Stop cranking by hand. The Husky Towing 81201 replaces your manual tongue jack with a 12-volt electric motor that raises and lowers your trailer hitch with the press of a button. Rated at 3500 lbs of lift capacity, it handles the front-end weight of most travel trailers, toy haulers, and light fifth-wheel applications without breaking a sweat -- or your back.
Manual tongue jacks are one of the most tedious parts of trailering. You crank, you stop, you check the height, you crank some more. The Husky 81201 eliminates that entirely. Power comes from your tow vehicle's 12V DC system or a trailer battery, and the motor does the lifting while you guide the coupler onto the ball or watch your leveling bubble.
At 3500 lbs of rated vertical load, this jack covers the front tongue weights of most single and tandem-axle travel trailers in the 8,000-12,000 lb GVWR range -- where tongue weight commonly runs 800 to 1,400 lbs but the jack needs margin to handle uneven loads, stuck hitches, and the torque required to break a frozen-on coupler free.
Rated vertical capacity handles front tongue weights of most travel trailers and toy haulers without overloading the jack mechanism.
Powered from your tow vehicle battery or trailer breakaway/house battery -- no separate power source needed at the campsite.
Swivel or fold-down foot distributes ground load and prevents the jack post from sinking into soft dirt or gravel pads.
Built-in manual crank socket lets you raise or lower the jack if 12V power is unavailable -- standard on Husky electric jacks.
Husky Towing offers electric tongue jacks in multiple capacity tiers -- typically 2000 lb, 3500 lb, and 5000 lb -- for different trailer classes. The 81201 sits in the mid-range 3500 lb tier, making it the right choice for:
The Husky 81201 runs on 12V DC and draws current through a rocker-style switch or the included control lead. Typical current draw for electric tongue jacks in this class is 12-20 amps under load -- well within reach of a standard 20-amp trailer circuit. Wire it to your trailer's breakaway battery or run a dedicated lead from the tow vehicle for power-only-when-connected operation.
A dedicated hex or square-drive manual override socket is built into the gearbox housing. Keep a matching socket or crank handle in your tow vehicle so you can retract the jack manually if the battery dies at a remote site or your wiring fails mid-trip. This is a standard feature on Husky electric tongue jacks and one of the reasons experienced towers prefer them over lesser-built alternatives.