Gary521
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I too have had problems with the Venture landing gear. I was on a trip recently and the landing gear siezed. The hand crank would not move the landing gear either. Two bottle jacks lifted the trailer to get it mounted on the truck.
There are two things that I think need to be done: 1. Convert to the two motor system and 2. Lubricate the jack screw and jack screw drive gears on a regular basis. I have discussed the lubrication of the jack screw with Venture and they agree that the jack screw needs to be lubed. There is no permanent lubrication system on this landing gear regardless of what has been printed or said. As far as the motor goes, the single motor system is a bit over taxed. The two motor system has been discussed in other places on this forum
I have found a way to lube the jack screw but it requires a bit of work. You need to remove each leg off the trailer to accomplish this. Removing the legs is not difficult ( can't say about those who have a generator in the front compartment ). After removal of the legs, dissassemble each leg. Remove the drop leg, inner leg and all drive components. This process takes less that two minutes per leg. Drill two holes in the outer leg, centered side-to-side, and about 10" and 16" from the top of the leg ( this is not critical ). Removel the drilling burrs from the inside of the leg using a file attached to a long handle. I taped a file to a piece of wood. Before reassembling the leg, grease the jack screw and the thrust bearing. I have disassembled 4 legs and there is no grease on any of the bearings. Venture uses #2 Moly EP ( Extreme Pressure ) grease.
On an annual basis extend the landing gear so this it uncovers the holes in the outer leg. Raising the landing gear will move the inner leg down to expose the outer leg holes to the jack screw. Get a grease injector needle from any hardware store . I got mine from Ace. A grease injector needle will attach to the end of any grease gun. Insert the needle thru the hole and apply a small amout of grease directly on the jack screw. Don't over do this. Snap off the metal cap on top of the leg and apply some grease to the drive gears. That is all there is to it. I discussed this idea with Venture and they thought that it would work well.
The reason that my gear siezed was the fact that the jack screw was worn almost in half. I needed to get a new leg from Venture. Be careful if you get a leg for the two motor system. Venture makes two different legs sizes and the incorrect one will not fit the mounting system welded to the trailer frame. I have a 3055 and this uses an extended leg, which is 4" longer than a standard leg.
I have viewed other trailer manufacturers' forums and each has a post concerning landing gear problems. About 95% of the posts are problems with Venture landing gear. Again, The two motor system works great but does not solve the problem as to why these fail in the first place. They need to be lubed.
There are two things that I think need to be done: 1. Convert to the two motor system and 2. Lubricate the jack screw and jack screw drive gears on a regular basis. I have discussed the lubrication of the jack screw with Venture and they agree that the jack screw needs to be lubed. There is no permanent lubrication system on this landing gear regardless of what has been printed or said. As far as the motor goes, the single motor system is a bit over taxed. The two motor system has been discussed in other places on this forum
I have found a way to lube the jack screw but it requires a bit of work. You need to remove each leg off the trailer to accomplish this. Removing the legs is not difficult ( can't say about those who have a generator in the front compartment ). After removal of the legs, dissassemble each leg. Remove the drop leg, inner leg and all drive components. This process takes less that two minutes per leg. Drill two holes in the outer leg, centered side-to-side, and about 10" and 16" from the top of the leg ( this is not critical ). Removel the drilling burrs from the inside of the leg using a file attached to a long handle. I taped a file to a piece of wood. Before reassembling the leg, grease the jack screw and the thrust bearing. I have disassembled 4 legs and there is no grease on any of the bearings. Venture uses #2 Moly EP ( Extreme Pressure ) grease.
On an annual basis extend the landing gear so this it uncovers the holes in the outer leg. Raising the landing gear will move the inner leg down to expose the outer leg holes to the jack screw. Get a grease injector needle from any hardware store . I got mine from Ace. A grease injector needle will attach to the end of any grease gun. Insert the needle thru the hole and apply a small amout of grease directly on the jack screw. Don't over do this. Snap off the metal cap on top of the leg and apply some grease to the drive gears. That is all there is to it. I discussed this idea with Venture and they thought that it would work well.
The reason that my gear siezed was the fact that the jack screw was worn almost in half. I needed to get a new leg from Venture. Be careful if you get a leg for the two motor system. Venture makes two different legs sizes and the incorrect one will not fit the mounting system welded to the trailer frame. I have a 3055 and this uses an extended leg, which is 4" longer than a standard leg.
I have viewed other trailer manufacturers' forums and each has a post concerning landing gear problems. About 95% of the posts are problems with Venture landing gear. Again, The two motor system works great but does not solve the problem as to why these fail in the first place. They need to be lubed.