Power tongue jack?
Forgive me, I'm not sure this is what they are called, but it the power thing on the trailer that makes it so you can hit a switch to raise and lower the trailer rather than cranking and cranking and ...
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Huntindog wrote:dadmomh wrote:The better jacks have clutchs that will slip at the end of travel, eliminating the blown fuse issue.
Worth their weight in gold! Before you make a decision, check Ebay. The one we got for our HTT was, IIRC an Ultra 3500 refurb, and we paid right at $100 for it. Never had any issues. When we got the TT, went right back to Ebay and can't remember this brand, but one of the better ones and also a 3500. This one was brand new in original packaging and was around $125 or so. You can save yourself a bunch. I would not be concerned at all about a refurb. Many have bought them and no complaints...just happened the one we wanted this time was a new. Installation is maybe a 30 minute job and not difficult at all. One thing you want to do regardless of brand, is to have a supply of fuses for it. The electric jack was not part of DH job description and he either raised or lowered too far and the fuse popped. Thankful to have a great camping family next to us and the DH took him to Walmart for fuses. Lesson learned....we have multiple fuses for everything on the truck and TT.
That's how my Barker works and it gets tested often. My DW always runs it the wrong direction before reversing it. So the clutch gets a workout every time. :R
