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Stable, ratcheting jack lets you inch your trailer into tight spaces. Designed in Australia to stand up to the rigors of the Outback. Easily tracks through mud and gravel and offers great rust protection. 10" Screw travel, 5-1/2" drop leg.
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Note: Do not use this jack to move your trailer if it's extended past this "max moving height" line.
Designed in the Outback for all-terrain use, this rugged jack is equipped to handle just about anything, from moving your boat trailer to accompanying you on off-roading adventures. You'll appreciate the smooth operation and adjustability for everyday use just as much as you'll enjoy the special features designed for extreme use. From jobsites to campsites, the ratcheting Ark Xtreme trailer tongue jack will work for you.
Dual steel wheels with rubber tires provide increased surface area for smooth, steady travel. The rubber tires can cruise over rocks without breaking or getting flat spots, and the tread helps prevent sliding in wet conditions. The overall strength and durability of these wheels also keep them from stalling in sand or light mud.
Sealed bearings act as bushings to hold the wheels in line on the cross shaft. This is an improvement over traditional plastic jack wheels, which often have just a bolt going through them, providing very little stability and causing the wheels to wobble, lock up, and drag over time.
The ratcheting feature on this jack lets you move your trailer in small, precise increments, which is ideal when working in tight spaces like your garage. Two of the three knobs located at the base of the jack allow you to adjust the direction of the wheels. Pull each knob, one at a time, and turn it to the desired direction - forward or reverse - until both knobs are locked in the same position. The third knob holds the removable ratcheting handle in place. Once you've set the direction of the wheels, just push down and pull up on the handle in a repetitive motion to move the jack in the direction set.
With both gears in the neutral position you can move your trailer freely in any direction without using the ratcheting handle. To move your trailer forward, set both knobs to F and ratchet. To move in reverse, set both knobs to R and ratchet. You can also set one knob in the forward position and the other in reverse to lock the wheels. This will prevent the wheels from turning and act as a brake to keep your trailer in place.
The large 10" steel wheels with rubber tires provide smooth, steady travel. The tires can cruise over rocks without breaking or getting flat spots, and the tread helps prevent sliding in wet conditions. The overall size and durability of these wheels also keep them from stalling in sand or light mud.
The durable design of this jack lets you take your trailer off-road, over rough terrain, and through various climates. The sturdy steel, square body provides increased side-load capacity and superior strength, and limits play between the tubes. And the corrosion- and rust-resistant zinc finish offers a 600-hour salt spray rating to withstand wet or rainy conditions. The built-in grease zerk lets you lubricate the internal screw when necessary for continued smooth operation over time.
A sturdy magnet is built into the jack's easy-to-grip crank handle for secure attachment of the jack crank. The handle detaches easily to store away and prevent hang-ups while traveling, yet it's strong enough to stay put while you're cranking the jack up and down.
The removable handle might also deter would-be trailer thieves. After all, who wants to take a trailer if they can't get the jack to work?
The convenient, side-mounted swivel pin has an easy-to-grip handle, making it fast and simple to swing the jack down for use or up alongside your trailer tongue for travel.
The latch at the bottom of the jack holds the wheels in place. This locking feature keeps the wheels from swinging around while you drive, which will help to ensure that the bearing doesn't wear out prematurely.
Once you've arrived at your destination, setting up is a breeze thanks to the quick-release jack tube on the Ark Extreme jack. Just tug the spring-loaded handle to quickly drop the jack tube to your desired height. This handle allows you to set the jack in 1 of 4 positions. Once you have it as close to the ground as it will go, just rotate the crank handle on the front of the jack to fine-tune the height.
Having the ability to drop the jack tube in this manner means that you won't need a drop leg or space fillers like blocks or bricks. And far less cranking is needed to get the jack into position, which will you save you both time and effort.
When you're ready to pack up and hit the road again, hitch the trailer back up to your vehicle, retract the jack's inner tube using the crank, and reposition the jack back alongside your trailer tongue.
