Power Tongue Jack
Trailer > Mods > Tongue jack
We use power to add tension to the weight distribution bars and to deploy the stabilizers, so we figured we may as well go whole hog and upgrade to a power tongue jack too. We opted for the Atwood Deluxe which has a 2500 lb support capacity, a courtesy light, and a manual override crank.
First step was to remove the old jack. The mounting plate on the trailer's A-frame has threaded bolt holes, so there are no nuts underneath to lose:
Soon, the old jack was out and I cleaned up the mounting prior to installing the new jack:
The power jack uses the frame as ground, so it's attached by bolts with integral star washers, designed to remvove paint from the jack to make contact:
Each bolt must be torqued to spec (minimum 15 lb-ft, maximum 20 lb-ft):
Here's the jack with the manual override crank inserted:
We've used the jack since about midway through 2009 and are very pleased with its performance.
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