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luvmydogs
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Mar 01, 2015

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 cranking.Can you tell me are there specifi ones that go on specific trailers or are they pretty much all the same? My husband put one on our last trailer many years ago, and I want to make sure we order the right one.

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  • any opinions on this one?

    Jack Quick HH-3500-BLACK PLASTIC COVER 12-Volt Brute Power RV Electric Tongue and Trailer Jack - 3650 lb. Capacity



    by Jack Quick
  • Already have the trailer. its a 23 foot ultra light. There is about 100.00 difference from what I just found between the 3000 and 3500. Is 3000 and 3500 trailer weight, truck weight, tongue weight or what?
  • Go with the 3500 Atwood or Barker as you might get a bigger TT. Not much more for the 3500 over the3000
  • looking at one thats 3000 lbs, is that not enough.I'm not sure how you figure the lbs. This isnt trailer weight is it?
  • A little added info here. Get a 3500 unit as you will use the power tongue jack to also lift the back of the truck to install/remove the weight distribution bars.

    Ron
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Agree with the posts above, Atwood and Barker are two good brands and both have a big following. My new trailer came with an Atwood.

    Basically, you just hitch up your trailer on the ball, unbolt the old jack, install the new and hook up 2 wires. You can download the instructions for Barker and Atwood to review first.

    Like other said, you should the standard 3 bolt configuration which is all I've ever seen btw on travel trailers. One difference in the models offered by Atwood and Barker is if you go with the higher poundage rating, you get longer travel on the jack.
  • I'm sure someone will come along to make this very complicated but the reality is they are universal unless your trailer is decades old. Even then they were 90% the same.
  • There all pretty much universal. Easy way to tell is if it uses three bolts. I remember seeing some very old ones that used a different bolt pattern, but those were manual ones. I've never seen a power tongue jack that was different.