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Tongue Jack: A lot of people like the Barker 3500.

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to clarify
what size tube
i tried to measure the existing tube, it looked like it is 2 1/4 inches
those were the pictures i was trying to load

no easier way to load pics?
that description was very circuitous in relation to most fotums

you have to link pics from a 3rd party pic hosting site, like Picasa or Photobucket.
you can't upload them to this website.

Why would you want an electric tongue jack on such a light trailer? You don't have a ton of cargo capacity, so every pound counts!

laziness?
Want to spend money?
Looks cool?
Seems like the american thing to do
Those are the first four reasons that came to mind
;-)

jfkmk wrote:
Why would you want an electric tongue jack on such a light trailer? You don't have a ton of cargo capacity, so every pound counts!

if you are using a WDH, then an electric tongue jack makes a lot of sense, no matter how light it is.

If you want a 100% accurate answer, hitch the camper to your truck, remove the three bolts and pull out the current tongue jack to take a measurement. You can also use jack stands or blocks under the tongue instead of hitching up. Either way, should only take about 10 minutes.

bikendan wrote:

jfkmk wrote:
Why would you want an electric tongue jack on such a light trailer? You don't have a ton of cargo capacity, so every pound counts!

if you are using a WDH, then an electric tongue jack makes a lot of sense, no matter how light it is.

I agree. An electric tongue jack can make lifting the back end of a TV a great deal easier when trying to lift round bars onto a Equilizer or Fastway WDH.

Also, the electric hitch on my HTT weighs 22 pounds. The manual ones weigh 7-12 pounds. The ten pound difference is really not that big of a deal when you are putting two propane bottles and perhaps two 6V batteries up there as well. The price for the convenience is not that great.

Our Aerolite 174es clone of your Kodiak 172e came with a 3500 lb Lippert from the factory. A larger one wouldn't hurt, but I've found the 3500 to work well in this application. If you are buying for yourself, I'd go with a 4,000 or 4,500. The extra power doesn't hurt and you can take it with you if you upgrade to another unit that can benefit from the higher capacity. Get the largest you can afford but don't go below 3,500.