If you’ve ever had to crank hard on the landing-gear handle to raise a trailer’s nose to match a fifth wheel’s height, you know what a pain that can be for your arms, shoulders and back.

2. Crank the landing gear legs up all the way. Then, in high gear, lower the legs three turns. 3. Pump 2 ounces (about 6-8 pumps) of grease into the three zerks – one on the gearbox, another at ...

Other applications require the landing gear to lift a fully loaded trailer so the efficiency of the lifting capabilities — lifting the heaviest load with minimal input torque at the crank handle ...

My design eliminates the struggle of adjusting the trailer landing gear manually with a crank handle, and it reduces physical stress and strain." ...

Speed Crank won’t disengage from the input shaft when shifting and won’t come off the input shaft when cranking the landing gear, Austin-Westran says. Speed Crank can be stowed by pulling back ...

“Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin to crack and eventually break causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023, the National ...

TORONTO, Ont. – A Canadian tech start-up is looking to electrify landing gear, and has developed a currently available adaptor to ease the job for drivers. Omid Beik, founder of Enercs, first became ...

Cranking landing gear on trailers is one of the more common jobs for drivers, but it can cause pain and injury if done improperly. What is the best way to reduce injuries? Researcher Jia-Hua Lin ...