I just put a deposit down on a small couples camper, 2024 Jayco Jay Flight SLX 195RB. Am going to pick it up next week. One of the first upgrades I want to do is a power tongue jack. My last TT that I sold in 2020 had one I purchased from recommendations here. It worked out well, but I can't remember the brand. The new camper will only have about 400 to 600 lbs tongue weight. Recommendations?
Gather the following. Loaded tongue weight, loaded tow vehicle weight and hitch to ground height. Give someone like etrailer a shout and see what the experts recommend. If you are not able to install it yourself, plan B would be to find someone in your area who deals with these tongue jacks and/installation. Having local technical support may be handy if you need it.
Tongue weight is not the issue for a tongue jack. Keep in mind that you will be lifting the rear of the tow vehicle to instal the weight distribution bars. I do not believe that there is such a thing as too much jack. I also would not recommend anything less than a 2k pound capacity jack. The heavier your tow vehicle is the bigger capacity jack that you will need.
You’re assuming he’s using wd bars? That trailer is dinky and lightweight. Maybe OP has a midsize suv for towing but if it’s a full size anything, wd hitch is not needed at all.
idk why an electric jack would be any sort of measurable advantage on such a small trailer.
Maybe he has rotator cuff issues...the point is even the lightest duty electric jacks will have no issue lifting the tongue plus a bit of weight off the back of the truck. If not using a WDH, it's even easier on the jack.
Agreed, lifting the back of the truck a bit to relieve stress on the bars is likely the bulk of the load but on the other hand, even the weaker jacks are rated for 3500lb, so not likely to be an issue. It's not like you want to lift the rear axle of the truck off the ground, just take a few inches from the springs.
