What size electric tongue jack do I need?
I'm getting our TT a new electric tongue jack for the upcoming season. We have a Skyline Nomad Joey 260. The TT is about 4700lbs dry with a dry tongue weight of around 450lbs. Would we need a 3500lb m...
Forum Discussion
I learned a valuable lesson the hard way about electric tongue jacks and WD hitches - surprisingly it didn't cost me any money or bloody fingers - I had a 3,500 lb unit at the time.
I was at a COE park where the campsite was below the level of the road. There was a slope down to a level pad for the trailer. While the pad was level, it was not long enough to have the truck level with the trailer from front to back.
After backing in and unhitching, I noticed it took a lot of time on the jack to unhook the equalizer bars. Didn't think more about it.
A few days later when I was hooking up, I ran to the limit on the jack but could not get the bars on. I had to back off and put in a couple more planks. When I finally go the equalizer bars on - I looked at the truck closely.
My rear tires were two inches off the ground!!!
I now know to stop on the level road and unhook the equalizer bars before backing into such a trailer spot, and to pull the trailer up to near level ground before trying to hook up the bars when I leave.
Note - I'm disconnecting the bars only - not the hitch or the safety chains.
I was at a COE park where the campsite was below the level of the road. There was a slope down to a level pad for the trailer. While the pad was level, it was not long enough to have the truck level with the trailer from front to back.
After backing in and unhitching, I noticed it took a lot of time on the jack to unhook the equalizer bars. Didn't think more about it.
A few days later when I was hooking up, I ran to the limit on the jack but could not get the bars on. I had to back off and put in a couple more planks. When I finally go the equalizer bars on - I looked at the truck closely.
My rear tires were two inches off the ground!!!
I now know to stop on the level road and unhook the equalizer bars before backing into such a trailer spot, and to pull the trailer up to near level ground before trying to hook up the bars when I leave.
Note - I'm disconnecting the bars only - not the hitch or the safety chains.
