Tongue Jack Stand?
We installed the electric power tongue jack yesterday and I think it will be a huge improvement. However, it is designed to lengthen by removing a cotter pin device to lower stand to the ground then ...
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We have the one from Amazon and I'm mostly happy with it.
However we're new to trailering and had an incident with ours at the last campsite. Our TV was at an angle to the trailer while we were leveling and setting the chocks. This put some side-to-side pressure on the hitch and coupler.
Although the coupler lock opened easily. When we lifted the tongue off the ball, it shifted sideways enough to knock the jack off the stand. Luckily nobody got hurt and nothing was damaged.
I'm still using the Valterra tongue jack stand when conditions are good but won't if things are questionable.
However we're new to trailering and had an incident with ours at the last campsite. Our TV was at an angle to the trailer while we were leveling and setting the chocks. This put some side-to-side pressure on the hitch and coupler.
Although the coupler lock opened easily. When we lifted the tongue off the ball, it shifted sideways enough to knock the jack off the stand. Luckily nobody got hurt and nothing was damaged.
I'm still using the Valterra tongue jack stand when conditions are good but won't if things are questionable.
