Trailer jacks on mobile coop

[puddleglumWI]

Hello all,

I have seen a few people on this forum using trailer jacks with wheelbarrow wheels at the midpoint of the weight of their mobile coops, for ease of movement.

Do those of you using a system like this have any trouble with the wheel being on a swivel on the stand? I could see how that could be easier to move sometimes, but more difficult if it turns perpendicular to the direction the coop is moving.

Thank you,
-pg

 

[triciayoung]

Hello all,

I have seen a few people on this forum using trailer jacks with wheelbarrow wheels at the midpoint of the weight of their mobile coops, for ease of movement.

Do those of you using a system like this have any trouble with the wheel being on a swivel on the stand? I could see how that could be easier to move sometimes, but more difficult if it turns perpendicular to the direction the coop is moving.

Thank you,
-pg

We tried it, and your hypothesis is correct, hence we aborted the plan.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

Not a good idea I think. I concentrated on being able to move, rather than being able to turn. Turning is done by lifting one end, which is not difficult and rarely needed.

 

[SmallAndDeliciousLife]

I wonder about welding a bicycle fork to a jack, so you get a bigger wheel that does not swivel.