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Old 01-17-2009, 08:27 AM   #1
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Older Atwood Jack

My Tradewind has an older Atwood jack that I cant seem to find referenced anywhere... It does not seem to have a manual over-ride. It works perfectly and I dont want to replace it. I merely want to understand how the manual function works. (I assume it has one). Hopefully someone else here has this jack.

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Old 01-20-2009, 12:46 PM   #2
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Atwood no longer exists, which explains why you are having a difficult time finding data. This might help some.

Atwood - Home

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A separate jack

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... It does not seem to have a manual over-ride. It works perfectly and I dont want to replace it. I merely want to understand how the manual function works. (I assume it has one). ...
I do not see a means of manual override either. I strongly suspect that it does not have one.

Since my manual jack does not have an electrical override , my contingency plan entails the use of a bottle jack usually carried on long trips.

Two electrical switches, eh? Arm & Fire?

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Old 02-09-2009, 05:29 PM   #4
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update

just an update in case anyone else needs the info... I called Atwood and was told that the motor must first be removed for manual operation. That seems silly but I guess it's better than not having any manual over-ride. I was able to order the crank arm and a new plastic cover for mine. They said my model is no longer made but they had one in the back room for reference. They do still sell jacks although I have never seen one other than in the picture...

here is the current model



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