Device for Alignment and Centering of TC when loading

Great idea.
SkipJ

Nice work! Thanks for sharing and I'll need to get my Skill saw going soon.

RichieC wrote:
I like that concept but struggle with the idea that the jacks would suffer a degree of twisting.
Have you used it yet?
How far out of alignment can it be?

Good question... I should have explained better.

Yes... I have used it and it works very well... now the hardest part of loading is remembering to switch the lic plate and to plug up the TC to the trucks 12VDC system before I finish loading.

I have never been 1/2" out of alignment when loading in the 10 years we have owned our T/TC...

I have a little more than 1" clearence to my extended jacks on each side of my duallys. It sounds scary but after a few time it won't bother you, The jacks turn out to be good centering guides.

I use my side mirrors... I watch the outside of the camper under the overhangs and keep them even with the inside rear of the bed sides........ and, at the same time maintain the space evenly between the jacks.


This project started to keep the TC from sliding around on long trips... you know the times when you check the tie downs and one side is loose... the other sides tie downs are tighter than banjo strimgs.

The slope guides are really for when the camper is almost on the trucks bed... I didn't want the camper to sit on top of a low bracket, but wanted close tolarances... now it would be impossible. I'm sure that you noticed I didn't bother to cut the risers off, they aren't in the way.

Thanks again,

Sleepy

Sleepy, tnx. for sharing once again , looks nice .
You usually leave the camper on the truck , right ? I would imagine the new guides will look like new for a long time :) .

Bob

I like that concept but struggle with the idea that the jacks would suffer a degree of twisting.
Have you used it yet?
How far out of alignment can it be?

Super_Dave wrote:
Very nice with A LOT of detail. A sure sign you've spent too much time in "recovery" Sleepy. LOL!

Thanks for reading and responding to my little post.

I think that the "build" was part of my recovery... but as simple as it was... after the day of work measuring, calculating, cutting, fitting, notching, etc... I was relieved just knowing I could do anything and more than little proud of myself for trying...

I was too tired to mooove fooor abouttt threeee daaaysss. translation: I was too tired to move for 3 days :B

I must still be gaining... been lurking on the TC forum after a year of being too beat down.

And the camper is loaded, filled with water... ready to go...

Very nice with A LOT of detail. A sure sign you've spent too much time in "recovery" Sleepy. LOL!

All of these pieces are made from one 12' pressure treated 4"x4" post and aboyt 8 feet of scrap pressure treated deckining.

Be sure to notch around truck parts... they stay in place because there is no room to move with the camper in place.

And I did some "trick" cutting :h... held together by deck screws.

The rear side guides are notched to hug the walls of the truck bed.

assembly