elec tongue jack 101
My hand crank jack is in need of bushings and gears. Was thinking I could get parts but there's no info on it. Am now considering replacing with elec jack. I haven't even started down the road of look...
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Bigbird65 wrote:
I would get a 3500 lb jack. Remember you are lifting the tow vehicle when you hitch up. Bigger is better in this case.
I'd agree, but of equal import is the size of the tongue jack's lower shaft, either 2" or 2.25". Not much sense in buying one with a larger lower shaft if the hole in the trailer's A frame is just 2". The OP would also be wise to decide whether he needs a tongue jack that can be rotated to better clear a truck tailgate when lowered. I've used several brands of tongue jacks on the various trailers we've owned and on our most recent installed an UltraFab 3502 3500 lb jack which unlike most brands is all metal construction and has extra holes in the base plate which allows rotating the jack so the head clears the truck tailgate. It also has a 2" lower shaft so it will fit either size hole in the A-frame.
