Chuck_thehammer wrote:
I made a fake bird house to cover the power jack...
keeps it dry and switches are easy to reach from underneath. never gets wet.
Even though my current UltraFab TJ is all metal I blew a whole $10 on a vinyl tongue jack bag that encloses the head permanently, meaning I tow with it like this as well, no issues, no need to remove it. The up/down switch is easy to operate through the material.
I have a remote relay and switch with buzzer.. so never can leave power on to jack.. I use an old Ford style starter relay (solenoid) . its rated at 400 amps..
A couple of years ago I installed a keyed disconnect switch in the tongue jack circuit so "little fingers" in the neighbourhood couldn't fool with it but that proved to be more trouble than it was worth ... now the tongue jack is hard wired and between trips when the trailer is parked here at the house I keep the entire tongue covered and no one has ever fooled with anything, including the tongue jack. K.I.S.S. :B