Any reason to unload when not using TC?
I use my TC about every 2 months or so. I have a 3500 Dually with airbags. Lance 950S camper. (not small but not big either) When at home I set my bags to 30 psi and drop all legs until they contac...
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Grit dog wrote:Kayteg1 wrote:
When I was rebuilding front end on my Fleetwood, I noticed that camper sides sag good distance over the years, what not only show on bed sides clearance, but also cabover was touching truck roof lights.
Now I keep my camper with most of the weight on jacks and only some on wood blocks supporting front of the floor.
This was not becasue the camper jacks weren't down, it's becasue the camper was dilapidated.
If the camper couldn't support its own static weight sitting in the truck bed then running the jacks down was a stop gap for a camper in poor condition. Not something that not all would need to be done.
The camper in question had aluminium skeleton, but there was no aluminium on front wall. The frame T, where front sides had main support had 3/4 x 1.5" wood stick for horizontal support.
Even it was reinforced with plywood on both sides, not much for about 1500 lb static load it was carrying. Add ties tension and all additional load.
Seem all campers are build this way.
Wood has good load rating when dry, but leave it under the load in wet weather and with time it will sag and sag and sag.
