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Old 10-29-2018, 01:04 PM   #1
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Electric tongue jack

Our electric tongue jack is about at the end of its life. I'm looking for info on what brand you all think is best and how heavy duty I should go. The tongue weight is about 900-1000 lbs. Thanks for any info.
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Old 10-29-2018, 01:29 PM   #2
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Have you ever greased it?
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Old 10-29-2018, 01:32 PM   #3
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Lots of people like the Barker 3500....

https://www.google.com/search?q=bark...iverforums.com

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...=3J35RVTOW3ST1
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This would more than work and at a good price. Includes a remote control also.

https://www.rvautoparts.com/87641-Hu...c_p_31469.html
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Old 10-29-2018, 01:53 PM   #5
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Yes I have greased it. I bought it 5-6 years ago to replace the original one but it has always been real slow. The original one was quite a bit faster and worked fine-up until it got bent. That was an oopps. It doesn't say what brand it is and I don't remember, imagine that, but I think it was rated for 3500 lbs. I've been looking on amazon but not sure which one to go with. Thanks for the replies so far.
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Old 10-29-2018, 04:23 PM   #6
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Yes I have greased it. I bought it 5-6 years ago to replace the original one but it has always been real slow. The original one was quite a bit faster and worked fine-up until it got bent. That was an oopps. It doesn't say what brand it is and I don't remember, imagine that, but I think it was rated for 3500 lbs. I've been looking on amazon but not sure which one to go with. Thanks for the replies so far.
I had a heartland tt it had a brute on it. Lasted 5 years and was pretty fast
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Old 10-29-2018, 04:32 PM   #7
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I bought the Bull Dog as a replacement and works great. Rated at 4000# you need this much if you are lifting the rear of the truck to attache WDH. Later RJD
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Old 10-29-2018, 08:10 PM   #8
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Thanks for the info guys. We put the RV in storage tonight. Sad day. Luckily it worked well enough to unhook. I'll get one next spring. The husky looks good as does the bull dog. I think I'll get one that's good for 4500 lbs. Like my tires-I'd rather have more than I need.
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We bought the Husky. It is awesome. Blows away the original Lippert jack.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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We bought the Husky. It is awesome. Blows away the original Lippert jack.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
x2 I had a Husky on my old TT and it was light years ahead of the pos Lippert that came with my new TT. The Lippert doesn't have an upper limit switch so every time that you extend it to the max it blows the fuse. The light in it is an LED and it had already failed before I bought my TT used. I'm just waiting for it to die completely and then I'll replace it with a Husky.
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