What size electric tongue jack do I need?

3500 lb is what i use with my 1200lb TW trailer and Excursion!

downtheroad wrote:
No need to lift the back of your truck OFF the ground. In fact, you can cause damage to your hitch by doing so. You only need to lift enough to take some of the tension off the bars.

For your set up a 3000 lb. unit will be more than enough.

I was wondering about the 'truck lifting' posts......... We've had our TT a year and have never done that to install or remove the trunnion bars on our hitch. Seems applying that kind of force would possibly twist or bend the receiver, not to mention the dealer instructed me on how to hitch/unhitch and lifting or putting that kind of force on anything wasn't part of the procedure.

If you buy a Barker jack it will last and do what you need.And you will not be sorry you did. We had a cheaper one break. Bought a Barker 3500 not the 3000 because of the hold size that it had to fit. (Usually agree with all the old guy writes)

old guy wrote:
a lot to think about when buying one. the TT frame comes in two sizes 2" and 2 1/4 inch. that is not the important item but something to consider. mainly if you get a 2500 or a 3500 they might have a 2 1/4 diameter tube and if you only have a 2" frame opening, you will have enlarge the hole so it will fit, I had to do that, it's no big deal if you have the right tools. one thing to consider is if you do get the 3500 you can always take it with you if you upsize your TT. unless the new TT already has one . all in all I would get the biggest you can afford as long as it is at least a 2500 or bigger.

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a lot to think about when buying one. the TT frame comes in two sizes 2" and 2 1/4 inch. that is not the important item but something to consider. mainly if you get a 2500 or a 3500 they might have a 2 1/4 diameter tube and if you only have a 2" frame opening, you will have enlarge the hole so it will fit, I had to do that, it's no big deal if you have the right tools. one thing to consider is if you do get the 3500 you can always take it with you if you upsize your TT. unless the new TT already has one . all in all I would get the biggest you can afford as long as it is at least a 2500 or bigger.

Buy the biggest you can afford. You are not really saving any weight by going with a smaller capacity tongue jack.

I had a 3500# from Camping World that had no problem lifting my 24' Toy Hauler. The metal was so thin that it bent while trying to extend it. The trailer was on a very minor slope, I had used my hand crank jack on the same slope without any problem and it was fully extended. So I am back to the hand crank jack until I can find an electric one that will provide a little lateral support. JH

No need to lift the back of your truck OFF the ground. In fact, you can cause damage to your hitch by doing so. You only need to lift enough to take some of the tension off the bars.

For your set up a 3000 lb. unit will be more than enough.

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.

3500 will do great, as will a 3000lb. Either will lift the TT, and the rear of the truck. I have a 3000lb. Does fine.