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On my 2nd one in 10 months!
yes my trailer gets dunked pretty deep
and the jack gets wet,but i remove the top cap and fill it with motor
oil!
This seems to help a little.
Went out today to prep boat
for tomorrow Santa Monica bay Tour
and it was frozen solid
finally got a couple cranks and something bent
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh no its skipping and grinding gears!
does anybody have a link on a bullet proof sealed jack stand
I cant invest 150.00 per season on two stands
that's Crazy.
Bogart 23 Sea Ox
Let me get this straight, you fill it with motor oil???
Gesh, why don't you coat it with GREASE and pack the gears with grease as well - something that won't actually wash away and also something that won't pollute as much!
I have used Fultons for years, in fact I think I ONLY used fultons and they have been trouble free and purely reliable for me. Be sure to get a model that is electro or zinc coated and for God's sake, quit pouring motor oil down there... Corrosion X is even better than motor oil!
__________________ - Chris
Guess What?? I got a Fever.. And the only prescription is.. MORE COWBELL!
-2011 Blue Wave 2400 Pure Bay / Yamaha F300 4.2 with Command Link Plus
-2003 Sea Fox 195 Bayfisher - Mercury 125 Saltwater Classic (Sold)
-1994 Wellcraft V-20 Step Lift (Sold)
Try a square tube drop foot jack. I also went through a couple or so of the weak swing away jacks w/the wheels on them. Added benefit, drop foot stays where you left it, no need to chock wheels, tongue doesn't "roll around" while trying to hook up>
Use grease not oil and do as fsih factory says, use the flat stand. I have used fultons for years with no problems. If you are dunking the jack (can't imagine why you would need to) you need to rinse it with fresh water after every dunk.
You are beating the heck out of the jacks. Besides mistreating the insides what is the weight setup on the trailer? You may have too much weight bearing on the jack (let alone your tow vehicle)!
I had one break last year that used very little. The to parts of the telescoping assembly rust and bind. It's not the gears that are rusting. I think that's why he's putting oil inside of the jack, to try to coat the tubes.
My jack was only 6 months old or so and used about 6 times when it broke. Sent it back and got a new one under warranty.
I spray the outside with W-d 40 or silicone spray often on the new one.
Lots of models and quality levels on the market by each jack supplier.**They all make to the market demand.* * A $19 jack will last forever on a*fresh water jon boat trailer.**And the same suppliers offer a*$69 jack with more corrosion resistance to hold up longer in the*salt.***I don't know of any jack supplier making a unit that is intended to be submerged in salt.* Of course the supplier has no control over a customer who may choose to put a $19*jack on a heavy saltwater boat trailer.* *
__________________ Charlie Wegman, Product Engineer
SMITH Boating and Fishing Accessories
Greensboro, NC
Same here , it must be the west coast salt, 2 in 11 months or so, I went out and got the one they are sugesting from boatersworld, have had it about 2 to 3 months and no problems so far, I get mine in the water as well, we will be heading out of MDR tommrow morning, if you see us give a shout, boat name is tara11.
Thanks 4 all the replies!
I always pack the top with grease and pour motor oil down the tubes!
The way my trailer is set up My jack gets wet when I launch the boat so I am going to fab
a jack stand that can be removed before launch!
I still think some one could make allot of $$$
If they designed a sealed oil bathed system.
I have one of the normal fultons on a 99' trailer that has not given me any trouble so far, but I bought one of the Fulton Salt-water jacks two days ago, to find that the gear inside it was broken in half straight out of the box. I did not see any signs that it had been returned previously, but I can't imagine them shipping it from the factory like that.
I have to agree. When I purchased my 2003 Trophy 1802 in 2003 the trailer came with a Fulton 800 lb jack. The jack was never dipped in salt water and I lubed it when I got it but it still froze up within the first month. I wound up half up/half down. Ran to the local auto parts store and bought a 1000 lb Fulton jack. Same thing...it froze in a month. The boat dealer gave me a new one for the first one that froze and the auto parts store took back the second one. I didn't mount the one the dealer gave me (also a fulton) but instead I bought the Road Warrior 1000 lb jack listed as the first one above and it lasted me two seasons. I took it off the trailer when I traded the 1802 in and put it on the new trailer. I highly recommend it. It's nice having the grease fitting allowing it to be easily lubed.
I agree, the Fultons are pieces of crap. I went thru at least one
per year for four years. They rust, even when lubed, and the tubes
bend and jam, always at the worst possible moment. I did get a couple
of freebies under the warrenty but it's still a minor PITA to change them.
I picked up a different brand last year at BoatUS. This thing looks beefy enough to
jack up an aircraft carrier. No problems yet but it does carry a 3 year
replacement warrenty, so I'm hoping this will be the last one for at least
a while. I'll post the brand when I get home this PM.
__________________ Never Underestimate The Power Of A Large Group Of Stupid People
Yup..that's the link I posted above (except it's the 1000 lb one). Great jack for the last 2 years. And the way it's working it'll get 10 more years. I'm seriously thinking of purchasing one to put away for some time in the future.
After replacing my fulton with a Seasense, I completely disassembled the old fulton. The gears were rusting but that was not the show stopper. The threaded rod was one giant piece of rust. Now that i understand the inner workings, I'm glad my new jack has the zirc fitting. The zirc allows greasing of the threaded rod. To grease the gears, remove the plastic top and you have access to the gears.
fulton trailer jacks sux 
