willald
NC
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..Have had a Barker 3000 jack for nearly 7 years now, its been great. Smooth, powerful, and reliable.
Trailer we have now, came with an Atwood on it. HATED that thing, it was so loud, sounded like a meat grinder when it ran. Dumped that thing first day we got trailer home, and put my Barker (from previous trailer) on it. Never looked back. Like someone already alluded to, there is a reason RV dealers typically use Atwoods (read, CHEAPest).
Barker's customer service is absolutely un-beatable, is main reason I always recommend their products. Any time you have to call them, they are very helpful, and will send you whatever part you may need to fix any problem, free, no questions asked. That goes a long way, IMO.
This is definitely one of those mods you will be very glad you did, and will wish you had done sooner. Makes hitching,unhitching, leveling, etc. MUCH easier.
Will & Angela
2 children that love camping, Stephen & Allison
2003 Ford Excursion V10 4x4 ("No Taxpayers were harmed by the makers of this truck")
2003 Thor Citation 33M, Hensley Arrow hitch, Brakesmart Brake Control
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shenandoahvalley
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
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We have an Atwood...beats the heck out of cranking. Only complaint has been stated...it's pretty loud. Did I mention how it beats the heck out of cranking.
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Sandia Man
Rio Rancho, NM
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Barker 3500 has performed flawlessly for us and will literally lift the back of our 3/4 ton crewcab off the ground. I prefer white and if you call Barker they will send you a cover for free.
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coug
Washington
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We have an Atwood heavy duty. No problems and works just fine. Its the only way to go with the stabilizer system.
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2010 Arctic Fox 22GQ
2004 F250 V10
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jwstewar
Southern Ohio
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We bought our Jayco 32BHDS in July used it one time with the crank and then I was looking for an electric jack. Ended up with the Barker 3000. So far it has performed great. No issues with it. It will pick the tongue of the camper and the back of my truck up w/o any issue.
BTW, I'm the one that bought Dick's old Atwood 2500. I just installed it last night on my 16+2 utility trailer. Sure made it a lot easier/quicker to hook. Guess I just need one more now for my stock trailer. I guess that means I like my electric tongue jack doesn't it?
Jim
2009 Jayco 32 BHDS
1999 Chevy Silverado 4x4 ECSB 5.3 w/ 3.73
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Godsey97
Dayton,Ohio
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sonicsix wrote:Barker 3500. Awesome customer service. Very easy to install. Just pop off the level on top to use manual crank. Pic shown. I love my Barker 3500!
I don't have a photo of mine, but this is it. Barker 3500. The wife was against it until she cranked the old manual for a weekend.
Bought it off of Ebay, installed in minutes. Will never have the old hand crank again. I did keep the stock manual version in the shed though. If I go to trade this trailer in, I will switch them back out to keep my power jack.
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Sigepsb
Bay Area, CA
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Can anyone recommend a good online source for the Barker's. I saw the rvoutpost one, but that didn't look good. Any others?
2010 Jayco 29BHS
2007.5 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Duramax/Allison
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Camping freak
NE Wisconsin
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I have an Ultra Fab and it worked great since day 1 (2YEARS). You DH WILL LOVE MORE YOU FOR THIS !! I used the crank for a number of years and will tell you this it is much easier hooking up and un hooking. Good luck on whatever you buy, you will both be happier !!
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crab80
Virginia`s Eastern Shore
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Sigepsb wrote:Can anyone recommend a good online source for the Barker's. I saw the rvoutpost one, but that didn't look good. Any others? I got mine on Ebay from an RV Store.
2010 Jayco 28BHS
2004 Chevy 1500 Ext.Cab 5.3L, 3.73, Bilsteins
Reese Dual Cam
Prodigy P3
Barker 3000 jack, 22 Blue tote
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sonicsix
Jemison, AL
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Got my Barker 3500 from eBay. Was $189 delivered.
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