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Old 07-09-2018, 10:37 AM   #21
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We had a tongue jack go bad from getting wet. Nothing was more frustrating. Raining and we could not get the trailer on the truck and we were in Indianapolis. So my poor DH had to manually raise the jack and we got it on the truck. It was only about 2 years old so I contacted Lippert and they sent me a new one. We now cover the jack at all times. I found a really nice jack cover on Amazon and it works like a charm.
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Old 07-09-2018, 11:03 AM   #22
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We had a tongue jack go bad from getting wet. Nothing was more frustrating. Raining and we could not get the trailer on the truck and we were in Indianapolis. So my poor DH had to manually raise the jack and we got it on the truck. It was only about 2 years old so I contacted Lippert and they sent me a new one. We now cover the jack at all times. I found a really nice jack cover on Amazon and it works like a charm.
When mine filled with water and fried I was going to manually raise it so we could leave (it was the last day of our winter stay) but the manual adjusting "nut" just twisted right off as soon as I started to turn it - looked like it was made of some sort of soft pewter....so we were stuck an extra day while I found a new jack and replaced it. When I returned I was visiting about it with the SM at our dealership and he said it was a known problem with the LCI jacks so be sure and look at it.
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Old 07-09-2018, 11:30 AM   #23
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The vinyl "bag covers" sold at most RV parts stores tend to slow down water penetration, but don't completely stop it. Seems that rain will seep through the seams and still saturate the jack, it just takes longer.

Most dollar stores sell a variety of small plastic buckets and trash cans. Almost always, there's one sized correctly to cover the jack and prevent any rain from getting under the cover. A couple of holes drilled in the bucket (or trash can) and an appropriately sized bungee cord and for around $2, you've got a jack cover that's more effective than the $19.99 version and will probably last longer to boot.
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Old 07-10-2018, 08:45 AM   #24
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JRTJH - We had a 5 gallon bucket on it for the last year. So far the bag has been doing it's job, I got a gift certificate from my last job so I am not out any money. I have seen people with the vinyl masks on their jacks. Yoda shows up a lot at Sleeper State Park.
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