Bulldog Powered Drive Trailer Jack – Drop Leg – A-Frame – 22″ Lift – 4,000 lbs – Black

Description

Bulldog Camper Jacks

This electric A-frame jack offers 22″ of total lift. The drop leg has a spring-loaded pull pin for quick release. 3 LED lights allow easy setup at night. Built-in level included. Surfaces are sealed, maintenance-free, and corrosion resistant.

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
• Internal circuit breaker protects the motor from electrical shorts
  • Hook directly to power, no fuse required
• Spring-loaded pull pin quickly releases the drop leg into position
• Built-in level has springs for simple, accurate leveling
• 3 LED lights make it easy to set up at night
  • Side-mounted spot lights are angled rearward to illuminate weight distribution brackets
• 4″ – 6″ Overlap of tubes at full extension provides additional support for side loading
• Easy-to-access on/off and retract/extend toggle switches make for simple operation
• Corrosion-resistant, sealed, maintenance-free surfaces
• Easily accessible emergency manual override in case of power loss
• Black housing with sleek design protects motor

Specs:

• Bracket height:
  • 9-3/4″ Retracted
  • 31-3/4″ Extended
• Total lift: 22″
  • Screw travel: 14″
  • Drop leg travel: 8″
• Inner tube diameter: 2″
• Outer tube diameter: 2-1/4″
• Lift capacity: 4,000 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.