How big of a tongue Jack do I need for a trailer?

You can buy power trailer jacks for tongue weights from 3,500 to 5,000 pounds, which means there’s an electric jack for almost any size and weight of bumper pull trailer. Safe tongue weights are no more than 15% of your gross trailer weight (GTW).

How to wire the Bulldog powered-drive trailer jack?

The Bulldog Powered-Drive Trailer Jack, item # BD500200, only has one wire, the power wire. This jack attaches to ground through the mounting hardware and the trailer frame.

How does the trailer jack attach to the trailer frame?

This jack attaches to ground through the mounting hardware and the trailer frame. When wiring the jack to your 7-Way trailer connector you will need to make sure that the ground wire from the 7-Way trailer connector is attached to the trailer frame to provide ground.

How do you hook up an electric tongue Jack?

To connect, just lift one of the red rubber protectors and bolt in your cables. Make sure you connect the right wires to the right spot. Grounding wire to grounding wire, hot wire to hot wire. Once you’ve got it connected you should be able to turn on the power using a switch located on the jack.

Where does the Red Wire go on an electric tongue Jack?

How much does a trailer tongue weigh on etrailer?

This scale can weigh a trailer tongue with a weight of up to 2,000 lbs. Since tongue weight is typically 10% to 15% of the weight of the trailer, this scale can handle a gross trailer weight of up to 20,000 lbs.

How does the tongue Jack on an a frame work?

The red power wire on the Electric A-Frame Tongue Jack, # JET-3500, is the power wire and it will attach to the positive battery terminal on your trailer battery. First, remove the fuse in the in-line fuse holder on the red wire. Mount the jack to the trailer and tighten it down. The jack grounds through the mounting hardware.