hey all

I wanted to adjust my trailer height to leave it level when unloaded

There is 2 bolts for adjustment but the trailer is 10 years old and there has been 2 years since it has moven last time

I've towed with it for a week now everything is fine except for the height of the trailer

it seems stuck on rust is there a way to lower it without hammering hard over the tongue on the trailer part that enters in the ball ?

and its making some cracking sound when I ride with it

Is it normal ?

what should I do ?

Hook the trailer up to the truck but leave the landing gear down. Put some heavy weight on the trailer as close to the tongue as possible. loosen two bolts and slowly raise the landing gear. The weight should help move the coupler tube up into the goose tube. It may help to lubricate with WD-40 or other lubricant. Heat works good too.

ok thanks for your help i appreciate it !

and for the grinding sound it might be the same problem its not enough lubrificated so it makes that kinda sound metal on metal right ?

The noise may be your suspension flexing, so new hardware/bushings might be a good idea on a trailer that old. (10 years is not 'old', but it's not fresh off the lot either)

Soak it w/ PB Blaster or WD-40 (or what ever penetrating oil product you have available like Premis stated). Soak it a couple of times if it's that bad, and let it set overnight. If it still won't move, give the side of the outer tube a few good 'love taps' w/ a sledge. If it's round tubing you may be able to put a big pipe wrench on it to turn it sideways and it may help to break it loose, you are SOL if it's square tube though. :D

Oh, and be careful, if you don't have your truck bed under it when you try to move it, it may break free and fall on a toe or ten.....

Be careful banging on it, you don't want to dent or deform it in any way otherwise I guarantee you'll never get it to move again. :)

I'm with Premis - use the weight of the trailer itself (loaded) to help loosen it. I'd lubricate the crap out of it for a few days beforehand though as you don't want to get into a situation where it finally lets go...but will only go one way.

Creaking and groaning isn't uncommon with old rusty trailers. Again, as suggested, go around with a few cans of lube (I'm partial to something like lithium grease that won't evaporate or just wash away easily) and lube the bejesus out of every moving part. Don't forget to put a bit of grease on your hitch ball, as well - goosenecks put a lot of weight on the ball, and if it's dry you'll get a lot of wear and tear in there..as well as noise.

I should also add, don't stick 20K pounds on the front of the trailer, you could cause damage to the truck. I suppose you should keep the pin weight at under 8K.

Also, in my experience, the tube won't move fluidly, it will likely go in 1/4 or so increments. Be careful no to go too far.

ty everyone and no i respect all times weight distribution to evely distribute weight all around safely

Ill go next week to a trailer shop to have it adjust it but without hammering on top of the gooseneck ball from the trailer its almost impossible becase of the rust in there :(