tomkaren13 wrote:
Barker! no other choice for us. Have no knowledge on Jack Quick,
Same here and I've had my current Barker for close to 20 years and it's been on two trailers. The one problem I had with it about 5 or 6 years ago I was able to fix it myself (switches and gears) for a very reasonable price and the Barker CS was outstanding and worth the cost if more than others IMO. The Barkers use two different methods of limiting their travel depending upon the model and mine uses micro switches and the issue I had is when one of the two switches went bad and I ran the jack past it's limits and damaged the gears which had to be replaced along with the switches. This really wasn't Barker's fault and the switches used are really not designed for long term outdoor use (i.e. not weatherproof nor industrial heavy duty) and should be replaced every 10 years or so as a preventive maintenance item anyway.
Larry
