Barker Jack Kudos

Spyder2U2 wrote:
Just wanted to give BARKER an A for service on my Barker Jack 3500.

I had the switch failure after a few years of use. Jack ran up or down intermitedly. Read a few threads like this one here.

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25418401/gotomsg/25425908.cfm#25425908

I decided it was the switch and gave Barker a call. Spoke to Gary and he gave me a few details to check out and to call him back. Pulled the jack apart, ran a few tests, sure enough the switch. Motor and battery were fine. Called Barker back and Gary decided to send me a new switch at no cost. I should have at this point ordered a new plastic housing as mine had discolored (ugly) just to give them some business for the freebie. But I had bought a can of Krylon Pastic Paint to redo it already. (Turned out great)

A few days later popped the switch in and it worked great again. Jack looks new minus the decals. This jack was covered for half it life. This makes a huge difference. Sun damage and water takes it toll on this jack. Get or make a simple cover of some kind. You will be glad you did for the long run.

Again, Barker made this easy to take care of....

Just a few notes.
Used steel wool on the the plastic housing to rough out for paint prep. The area where the decals were applied needed a bit more attention than the rest of the housing. Sun really degrades plastic in SO Cal.
Take pictures with a crappy phone as you go so you can 'remember' where the wires go.
Krylon Pstic Red is basically fluorescent red! Ugh! Went to boring white.
Metion again. Use a cover.

Spyder

Love my Barker Dump Tank too!

I'm the OP that made the somewhat long post on the micro switches in the thread you referenced and if your Barker has them and you plan to keep the jack for a long time I would recommend getting a couple of replacement switches and put them in a small plastic bag and put them inside the motor cover (they will fit there) so you have an immediate replacement and know where it is should when you develop a problem. As I mentioned in my post in the referenced thread these micro switches are not really sealed for outside use and depending on the environment will eventually fail and with this type jack you are dead in the water w/o them. Yes you have the manual option of operation, but for under $15 you can have a set of spare switches on hand when you need them and it's a 5 min job to swap one out.

Larry