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.
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.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (94 Customer Reviews)
I started the review, but decided I should check again to make sure I didn't miss anything. Here's the issue. When the Jack is installed the front of the foot is not facing directly front. It is off about 15 degrees. The foot is attached with a pin and the holes appear to be correct, but the mounting holes in the jack are off. It's not the end of the world, there is room on the foot to drill a new set of holes that are offset to match the jack. So that's what I will do. It's just disappointing that something as basic as hole placement is not correct.
3 stars. Nice jack but...
This was a replacement, easy to install, great product and worked great. I would highly recommend this product. We no longer have the trailer, traded it in for a new trailer.
Great price excellent service
I always use etrailer. This product came exactly as descriped. Fit perfectlly and the quality is outstanding as was the price. etrailer have quality products,great prices and shipping is always quick. When I have had to return a product their customer service is quick, friendly ad very helpful. I would not shop for trailer products anywhere else.
Excellent replacement for the bent one on my 21 ft car trailer
I received my Buyers Products A-Frame Jack w/ Support Foot - 15" Travel - 2,000 lbs trailer jack along with some tire covers I ordered from etrailer.com. I've been refurbishing a utility trailer and wanted a better tongue jack that what was previously on it.
I used a high-lift jack to lift up the tongue of the trailer, supported the tongue with a jack stand, unbolted the old jack and installed the new one in about 5 minutes. Highly recommend.
Great Jack! Perfect fit.
Product as ordered. Shipping was great got to me quicker than expected.
Easy to order and worked for our applic ation
Received my jack sooner than expected. Swapping out the old one was a breeze.
Purchased 2 of these as replacements for 2 that no longer function. They appear to be working great.
Awesome product fast service .perfect service. My 5th order from etrailer. more to follow
easy ordering, fast shipping, trailer is like new again.
Really good jack for the money
Excellent product.
I ordered the cheapest or almost cheapest one available so I wasnt expecting much as far as quality. I was wrong!
Very well made, not cheaply made. Good thick material!
Excellent service and fast shipping.Everything went perfect. Will deal with again.
The part was exactly what I needed, at a great price and received it in just 3 days.
Works exactly as advertised.
Very cheap poorly built item. May not even use it, it is that bad. Don't waste your money on this one.
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Great product, fast shipping sadly only 3 of the 4 items arrived due to shipping box failure….I’ll be calling customer service on Monday to get a replacement on the way asap…. Excellent Bulldog products and super customer service after a shipping glitch
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