What did you do to your truck today?
I love cruising through the "what did you do to your camper today" thread, I figured I'd add a "what did you do to your truck today". I'm sure that many of you are like me....and your truck that yo...
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sasquatchgeoff wrote:
Did my lower StableLoad installation today. ....
Took me about 45 minutes to drill all four holes using an old trolley-style floor jack to provide upward pressure on the back of the Milwaukee.
That part went a lot easier than anticipated. It was getting the bolts installed that slide down through the top of the overload leaf into the freshly-drilled holes that was the hard part. Torklift says use a crowbar to pry the overload leaf open enough to provide enough clearance to put the bolt through there, but I ended up using my 7 foot steel digging bar with a flat blade instead. ....
That's exactly how I installed my StableLoads -- I own a 1/2" drive Milwaukee drill but did not use that one. I used my Makita 1/2" portable and just jacked it up with the hydraulic floor jack to keep constant pressure on it while running very slow RPM's. 4 holes drilled in about 40 minutes. The mounting bolts were about 1/2" longer than they needed to be (for full thread engagement with the nylock nut) and at that length would not fit between the lower leaf and regular spring pack. I sawed about 3/8" off the Grade 8 bolts and they slipped in fine without any prying or jacking. Pretty much used up a hacksaw blade getting through 4 Grade 8 bolts though. I love the ride with the Stableloads and the camper on.
