ATTN Stable Lift Owners

Let's hope the OP got the brackets that go under the truck too. We had to order them. Ended up traveling with the camper strapped down with heavy duty ratchet straps thru a tornado producing storm. But once we got the brackets installed, we have found the Stabile Lift to be great. I love that we can level out the camper the inch or two needed while it's still in the bed of the truck. I am not that impressed with the Lance camper though. But it's not mine, it's my daughter's and I just fix the thing.

burningman wrote:
No, removing the front hoop and then using the lift to raise the camper is an extremely bad idea.

I didn't say remove then lift.

I said lift, then remove.

Probably don't need much more than a 4x4 underneath the stable lift to get enough height for this lifted truck. Once it's up you can stake the legs of the stable lift so they can't shift if it's really that important. Take the front hoop out of the way, back in, replace, suck it up, done.

It's been long enough. Wonder how the OP made out.

No, removing the front hoop and then using the lift to raise the camper is an extremely bad idea.
You’ll probably be OK.
I couldn’t love the Stable-Lift more.
It’s way more solid and stable than any corner jacks, and it’s way easier.

Grit dog wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Some might think the seller wise for not advising you. No advice, no liability. And probably thinks you want your money back. As Is sales can be problematic.

Really? What world do you live in?

The one where the seller is not responding to the OP's requests for information before he makes the entire 16 hour trip there only to find out he can't load the camper.

Now, can the front "hoop" be removed without severely compromising the Stable Lift mechanism? If so, it is a simple matter of putting the Stable lift up on some blocks to raise the camper high enough to get your truck under it. Raise the camper up on blocks, then remove the front hoop and back under. Replace the hoop, suck the stable lift up under the belly of the truck, and hit the road.

I only have to lift up 36 inches to get in the back of the truck. I think the one we have will lift up to 40" as it's set up, but don't hold me to that.

Actually the Stabile Lift company has been fairly decent on getting back to us on a used Stabile Lift. No worse than most anyone else (LANCE!). We bought a truck camper with a Stabile Lift on it but we didn't have the saddles that go under the truck. We strapped the camper to the truck with thick ratchet straps and brought it home on a 3 hour drive thru a tornado warning area (and we saw a tornado).

Bought the saddle brackets that go under the truck. LOVE the Stabile Lift. Drove the truck 3000 miles/14 nights. Leveled the camper in the truck bed every night. Only took the camper out of the truck once on the trip.

Our camper was somewhat neglected. I don't think the Stabile Lift jacks had been greased in years. So I think I will have to pull all three jacks and take them apart to clean and grease them. Still. I LOVE THAT STABILE LIFT. Nifty little bugger.

Lwiddis wrote:
Some might think the seller wise for not advising you. No advice, no liability. And probably thinks you want your money back. As Is sales can be problematic.

Really? What world do you live in?

Some might think the seller wise for not advising you. No advice, no liability. And probably thinks you want your money back. As Is sales can be problematic.

I owned a stable lift got nine years they are height adjustable but you have to lift the unit off the ground to adjust it. Perhaps the owner will let you adjust it on his truck to switch to yours. I do not remember the adjustment height but it wasn’t much.

It looks like there is some adjustment in the frame, but probably need it on his truck to change the height.

I know very little about stable lift, but my stock 01 f250 is 35" to bed.
So it wouldnt take all that much I would think to get into your truck.
Just stacking, be safe, place so camper doesnt want to move. If seller has air deflating truck would give you a couple of inches to load.
Just piping in