Tonque Jack

haste maker wrote:
I am looking for some info about which tongue jack to buy, I think a 4500lbs is the largest jack available? If there is a larger jack, I would like some info about that jack.

Also I would like some info from jack owners as to what brand name jack they feel is the best & which jack to stay away from.

Can't imagine why you'd want anything rated for more than 4500 lbs when 3500 lbs is usually plenty for most situations. Like others, I've owned an UltraFab 3502 and had no complaints about it and actually appreciated the fact that unlike many tongue jacks the head could be rotated a full 180 degrees, which in some cases can be the key to having enough room for the TV tailgate to drop fully. All that said, I like many of the features offered by the new Husky Super Brute Tongue Jack w/Remote Control. :)

samsontdog wrote:
I have had good luck with Barker and Atwood 3500. Had a new UltraFab which lasted less than two years. It was a piece of junk

Right on cue and yet I'm on my 8th year with it and cost a fraction of the others

Glad you brought this topic up. I think my jack is starting to find itself on it's last leg, and just going into it's third season.

Starting to make some horrendous sounds, both going up and down, and the switch is also starting to stick.

These Barkers look like pretty nice machines. Is mounting pretty much standard on any jack and rv?

I have had good luck with Barker and Atwood 3500. Had a new UltraFab which lasted less than two years. It was a piece of junk

Any jack that will lift and lower reliably is a "good" jack. I have used an UltraFab (which many people will poo poo) for 8 years now. I broke the switch off 1 day after 5 years of use and asked UltraFab if I could purchase one from them as it was not listed as an available part on their website. 3 days later a switch arrived in my mailbox free of charge. I have heard similar stories of all the major makers of tongue jacks including replacing jacks that were many years out of warranty. Buy the one that fits your budget. A 3500# jack would the minimum size I would recommend of any of them and the bigger the better.

Barker has a great reputation. I've had one for more than ten years and have abused it many times by nearly lifting the back of my Dodge off the ground. I've never done any maint. on it but it has never had any problems.
If it failed tomorrow I would buy another without even comparing brands.
BTW, it's a 3000# model and my tongue weight is around 900#.