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Originally Posted by bill s
sounds good...either atwood or barker...
but what about manual backup---is it easy or a pain????
thanks bill s
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On my Barker, manual is pretty easy...I always carry the handle in my truck along with the handle for the trailer's leveling jacks so I know where it is. To use the handle requires only popping the top off the jack's head unit...a 1 second, no tools job.
I had to use the manual handle one time when I popped the main fuse inside trailer's battery compartment while leveling on a steep (20%) slope...it took a lot of turns on the handle (perhaps 20% more than would have been needed with old manual jack) but the level of force needed to turn the handle was as low as, perhaps lower than needed for the old manual jack...even though I was also spinning the jack's motor.
After I got the trailer leveled so that I could open it, I rewired the supply wire to the electric jack so that it went straight to the battery (not through the main trailer fuse as I originally wired it)...I now depend solely on the 30 amp self-resetting circuit breaker in the jack's wire for protection. The problem is that the jack needs around 20 to 25 amps under some circumstances...and if the refer is on DC as it was in the situation above...the total current draw is over 30 amps. The battery can certainly supply over 30 amps for short periods but the 30 amp main fuse won't handle that.
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Ray
I use my TM as a base camp for hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, and climbing Colorado's 14ers
The Trailer: 2002 TM Model 2720SL ( Mods: Solar Panels (170 Watts), Dual T-105 Batteries, Electric Tongue Jack, Side AC, Programmable Thermostat, Doran TP Monitor System)
The Tow Vehicle: 2003 Toyota Tundra V8 SR5 4X4 w/Tow Package (Towing & Performance Mods: JBA Headers, Gibson Muffler, 4.30 gears, Michelin LTX M/S Tires, Prodigy Brake Controller, Transmission Temperature Gauge)
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