Totally bummed with Electric Jack
We researched and looked at so many jacks and then settled on what looked like the best one for the money, a Ram. It looked really nice but then we slid it into position and there is no way we can ope...
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Had the same problem with our travel trailer. The tall tailgate on a newer F150 hits the jack.
My solution was to move the battery box over, and move the tongue jack further back.
I did add more welds to this place that originally had a few tack welds.
A pick before the tanks/cover we installed:
The most difficult part was making a hole in the steel plate to accommodate the jack. I borrowed a hole punch, and had to use an impact wrench to slice through the material:
My hope was to be able to haul a golf cart with us without having to remove the tailgate. Unfortunately, it would still contact the tanks in a sharp turn, even with the tailgate raised partially.
So it's a good news/bad news story.
As long as we aren't turned sharply, we can drop the tailgate while hitched.
The downside is the tailgate must be removed anyway when taking the golf cart. We don't often take the GC, and removing the tailgate isn't difficult.
My solution was to move the battery box over, and move the tongue jack further back.
I did add more welds to this place that originally had a few tack welds.
A pick before the tanks/cover we installed:
The most difficult part was making a hole in the steel plate to accommodate the jack. I borrowed a hole punch, and had to use an impact wrench to slice through the material:
My hope was to be able to haul a golf cart with us without having to remove the tailgate. Unfortunately, it would still contact the tanks in a sharp turn, even with the tailgate raised partially.
So it's a good news/bad news story.
As long as we aren't turned sharply, we can drop the tailgate while hitched.
The downside is the tailgate must be removed anyway when taking the golf cart. We don't often take the GC, and removing the tailgate isn't difficult.
