Tonque Jack

Barker has a great reputation. I've had one for more than ten years and have abused it many times by nearly lifting the back of my Dodge off the ground. I've never done any maint. on it but it has never had any problems.
If it failed tomorrow I would buy another without even comparing brands.
BTW, it's a 3000# model and my tongue weight is around 900#.

Any jack that will lift and lower reliably is a "good" jack. I have used an UltraFab (which many people will poo poo) for 8 years now. I broke the switch off 1 day after 5 years of use and asked UltraFab if I could purchase one from them as it was not listed as an available part on their website. 3 days later a switch arrived in my mailbox free of charge. I have heard similar stories of all the major makers of tongue jacks including replacing jacks that were many years out of warranty. Buy the one that fits your budget. A 3500# jack would the minimum size I would recommend of any of them and the bigger the better.

I have had good luck with Barker and Atwood 3500. Had a new UltraFab which lasted less than two years. It was a piece of junk

Glad you brought this topic up. I think my jack is starting to find itself on it's last leg, and just going into it's third season.

Starting to make some horrendous sounds, both going up and down, and the switch is also starting to stick.

These Barkers look like pretty nice machines. Is mounting pretty much standard on any jack and rv?

samsontdog wrote:
I have had good luck with Barker and Atwood 3500. Had a new UltraFab which lasted less than two years. It was a piece of junk

Right on cue and yet I'm on my 8th year with it and cost a fraction of the others

haste maker wrote:
I am looking for some info about which tongue jack to buy, I think a 4500lbs is the largest jack available? If there is a larger jack, I would like some info about that jack.

Also I would like some info from jack owners as to what brand name jack they feel is the best & which jack to stay away from.

Can't imagine why you'd want anything rated for more than 4500 lbs when 3500 lbs is usually plenty for most situations. Like others, I've owned an UltraFab 3502 and had no complaints about it and actually appreciated the fact that unlike many tongue jacks the head could be rotated a full 180 degrees, which in some cases can be the key to having enough room for the TV tailgate to drop fully. All that said, I like many of the features offered by the new Husky Super Brute Tongue Jack w/Remote Control. :)

If 4500 pounds is 10% of the TT weight, the TT would come in at 45,000 pounds or 22 1/2 tons.

Our hitch weight is closer to 500 pounds, most folks in the 900 pound range.

Just thought I'd toss that out there.

Barker and Atwood have good reps, Ultrafab has a big following too. Probably can't go wrong with any of the 3. I have an Atwood and it works fine.

I have the Ultrafab rated at 3500lbs. My first electric tongue jack ever, and have had it just a few months. Have been quite pleasd so far, but i am new to them. Price was right and had good reviews when I bought it. It really helps when lifting the rear of my truck to install and uninstall the WDH bars.

I had a barker for 20 years and handed it down to my son