I mounted a swing up Jack on my 4x8 Utility Trailer , works great ... For example , if I have a load of Firewood and don't have time to unload it , I can unhook the Trailer and leave it for the next day ...I still want to make a tongue stand for it, that will fold out of the way, playing with ideas now.
I would think that when you want to dump a load , the Trailer would be attached to the Tractor , therefore if you had a swing up jack like mine , in transport mode the jack would be horizontal to the tongue and could not interfere with your jack lever ...That's one thing I'm looking at; I need something that doesn't stick up above the tongue (at least for now) because the lever used to pump up the jack that lifts the bed is above the tongue.
My Utility Trailer also had 3/4" CCA Pressure Treated Plywood for the Deck originally and when I replaced the Deck it was'nt because of Rot , but because of Ply separation , one corner had raised up 3" , so I then went with 5/4" Deck Board ... :fing32:The plywood floor I put in it is CCA pressure treated, ground contact rated, 3/4" plywood, so it won't rot in the forseeable future, plus I painted the top surface.
The plywood sheet fits inside the frame rails so the edges can't raise up. The trailer was designed to use 5/4 deck planks for the floor, as well as the sides, but I wanted a smooth floor with no gaps between the boards, so I subbed the plywood. As the 5/4 dries over time, (when you start with new ones), they shrink some across their width; even if you start with them crammed together as tightly as possible, gaps open up after a while. The ply won't take quite as much long-term abuse maybe (from dropping stuff in the trailer, or scraping it with a shovel, etc), but I figure the ply will support a sheet of steel to keep it from sagging so much in the middle, and the steel will handle the durability. Slap some paint on it now and again to prevent rust, or just wipe some oil on it.......but because of Ply separation , one corner had raised up 3" , so I then went with 5/4" Deck Board ... :fing32:
Later,x595