A trailer jack lifts your trailer high enough at the tongue to allow you to couple it with your vehicle. Usually, your tongue weight is about 10-15% of your gross trailer weight (GTW). For example, a 10,000-lb trailer has a tongue weight of 1,000 lbs to 1,500 lbs. To raise the tongue of a trailer this size, you'd need a jack that can handle a static load of no less than 1,500 lbs. And, yes, it's okay to have a jack with a weight rating that is higher than your trailer's tongue weight. In fact, a jack with a higher capacity should operate more efficiently, allowing you to spend less time cranking and more time camping.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (364 Customer Reviews)
Stable, ratcheting jack lets you inch your trailer into tight spaces. Designed in Australia to stand up to the rigors of the Outback. Easily tracks through mud and gravel and offers great rust protection. 10" Screw travel, 5-1/2" drop leg.I don't even have the trailer yet.
Bit of a learning curve but it does what it’s supposed to. If the ground is level it is way smoother if the stopping safety gear is in neutral.
Some issues with shipping but Quinn with etrailer made it right. I am a very satisfied customer. I have been a customer with etrailer for years and will continue to be. Great products, great price, and great service.
Moving my 27 foot boat trailer had become nearly impossible. It is on grass and dirt squeezed between the house and a fence. The ratcheting trailer jack grips about 98% of the surfaces I have reducing my extreme efforts to almost nothing. Little effort is required to move the empty trailer but the lever only moves the trailer a few inches for each thrust. I'll take slow over pain anytime. My extreme struggles without the ratcheting jack were no faster anyway.
With the 4000 boat on the tandem trailer, the ratchet worked very well too. I was looking for something to act as a lever. This thing is perfect.
I haul double trailers and thought this would help when hooking up the second one by myself when I was just a tiny bit off well... The handle attaches using a magnet if you forget it the magnet is not strong enough to prevent it from wiggling loose I do not actually know this but it sure looks like a problem. Because the handle is not attached to the crank, nothing prevents vibration from allowing the wheel to creep down and allow the wheel to hit the road and destroy the unit. This I do know for a fact happens so if you want a good handle because you lost yours You can have mine as it is the only part I have that still works as mine was destroyed in the above scenario. In addition you are supposed to be able to use the other handle to rotate and ratchet the wheel so you can then ratchet the wheels in the direction you desire, good idea but bad engineering. When you attempt to turn the wheels (change direction, not roll the wheel) the flimsy piece of metal used down very close by the wheel just bends like rubber because it is too thin for the job (see 3:26 in the second video for the flimsy part I am talking about). If this was attempted on anything except a paved or solid surface it would not rotate or move at all and you can see where in the second video it is a boat on a concrete floor and minimal movement displayed
Sierra K.
6/7/2022
I contacted the manufacturer and they said that the vibrations on the road should not cause the trailer jack to move from the stow position to deploy because the spring tension is too high to allow this. A possibility is that it was not locked into the stow position properly causing it to fall into deploy. It is recommended to give it a tug to ensure that it is properly locked.
Shipping times were excellent. Box was almost destroyed but the unit is 10X heavier than I thought, so that is probably the culprit. Need sturdier boxes to ship items that heavy.
Installation instructions are weak. I took my old broken jack off and put this one in same spot, on port side of trailer. Turns out this thing has a F and R (which are backwards in my opinion, but that's immaterial) and it needs to go on right side to make that jack handle work. At least I think that's right. The instructions didn't say.
It is unbelievably sturdy. I wore myself out putting it on, but I tried the ratchet function a few inches and it seems to be what I need. Getting too old to pull/push this boat into the slot in garage. This should help a lot.
I do think it's a bit big for my boat. I am not sure I can get it down low enough. However, the nice part is that it has about 4-5 manual settings for up/down, so I think I can find the right spot.
I'll need to use it to hook up and unhook a few times to have a true feeling for it. But I think it's the answer.
Sierra K.
