Bigfoot Jacks and the CA earthquake
Hi all, got a question about the camper jacks and movement due to the earthquake - what should be checked? I got the Bigfoot 15C8.2 which i store on my driveway on its jacks only. The driveway has ...
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Wow, surprised at the amount of movement it did. I would tend to guess if it's still standing the jacks are probably good.
Hopefully, you had it lowered as much as possible as this would remove a lot of stress on the jacks.
First thing I would do is inspect the jacks to see if any of them are leaning or at odd angles. If one is, it could just be under a strain from the last movement. I would support the camper in that area (make sure to spread the load as required in the owner's manual) and see if it moves back into position when the weight is removed.
Next, check the bolts for being pulled out, loose or stripped. Shouldn't need to pull on the wrench too much as they will be lose or good. And if good, you don't really want to twist them and take a chance on breaking the seal.
More than likely, if any damage was done it would be on the front jacks. They carry almost twice the weight as the rear.
Hope everything is good.
Hopefully, you had it lowered as much as possible as this would remove a lot of stress on the jacks.
First thing I would do is inspect the jacks to see if any of them are leaning or at odd angles. If one is, it could just be under a strain from the last movement. I would support the camper in that area (make sure to spread the load as required in the owner's manual) and see if it moves back into position when the weight is removed.
Next, check the bolts for being pulled out, loose or stripped. Shouldn't need to pull on the wrench too much as they will be lose or good. And if good, you don't really want to twist them and take a chance on breaking the seal.
More than likely, if any damage was done it would be on the front jacks. They carry almost twice the weight as the rear.
Hope everything is good.
