Bulldog Powered-Drive Trailer Jack – Drop Leg – A-Frame – 21-3/4″ Lift – 3,500 lbs – White

Description

Bulldog Camper Jacks

This electric A-frame jack offers 21-3/4″ of total travel and features an LED courtesy light for simple nighttime operation. Crank included for manual override in case of power failure.

Features:

• Tongue jack positions quickly and easily with integrated drop leg
• Powered drive provides quiet operation and efficient use of electrical power
  • No more hand cranking
• Easy-to-access on/off and retract/extend toggle switches make for simple operation
• LED courtesy light on front of jack allows for simple nighttime setup
• All surfaces are corrosion resistant
• Bolt-on installation with included hardware
• White cover protects motor
• Emergency manual override crank included

Specs:

• Bracket height:
  • Retracted:
    • Without the drop leg: 9-3/4″
    • With the drop leg: 18-1/4″
  • Extended:
    • Without the drop leg: 24″
    • With the drop leg: 32″
• Total lift: 21-3/4″
  • Travel: 14-1/4″
  • Drop leg: 7-1/2″
• Outer tube measures: 2-1/4″
• Inner tube measures: 2-1/16″
• Lift capacity: 3,500 lbs
• Power wire: 10 gauge
• 5-Year limited warranty

How to Determine the Lift Capacity You Need in a Jack

A trailer jack is designed to lift the tongue of your trailer so you can connect the trailer coupler to your hitch ball. To do this, you’ll need a jack with a lift capacity high enough to handle your trailer’s tongue weight.

Tongue weight is the amount of weight that your trailer applies to the back of your tow vehicle. Typically, your tongue weight should be 10-15% of your total trailer weight (trailer + cargo). In other words, a 10,000-lb trailer would have a tongue weight between 1,000 lbs and 1,500 lbs. For a trailer this size, you would need a jack with a lift capacity of at least 1,500 lbs.

It’s okay to have a jack with a weight rating that is higher than your trailer’s tongue weight. In fact, a jack with a higher lift capacity should operate more efficiently, allowing you to spend less time cranking and more time camping.

Trailer and Camper Jack Lift

Every jack offers a certain amount of lift or travel. Screw travel is the distance the jack extends when you crank it (or toggle it to “extend” on an electric model). Some jacks include a drop leg for extra adjustability. On these jacks, you’ll see the maximum extension of the drop leg listed in the specs as well. Adding the screw travel and drop leg travel together will give you the total lift. The total lift listed above can help you determine how high this jack will be able to raise your trailer.