Stop wrestling with a manual crank every time you hitch up. The Lippert 285318 electric tongue jack lets you raise and lower your A-frame trailer with two toggle switches and a push of your thumb -- all powered by your rig's 12-volt system. Built from heavy-gauge steel with a black powder coat finish, helical-cut gears, and four built-in LED work lights, this is a serious bolt-on upgrade over any stock manual jack.
The Lippert 285318 is purpose-built for A-frame trailer tongues. Mounting is a straightforward bolt-on process -- no welding, no fabricating brackets. Once wired to a 12-volt source, two front-mounted toggle switches handle all up and down operation. A third switch independently controls the four integrated LED lights, which angle downward toward the coupler so you can see exactly what you're doing during low-light hookups.
Inside the housing, helical-cut gears do the heavy lifting quietly and efficiently. Compared to straight-cut gears, helical geometry means smoother engagement, less noise under load, and longer service life. The textured, heavy-gauge steel housing resists chips and cracks from road debris -- a real advantage for a component that hangs low and takes abuse every time you tow.
Rated for up to 3,500 lbs of tongue weight, handling most standard A-frame travel trailers and utility trailers with confidence.
Full 18-inch lift stroke -- retracts to 10-3/4" and extends to 28-3/4" -- giving you enough range for most hitch-height differences on uneven ground.
Helical-cut gears run quieter and more efficiently than straight-cut designs, reducing motor strain and wear during repeated raises and lowers.
Four LED lights mounted in the housing project downward toward the coupler, illuminating your connection point during night or low-light hookups.
The 285318 mounts directly to standard A-frame tongue rails using the included hardware and pins. No welding or custom fabrication required. Route the wiring to any 12V source rated for 30 amps -- the factory harness, a dedicated circuit, or your battery -- and you're operational.
This jack draws up to 30 amps at 12 volts under load. Use an appropriately rated wire gauge for your run length (typically 10 AWG or heavier for runs over 6 feet) and protect the circuit with an inline fuse or breaker rated at 30 amps. The jack should be connected to a source that remains live when the tow vehicle is parked -- most owners tap directly to the trailer battery or use a dedicated circuit from the vehicle's fuse panel.
If power is lost or the motor fails in the field, the included emergency manual crank handle lets you operate the jack by hand. Store the crank where you can reach it -- not buried in a storage bay behind gear. This is your insurance policy for roadside situations.