly over the grease caps on trailer hubs Now whenever I replace or reinstall a grease cap I place this piece of tubing over it and drive the cap on by rapping on this ‘tool’ Saves denting and battering the caps “One of the best tools I ever bought for my shop was an electronic labelmaker that I can use to label cans and storage bins with nails or bolts in them I also label wrench sockets with their size so I can identify them more easily and put my name and phone number on most of my tools so that if I forget any of them at my customers’ homes they can contact me Probably the handiest use of all is using it to keep track of vehicle maintenance I put a label on the radiator bulkhead telling what date or mileage I installed new brakes ties air filters and such And I put what size wrench is needed for the oil plug and how many quarts and what viscosity of oil the vehicle uses Finally I use it to put a label inside my windshield to record when the next oil change is needed “I like the Fram oil filters that have black non-slip grip material on them but they cost considerably more than plain filters I get the same advantage by using a small piece of self-adhesive non-slip material like is used on step treads I stick a small piece of this onto the filter and then I can grip it easily to unscrew it ”

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