I read a forum where someone used a bucket to cover the head of their power tongue jack. It also had a way to mount the Tow Chains in the same bucket, to protect the hooks & hold the bucket down. Just courious if anyone has done this and if so, would you please post a picture of what that setup looks like and what you used to mount the chains etc.
Thanks, Joe
Here you go.
I drilled holes in the lip of the bucket to let rainwater out.
It's a great mod! Protects the jack, keeps the chains and plug up off the ground, up out of the way, and dry.
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2011 28' Kingsport 28RLS by Gulfstream
2010 Ford F150 Supercrew
After 7 years the clutch in my Atwood finally wore out. Never covered in once in all that time and it looked fine, darn thing is suppose to be outside anyway.
I don't have a power tongue jack, but want my crank to stay dry as well. I just use an old kitty litter bucket over it & hang my chains on the crank handle under it. The bucket over it still allows for lots of air circulation while keeping it dry. The bucket also keeps the crank handle out of the sun to keep it from drying out & getting brittle as we all know plastic does. Already had the bucket, so cost was $0. So I guess I could say: "using a kitty litter bucket over tongue jack,PRICELESS" LOL...
Ron & BJ
2008 Dutchmen Freedom Spirit FS180 (24 FT) w/full factory dark tinted glass & front window
2007 Dodge Ram 4 WD, Quad Cab, Big Horn Edition, 5.7L Hemi w/tow pkg, 3.92 LSD, Prodigy
Ok, OK OK. I just spent $20K on a Travel Trailer, another $250.00 on a power jack and now I'm goig to use a Walmart bag, a trash can mod or some other (sorry about this) silly looking thing (maybe with a nice logo)to cover the jack and chains? I don't think so. Spend the other $10 and get the right cover. Get your wife involved and send her to Joanne's Fabric for some rain resistent material and have her sew one. Something that looks professional. My goodness guys. I'm all for saving money, but I will not go hillbilly!
I read a forum where someone used a bucket to cover the head of their power tongue jack. It also had a way to mount the Tow Chains in the same bucket, to protect the hooks & hold the bucket down. Just courious if anyone has done this and if so, would you please post a picture of what that setup looks like and what you used to mount the chains etc.
Thanks, Joe
Here you go.
I drilled holes in the lip of the bucket to let rainwater out.
It's a great mod! Protects the jack, keeps the chains and plug up off the ground, up out of the way, and dry.
Nice work! What is the frontal piece with the added rubber standoffs? I know I've seen that type of plate but can't recall what it's called.
RusLwt001 wrote: Ok, OK OK. I just spent $20K on a Travel Trailer, another $250.00 on a power jack and now I'm goig to use a Walmart bag, a trash can mod or some other (sorry about this) silly looking thing (maybe with a nice logo)to cover the jack and chains? I don't think so. Spend the other $10 and get the right cover. Get your wife involved and send her to Joanne's Fabric for some rain resistent material and have her sew one. Something that looks professional. My goodness guys. I'm all for saving money, but I will not go hillbilly!
I thought it looked pretty good but I am a NC HILLBILLY. LOL
Nice work! What is the frontal piece with the added rubber standoffs? I know I've seen that type of plate but can't recall what it's called.
It's a spring loaded broom holder
And hillbilly or not, I think it looks good!
Does the "professional" bag jack cover store the chains, and protect the cord?
We use the upside down kitty litter bucket also. Just hook the safety chains as well as the emergency brake layard on the upturned bucket handle. When traveling, the bucket holds the wheel chocks and the pieces of wood we use under the jack.
Bill & Kate - Stone Harbor, NJ
w/ Sunny (parti poodle) & Molson (goldendoodle)
2005 Ford/Quigley 4x4 E-350 Chateau Super Duty Van with 6.0L PSD ("Moby")
2012 Outback Super Light 277RL - 10th Anniversary Edition ("Salty Dog House II")
shum02 wrote: After 7 years the clutch in my Atwood finally wore out. Never covered in once in all that time and it looked fine, darn thing is suppose to be outside anyway.
I just installed an Atwood myself and my thoughts were "why would I need to cover this thing?". New trailers sit on the lot for up to a year with the jacks not covered. If it were an issue, there would be mention here of taking them back to the dealer for replacements.
Now maybe in the first couple of years after the introduction of the power tongue jacks to the market perhaps the manufacturers hadn't perfected it and it may have been an issue . . .
I read a forum where someone used a bucket to cover the head of their power tongue jack. It also had a way to mount the Tow Chains in the same bucket, to protect the hooks & hold the bucket down. Just courious if anyone has done this and if so, would you please post a picture of what that setup looks like and what you used to mount the chains etc.
Thanks, Joe
Here you go.
I drilled holes in the lip of the bucket to let rainwater out.
It's a great mod! Protects the jack, keeps the chains and plug up off the ground, up out of the way, and dry.
I did the exact same thing. No Matter the weather, the jack and trailer wiring stays dry and also out of the sun. I think the sun does more damage to the plastic parts than anything else. I don't leave the bucket on when driving, but with a good bungee cord, you could probably leave it on then too.
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