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floor_guy's avatar
floor_guy
Explorer
Jun 27, 2016

tounge jack

I have a brand new T.T. when it was delivered to my driveway,while unhitching, the electric tounge kept stopping and would have to wait maybe 10-15 seconds to proceed to start again. The person who delivered it said this is normal? I was leveling it yesterday myself and same thing. It just seems to me you should flip a switch , move it up and down as needed and stop it when necessary.So, is this a normal thing that happens or perhaps it is faulty?
the t.t. is 2016 spree 337res
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    floor guy wrote:
    So, is this a normal thing that happens or perhaps it is faulty?


    Of course it's not normal ... either the tongue jack is faulty, perhaps the switch, or you have a loose connection.
  • engine31's avatar
    engine31
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    Hi, well I have an electric tongue jack and have "never" experienced that stop and go issue. Mine is about 2 years old but that really shouldn't matter. You might want to check the jack wiring to the battery. It almost sounds like it is shorting out & or the connection is loose.
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    Normal? NO.
    Are your batteries fully charged?
    Is the jack properly grounded?
  • marly's avatar
    marly
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    Look for a circuit breaker in the 12 volt supply wire. It may not be heavy enough.
  • Marcm157's avatar
    Marcm157
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    Some TT makers (Jayco) have moved to "Auto Resetting Fuses" for the tongue Jacks in their 16 models. Is it possible the fuse is tripping and resetting? I found mine by following the wires into the frame and it was just before they entered the trailer. I wasn't having any issues, but since this is my first TT, I wanted to go over wiring before my first trip.
  • braindead0's avatar
    braindead0
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    If the timing is roughly the same (run 10 seconds, stop 5 seconds, run 10 second....etc) I'd suspect the motor is overheating.
  • krobbe's avatar
    krobbe
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    It is normal for the person delivering it so he wouldn't have to deal with it.
  • myredracer's avatar
    myredracer
    Explorer II
    Jun 27, 2016
    floor guy wrote:
    I have a brand new T.T. when it was delivered to my driveway,while unhitching, the electric tounge kept stopping and would have to wait maybe 10-15 seconds to proceed to start again. The person who delivered it said this is normal? I was leveling it yesterday myself and same thing. It just seems to me you should flip a switch , move it up and down as needed and stop it when necessary.So, is this a normal thing that happens or perhaps it is faulty?
    the t.t. is 2016 spree 337res


    On a KZ Spree you say?? We have a 2014 Spree and the tongue jack failed within days of picking up the TT at the dealer. I can't remember what brand it was but maybe it's the same junk that came on ours... IIRC, it was also overloading and wouldn't go up after a few seconds. Get the dealer to replace it. Could be a bad connection or circuit breaker but I'd say it's the jack.
  • old_guy's avatar
    old_guy
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    under warranty get them to make it work properly and or replace the jack

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