5/2/2022
The forward and reverse are the directional way to point the nose of the trailer. It talks about this at the 4 minute mark on the attached video:
There is a learning curve associated with the jack. Once you figure it out the jack will perform well. To be able to fine adjust trailer during trailer hook up is nice.
I admit this thing is overkill for my 16" enclosed trailer, but I am glad I bought it. It is stout and very well made. I moved to a mountainous area with lots of slopes and narrow roads. This allowed me do detach my trailer and move it to where I wanted it parked as I could not get the truck in there with the trailer attached. The jack moved the trailer when loaded almost as seamlessly as it did when it was unloaded. It is a good investment if you need to move a trailer into tight or specific spaces while unhitched.
If your trying to move a camper or trailer through tight RV gate this product makes it incredible easy with just one person. The ratchet makes moving your trailer up an incline worry free. The quality of the product is great, this is the most extreme tongue jack I have ever seen. Can’t say enough good things about it.
This jack is military tough. What a machine. Works well. Great features. While the other jacks appear flimsy and ready to snap, this one is tough.
Only issue is that the wheel trolly gizmo won't stay up when rolling trailer around in neutral key position. I can have a tendency of jamming into the ground and messing the gizmo up...hasn't happened yet, using small bungee.
I haven’t had to use it yet, it will be a life saver if I get on a road that is to narrow to turn around, you could un hook trailer then turn truck and trailer separately then hook together again. That is what I had in mind when I purchased it. Thanks
Heavy duty and works for tall trailers. I have an over landing trailer that I need lifted on to a higher clearance vehicle. This is by far the easiest and best one for this scenario. Very easy to use.
Obvious quality
Great product however there are things that need to be considered before purchasing.
After reading the other comments from those who bought this jack prior to making the purchase, I had an understanding that there may be some concerns that may affect your installation with your set up.
Make no mistake that this off road jack is heavy in weight due to its quality and how rugged it is in appearance.
The jack also included an instruction booklet (which was not detailed nor elaborate), the lug screws and nuts, and it's "Tube Mount Bracket" which is the key item for the installation.
The screws/bolts that were provided did not work in my installation due to that the Ark jack hardware is meant for a slimmer Installation profile like for a 2" x 2" inch frame (Refer to both the comments on etrailer and on the Ark industries websites).
I took my tube mount bracket to a local machine shop where they had to weld on pieces of metal that will contour/cover the frame application which was 3" inches by 3" inches in size. Ark does not sell nor they could not help me with this circumstance after contacting them via email.
The machine shop technician centered the welds so that the bracket can fit snug and secured on the frame for best installation. I also sprayed Rustoleum on the welded pieces for preventing any rust.
I had to purchase 4 new screws and locking nuts (marine grade) which was not cheap at all. I had to purchase the 3" 1/4 length screws to make the installation work as best as possible.
I recommend also applying anti-galling/ anti-stripping compound. The majority of marine screws and nuts are known to strip or have "thread galling" take place otherwise I recommend spraying a lubricant on the threads and put them in a plastic bag for overnight saturation, then wipe them gently to allow some residue to remain.
After I installed the new screws and locking nuts, the installation was successful. The reason for this process is for any event that you would need to remove or move the bracket tube from the trailer's frame.
After I installed the bracket tube with its modified alteration, the installation was successful however keep in mind that any altering of the jack or parts; voids it's warranty.
I have been using the jack without any issues. I choose to remove the jack when traveling to have peace of mind because there may be moments that the bracket may strike or impact elements when traveling off-road or driving on a road where the path is declined or inclined while traveling (Like a steep hill).
I have the ease to push a 4'000 lbs compact camping trailer within the garage and it's great to position your camper where you want to place it whereas you would be unable to maneuver with a vehicle.
Also there have been occasions where I'm off the grid or at a campground where I unhook the camper and utilized the Ark jack to move the camper by hand in a spot where it could have been difficult to position with a vehicle.
