Electric tongue jacks
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Don't do one. I have seen way to many fail. On one the guy had left his manual crank in the shop.
Once you have one you will never go back to hand crank type. They can be a bit finicky cuZ you have to maintain a battery, sometimes if you hit it with a tailgate or something it can get destroyed easily.
I believe the extra hassle of maintainence is worth not having to crank on a jack and throw my back out. Anything that cuts down on physical labor I like.
I believe the extra hassle of maintainence is worth not having to crank on a jack and throw my back out. Anything that cuts down on physical labor I like.
Don't burn the jack! Burn the moron who was unprepared. They come with the crank for a reason, so you don't get caught with your jack / pants down.
This could be an interesting thread, and I apologize in advance for somewhat hijacking it.
The most common failure I have seen on tongue jacks used in the winter is the user trying to break it free from the frozen ground with the crank.
Is there a way to know if a jack will withstand this misuse?
The most common failure I have seen on tongue jacks used in the winter is the user trying to break it free from the frozen ground with the crank.
Is there a way to know if a jack will withstand this misuse?
I've only had one fail and it was completely my fault. I was being a lazy moron and tried to lift the entire trailer off the ground to change all the tires at once. Put two jack stands in the back under the frame rails and ran the jack up until it burnt up. It was not rated for that. Lesson learned.
As far as freezing down; always put a wood block under the pad. Much easier to smack the wood block with a hammer or leave it, after the jack is up.
As far as freezing down; always put a wood block under the pad. Much easier to smack the wood block with a hammer or leave it, after the jack is up.
I saw some like that at Haydays yesterday for $100.00. I almost grabbed one, but they looked too chinese.
I am putting batteries in my trailer for heat and figured the conventional ones may be better.
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Mine runs off the truck plug, furnace batteries charge off the same line, which allows the jack power when not hooked up to the truck or if a buddy borrows the trailer with no 12v out the back of his truck.
As said above, I always put wood blocks down. This goes for my semi trailers and any jack I put down in cold weather.
As said above, I always put wood blocks down. This goes for my semi trailers and any jack I put down in cold weather.
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Pol72
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Had two bulldog electric jacks let me down. One got water in it froze and never worked again. Got warranty now the second one has screwed up also. Good idea on plugging it to the truck. My batteries in my trailer never have enough to lift it very fast when it's 30 below outside. I just changed back to a hand crank this week. Way better.
