Power Tongue Jack poll

[DKRITTER]

Has anyone had issue with the PTJ being a bit short?

With the way Jayco builds the tongue up high with the frame rather than below the frame sometimes the 18" jack was a little short so we use blocks underneath now.

If this jack poops out we will replace it with a 24" jack.

[Rustic Eagle]

Originally Posted by DKRITTER

Snip..... we use blocks underneath now....snip

I do the same, depends on how uneven the campsite is...., and I don't like to have my jack stand approaching full extension anyways (avoid jams, minimize flexing, etc.).

I do make sure my riser blocks are notably wider then the PTJ base plate in the event the PTJ decides to move/flex around a little (even the manual jacks will). Ever have a tongue jack base plate "snap" over about 1" do the the slope of the campsite and/or when extending or retracting the the jack? Get's one's attention real fast......, thus the wide wood riser blocks.

Seen some folks put some pretty small blocks under their jack stand bases that aren't any wider then the metal base plate

Bob

[Dwilcox353]

I have a 6"x10" block about 18" long I use under the jack. Have had it from the PUP days. Keep one at home that stays there, set it beside the house when we hook up and have one in the front storage with the Lynx levelers, blocks, extra jacks, etc.
It had hand crank when we bought it, DW finely let me get a Powered for Fathers day summer before last. Will never go back.

[BCx213]

Original one failed on my X213, had it replaced under warranty and they replaced it with a Atwood 3500 which was more heavy duty. This one has a back up hand crank and it lifts much quicker than the old one did.

[mike837go]

The PTJ came standard with the new trailer. I wasn't sure I would like it. It does save a whole lot of sweating during hitching and disconnecting.
I listen carefully to it so I don't blow the fuse.
A bucket stays on top to keep the rain out.

[EvilDoer]

Don't have a PTJ...yet. It's high on my wish list.

[Atlee]

Every trailer I've had, sooner rather than later had a PTJ installed. My current trailer, 2017 23RB, came with one. If it hadn't, I would have put one on it either before I left the dealer, or as soon as I got the trailer home.

[Atlee]

My current Blue Ox Sway Pro would be dangerous as hell if I wasn't able to take tension off by jacking up the truck rear using the PTJ.

Also, there is no way I could have gotten the Equal-i-zer bars off if I couldn't have jacked up the truck to relieve pressure.

Originally Posted by mcfarmall

Am I missing something here? I use the snap-up brackets on my trailer tongue to tension my WDH. Do you folks that use the jack have a different type of WDH without snap-up brackets?