Electric tongue jack recommendations.

braindead0 wrote:

Huntindog wrote:

SoundGuy wrote:

braindead0 wrote:
I would like a compact head for tailgate clearance ...

Then you want an UltraFab 3502 - all metal, smallest head of any power tongue jack, and most importantly the base features multiple holes that allow mounting this tongue jack so the head faces 90 degrees to the side. I recently replaced the awful LCI tongue jack that came with my Coachmen with a 3502 as I had owned an UltraFab before. Noisy? ... sure, they're ALL noisy ... big deal, it goes up, it goes down reliably and that's all I need. :B

The Atwood motor is top mounted, so it will not interfere with the tailgate no matter how it is mounted, That means that it can face forward as designed so the light shines where it is needed.

I believe that Atwood is still the only one with a top mounted motor.

Top mounted motor could still interfere, my tailgate just clears the shaft of my current manual side crank and these motors seem to protrude out a couple of inches at least. If I have the crank handle down the tailgate will hit the handle. From what I can tell most of these e-jacks tend to be fairly tall which may allow it to clear the arc of the tailgate.

My main concern at this point is noise, like I noted above I'm likely to wait until I can see some of these in person and hear them operating.