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Old 11-15-2013, 02:05 PM   #1
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Post Tongue Jack

I have been hand cranking my unit for year......well now I want an electric jack, We have a Sprinter 255 ( I think) wt. is about 6200#, what type and Power of Jack do I need.
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Old 11-15-2013, 02:17 PM   #2
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Here's a good one and great reviews.
http://www.carid.com/universal-trail...FYt_Qgod9DsAdA
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Old 11-15-2013, 04:50 PM   #3
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We had a Sprinter 300KBS and I put a larger 4200#-4300# (cant't remember) but a larger one becaused I used it to lift the truck & trailer to hook of anti-sway bars. Just m2C
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Old 11-15-2013, 05:33 PM   #4
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Old 11-15-2013, 06:38 PM   #5
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Any major brand rated at 3500 lbs will do the trick. Bigger will always be better on tongue jacks.
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Old 11-16-2013, 07:53 PM   #6
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Have to admit I got on of these cheapies: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3500-lbs-Ele...fdd150&vxp=mtr

It has worked just fine so far. I also had a similar no-name on a former Springdale before full-timing and used it for around three years of snow birding and never had a problem. And it got a lot of use.
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Old 11-16-2013, 08:20 PM   #7
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I bought the Barker VIP 3500 24" extended length straight from barker and was able to swing some sort of discount. It's in a post of mine somewhere here.

Whichever you choose, get a cover. I stupidly lost it and was too cheap to buy a replacement Barker cover, so I bought an UltraFab and have been very happy with it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YJJS2U
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Old 11-16-2013, 08:48 PM   #8
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I was talking with some of our camping buddies a while back and they said to put a five gallon bucket over the jack head with some bungees to secure it when your trailer isn't in use. They said that the covers, while better than nothing, usually aren't as waterproof as you'd hope for and keeping it dry is key to long life.

No first hand experience here (still a cranker) so make your own judgement call on that.
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