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Open Roads Forum  >  Beginning RVing  > electric tongue jack This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next teachers-on-the-road • View posts Indiana New Member Joined: 04/21/2010 View Profile Posted: 09/01/10 07:55pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator What is an electric tongue jack? If it makes like easier for my husband, then I am all for it. How much does it cost? If it is a nice mod for our coachmen Catalina TT, then maybe that would be a nice gift for the DH for Christmas. How is it installed? Are there any particular models or brands that you prefer? Chuck&Gail • View posts In the Colorado Mountains Senior Member Joined: 06/16/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 09/01/10 08:03pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator When hitching or unhitching, you need to crank on a handle on the tongue of the trailer to raise the trailer coupler up off the ball. It is NOTT easy. With an electric tongue jack you just push a switch. Number one option/modification on any pull type TT. IMHO get a 3500# or so model. Installed with just two or three or four bolts and one wire, easy job if done while TT hooked to TV. Sure like my 3500# Atwood. Chuck Wonderful Wife Australian Shepherd 2010 Ford Expedition TV 2010 Outback 230RS Toybox, 5390# UVW, 6800# Loaded Not yet camped in Hawaii, 2 Canada Provinces, & 2 Territories I can't be lost because I don't care where this lovely road is going fla-gypsy • View posts North Florida Senior Member Joined: 04/19/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/01/10 08:10pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have had good service from my UltraFab 3500. DH will love you more if you get him an electric tongue jack, I promise. 09 SuperDuty Crew Cab 6.8L/4.10(The Black Pearl) 06 Keystone Hornet 29 RLS/(The Cracker Cabana) Camping Photos Drbolasky • View posts Allentown, PA Senior Member Joined: 04/20/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/01/10 09:13pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Electric tongue jack - perhaps one of the best mods we put on our TT. My wife does the hitching and unhitching - she used to turn bright red in the face in hot weather or down south.....it's over six years and she still thanks me!! Doug, Linda, Audrey & Andrew 08 Sequoia SR-5, 5.7 L V8, 6 sp. Auto, 4.30 Rear, 2000 Coachmen Futura 2790TB Bunkhouse, Dexter E-Z Flex Suspension, Reese W.D. Hitch & Dual Cam Sway Control, Prodigy Brake Controller, McKesh Mirrors, Nuvi 650 GPS samsontdog • View posts Oregon, Wash Coast summer, Yuma Az winter Senior Member Joined: 08/06/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/01/10 09:55pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I recommend a 3500 Atwood or several others except the Ultra Fab which lasted less than 2 years before shearing the pins. Elect jack would make a great Christmas present and very easy to install samsontdog Cliford • View posts Whidbey Island , Washington Senior Member Joined: 04/17/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/01/10 10:52pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator i bought a UltraFab 3500.remaufacted from ebay for around $120 2003 2500 Dodge CD 2000 Damon 27R Hornet 2005 Chev 1/2 ton Silverado 2007 Forest River Cherokee Lite 18DD TT outdoorlovers • View posts Anaheim Hills, CA Full Member Joined: 07/18/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 12:06am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have the Barker. Bought it based upon recommendations from this forum. Can't imagine hitching and unhitching manually. 2006 Nissan Titan KC w/tow package Equalizer WD, Prodigy brake controller 2008 Jayco Jay Flight 24RKS Barker Elec. Trailer Jack Yamaha EF2400iS gen lat471 • View posts Lebanon, PA Senior Member Joined: 06/15/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 06:35am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Watch out. It just might be the number one item you can add to the TT. It may be so much fun that you'll be doing the hooking and unhooking in which case it'll be a nice gift to yourself. Go for it and wish him a Mery Christmas. By the way Mrs. Santa I'm hoping for a new bike. PS: do go for the 3500lb capacity of any brand. 07 Cameo F35FD3 The Black Cloud dogshooter • View posts Wyoming Full Member Joined: 06/09/2010 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/02/10 07:27am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Since DW can't back up to position the TV, I had to do that AND hook up. The E-Jack made it easy for DW to do the hook up. In fact, now she won't let me do it anymore. She tells me to keep my butt in the truck. Best investment you'll make. (With the possible exception of DW) "Life's tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid."...John Wayne sonicsix • View posts Jerry n' Cynthia Senior Member Joined: 10/11/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 09/02/10 08:16am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Here is a link to the one we have and below is a picture of it installed. It allows the raising and lowering of the tongue with the flick of a switch. Worth every penny! Full-Time RVing on a Budget || Our big list of mods! || Our Picture Gallery 2004 Gulf Stream 6236 24' Class C towing a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Beginning RVing  > electric tongue jack

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