The camper thread! Pulling, using, equipment, maintenance!
Joe28443
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From: Hampstead NC
I agree with that. Mine was a 2 yrs old and been used 6 times when I sold my first camper. The buyer asked if I had a dog, probably because it looked like it was knawled on!
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From: sw mich
Thank you. I've got plans to clean and repaint before i install it. I picked it up for $500 about 2-1/2 hrs from home. I haven't been able to date it yet, but i think its about 12 years old. I'm pretty pumped up about it.
Joe28443
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From: Hampstead NC
I searched everywhere for one. I could not find one anywhere close to me . I ended up installing my propride last weekend. Great find!
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From: Winston Salem NC
I am gonna put an electric tongue jack on my camper and was wondering where it gets it's power from. We keep in in storage on a friends farm with no battery tender, if it gets it's power from the battery that wouldn't work. Or does it plug into the 7-way somehow and get juice from the truck? also any recommendations for brand size etc. We have a 32 foot, 8200# camper with 900# of tongue weight and do have weight bars to contend with.
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From: SE Missouri
I am gonna put an electric tongue jack on my camper and was wondering where it gets it's power from. We keep in in storage on a friends farm with no battery tender, if it gets it's power from the battery that wouldn't work. Or does it plug into the 7-way somehow and get juice from the truck? also any recommendations for brand size etc. We have a 32 foot, 8200# camper with 900# of tongue weight and do have weight bars to contend with.
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is a BAAAD MAN
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From: Winston Salem NC
John, My previous TT had a power tongue jack. Absolutely loved it. Wow was it nice just being able to stand there and let it do all the work. The only thing I did not like was the noise. It whined pretty loud even after I pulled it apart and greased it. Made it a little annoying when pulling out of camp early a.m.. Battery power was from the two batteries mounted on the tongue. If I were to get another one I would research them and look for a quiet one if there is such a thing.
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From: sw mich
I've installed 2. They ground on the trailer frame, so I ground up some of the paint under the mounting base and used dielectric grease in between the frame and mounting flange and on the mounting bolts. + ties into the other wires you have on the + side in the battery box. That way the jack will work off the trailer battery, off of the TV when plugged in, or through the AC converter when plugged in. They work best off AC. 2nd best off the TV while it is running. I'd say they probably need a pretty stout battery to run off that alone.
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From: SE Missouri
"If" I get another jack, I plan to wire mine through the power panel into it's own circuit breaker. Then once the trailer is in place I can flip the breaker and I don't have to worry about the jack being operated while we are not around.... at least until they break into the trailer. lol
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From: SE Missouri
I've installed 2. They ground on the trailer frame, so I ground up some of the paint under the mounting base and used dielectric grease in between the frame and mounting flange and on the mounting bolts. + ties into the other wires you have on the + side in the battery box. That way the jack will work off the trailer battery, off of the TV when plugged in, or through the AC converter when plugged in. They work best off AC. 2nd best off the TV while it is running. I'd say they probably need a pretty stout battery to run off that alone.
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That would be the way to go. I probably could have used the manual route to lower the trailer instead of my waking the other campers with the whining of my tongue jack. Thanks for the advice. Adventure RV has some really good deals on reman'd jacks also.... and actually I think they are eBay sellers also. Had really good experience with them and try to recommend them when I can.
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From: Stevens Point, WI
I have two electric jacks that I picked up on a pallet-o-stuff at an auction. One is a strait shaft jack that swings itself up horizontally after retracting all the way. The other is a scissor jack. Both are pretty quiet and work well. I welded the scissor jack to my car trailer with plans to install a tongue box with battery and controls and stuff but the jack got hung up on a driveway and got tore off the trailer. It is still find but I haven't stuck it back on yet. When I got them I wasn't sure how much power they had so I tested them under the trailer before doing the work. The scissor jack lifter the car trailer and the back of the truck off the ground.
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I have two electric jacks that I picked up on a pallet-o-stuff at an auction. One is a strait shaft jack that swings itself up horizontally after retracting all the way. The other is a scissor jack. Both are pretty quiet and work well. I welded the scissor jack to my car trailer with plans to install a tongue box with battery and controls and stuff but the jack got hung up on a driveway and got tore off the trailer. It is still find but I haven't stuck it back on yet. When I got them I wasn't sure how much power they had so I tested them under the trailer before doing the work. The scissor jack lifter the car trailer and the back of the truck off the ground.