By far the Ark jack is a good buy however there are some factors that you may need to take in consideration.
Best regards.
This thing is sturdy and would almost certainly solve my issue of getting my trailer into a tight spot and slight incline without a second set of hands, if only it was not so large. my trailer has a standard height of 16 inches from the bottom of the tongue, however this is about the absolute minimum height the ARK ratcheting jack is capable of. This results in no possibility to lower the tongue if needed for leveling. Because of the larger length, I cannot mount it without going out to the coupler or hitting box on my tongue.
If there were a version which had similar dimensions to a typical jack it would be perfect, but sadly I will need to keep searching for a solution. If you can fit this jack on your trailer and have the height, I would have full confidence in this jack. I am very impressed with the build quality.
This trailer jack is truly "extreme". I was looking for an over-built one that I could count on to take some abuse. This one is perfect. The pins have extra strong springs. The back plate is extra thick. Even though I didn't need to use them, the bolts and brackets it came with are extra beefy. The wheels are extra strong. Basically everything about this jack is completely [awesome]!
My favorite feature is the removable magnetic crank handle. It clicks into place with authority and stows in my tongue box. Also, it looks great too. I'd buy this again in a heartbeat...only thing I'd do different is get it sooner. I put up with the wimpy OEM trailer jack far too long.
Installed this on our Happier Camper Traveler (~2000lbs dry weight, 220-250 lb tongue weight) to help maneuver into our tight camper parking area next to our home. Really well designed and high-quality build. Fits perfectly on the a frame. The ratcheting wheel offers a lot of leverage to move the camper around. The swinging mechanism is solidly built, inspires confidence (that it won't move around) when in the tucked away position for traveling and makes it even quicker than a standard trailer jack to hitch/unhitch to our tow vehicle. I do wish the tires had a bit more grip, but admittedly I use this in a non-recommended (by manufacturer) application, usually on crushed gravel rather than a firm surface. Still, the tire has much more grip/tread than a typical trailer jack wheel/caster that you'd add to an existing trailer jack.
Wow, this jack is the real deal! Love the flexibility of mounting the plate veritcal or horizontal. I chose horizontal to get more plate flat to the trailer frame. Added some 1/4" galv. plate on the back side of the frame to give the brake line clearance from being pinched. This jack is so worth it!!!
This thing is HEAVY DUTY! I am replacing a single wheel jack on my big deck boat. I have never like the wheel it came with and rarely let the trailer sit on it alone, I use a jack under the frame for long storage. I am not using the mounting hardware because I want it custom and will use the original welded section along with a custom 8" x 1/4" steel plate on the trailer for a clean look. I am very excited the wheels are steel center because I had my doubts but pleasantly surprised.
Such a great purchase over the run of the mill two wheel jacks out there.
Replaced my stock jack after I, ahem, sorta ruined it. But, boy am I glad I got this one. So much sturdier and easier to use. It was an unfortunate-fortunate accident that ruined my stock jack. This one really does a great job and is just easier to raise and lower our overland trailer. At first I wasn’t sure I was going to like the removable (magnetic) cranking handle, but I actually like it more than a permanently affixed one. For one thing, it does make it a little harder for someone if they wanted to try and steal the trailer. Of course a lock helps with that as well, but it’s just one more deterrent.
this is my 2nd XO jack that has failed on me. The 2 pins that prevent the jack from rotating have small spot welds that broke. This failure would allow the jack to collapse. Why they do not have proper full welds is unclear to me given the cost of this product. They offered to RMA it but at my expense to ship back to them which was far more expensive than having a local welder fix it.
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Christian
8/24/2024
Frankly, I dont like it. Even on hard, level ground the rolling resistance of a loaded tandem axle trailer does not move the trailer. It simply rolls back to where you started from. If you try to rathchet more quickly, the operating rod permanently bends instead. A better alternative would be to install tandem wheels on the bottom of the standard tongue jack that comes with the trailer and then push the trailer from the top of the trailer tires themselves. More leverage.