DIY Stable Lift install... god help us.

Pictures of my first and second try.

Pictures of my first and second try.

notsobigjoe wrote:
Sorry guys I've been trying to post pictures on and off all day. I give up.

Go to THIS LINK then drag and drop the file and copy the resulting string into your response.

Sorry guys I've been trying to post pictures on and off all day. I give up.

Wagonqueen Truckster wrote:

Dave Pete wrote:
Wagonqueen, my neighbor called and described it this way.

Of course you probably already know the Stablelift is installed to the camper's center of gravity (COG). Your camper's COG may well be different from the manufacturer provided COG, due to your cargo, holding tanks, propane, etc.

He recommends finding your personal COG this way.

1. Load up the camper the way you would normally have it when you want to use the Stablelift, e.g. amount of fresh water, fridge filled, grey/black tanks how you'd have them, propane, clothing, beer, etc.

2. Once loaded as you would be when you take it on and off, use the following method to determine COG.

3. Lift the camper with the corner jacks. Place two automotive jack stands (the type with a cradle that normally fits a vehicle's axle) and place a proper diameter pipe in the two cradles provided by the jacks, from left to right, under the camper near the expected COG.

4. Lower the camper onto the pipe, which is now a fulcrum, allowing the camper to tip either forward or backward when it contacts the fulcrum.

5. Raise the camper back off the fulcrum. If it tipped forward, slide the jack/pipe assembly forward a couple of inches. If it tipped backward, slide it backward. Try again.

6. Keep doing this until you fine tune it to "close enough". If you get it to balance perfectly on the pipe, please call me. I'd like to arrange for you to buy me a lottery ticket!

7. Now that you have found your camper's "personal COG" you can rest confident that you are placing the Stablelift correctly.

Good Luck! You got this! You rebuilt a vintage camper after all ;)

Genius!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you.

I just went with manufacturers specs but this is cool! I never actually reached my COG because the rear doors that swing up are in the way. I was still about two inches forward. but way better the second time around. I posted my whole adventure on your previous post if you need to eyeball something. I'm sorry but I have trouble posting things on this forum. I'm not very computer literate.

Dave Pete wrote:
Wagonqueen, my neighbor called and described it this way.

Of course you probably already know the Stablelift is installed to the camper's center of gravity (COG). Your camper's COG may well be different from the manufacturer provided COG, due to your cargo, holding tanks, propane, etc.

He recommends finding your personal COG this way.

1. Load up the camper the way you would normally have it when you want to use the Stablelift, e.g. amount of fresh water, fridge filled, grey/black tanks how you'd have them, propane, clothing, beer, etc.

2. Once loaded as you would be when you take it on and off, use the following method to determine COG.

3. Lift the camper with the corner jacks. Place two automotive jack stands (the type with a cradle that normally fits a vehicle's axle) and place a proper diameter pipe in the two cradles provided by the jacks, from left to right, under the camper near the expected COG.

4. Lower the camper onto the pipe, which is now a fulcrum, allowing the camper to tip either forward or backward when it contacts the fulcrum.

5. Raise the camper back off the fulcrum. If it tipped forward, slide the jack/pipe assembly forward a couple of inches. If it tipped backward, slide it backward. Try again.

6. Keep doing this until you fine tune it to "close enough". If you get it to balance perfectly on the pipe, please call me. I'd like to arrange for you to buy me a lottery ticket!

7. Now that you have found your camper's "personal COG" you can rest confident that you are placing the Stablelift correctly.

Good Luck! You got this! You rebuilt a vintage camper after all ;)

Genius!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you.

Wagonqueen, my neighbor called and described it this way.

Of course you probably already know the Stablelift is installed to the camper's center of gravity (COG). Your camper's COG may well be different from the manufacturer provided COG, due to your cargo, holding tanks, propane, etc.

He recommends finding your personal COG this way.

1. Load up the camper the way you would normally have it when you want to use the Stablelift, e.g. amount of fresh water, fridge filled, grey/black tanks how you'd have them, propane, clothing, beer, etc.

2. Once loaded as you would be when you take it on and off, use the following method to determine COG.

3. Lift the camper with the corner jacks. Place two automotive jack stands (the type with a cradle that normally fits a vehicle's axle) and place a proper diameter pipe in the two cradles provided by the jacks, from left to right, under the camper near the expected COG.

4. Lower the camper onto the pipe, which is now a fulcrum, allowing the camper to tip either forward or backward when it contacts the fulcrum.

5. Raise the camper back off the fulcrum. If it tipped forward, slide the jack/pipe assembly forward a couple of inches. If it tipped backward, slide it backward. Try again.

6. Keep doing this until you fine tune it to "close enough". If you get it to balance perfectly on the pipe, please call me. I'd like to arrange for you to buy me a lottery ticket!

7. Now that you have found your camper's "personal COG" you can rest confident that you are placing the Stablelift correctly.

Good Luck! You got this! You rebuilt a vintage camper after all ;)

jmckelvy wrote:
Good luck. Hope it works out for you.

I still think those are really ugly. :)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.;)

SARGUY wrote:
How stable will this be when you drive the truck away,looks to me that it could move to the left or right with serious consequences.

The Stable Lift has a ring of steel tubing that connects the legs together under the truck.

Wagonqueen Truckster wrote:

dave17352 wrote:

notsobigjoe wrote:
Center of gravity!!!!! Center of gravity!!!!!! Most important thing. The rear looks alot heavier than the front. You would know more than me I just thought I would point it out. Look at the picture. I put mine too far forward and had to do the whole thing again. Good luck. I won't bring this up again. It looks good.

I think wagonqueen would appreciate any advice you can give if you all ready have one installed. I know I would.

My camper is so attractive, I had to do something to ugly it up a bit...

Wagonqueen, I have to agree with you - your camper is extremely attractive ;)

My neighbor put a stableload on his smaller truck camper. He explained it to me and I got lost. And I was right there too!

He's a busy guy, but I'm going to send this thread link to him and see if he has advice. Then I'll get back to you with what he says.

I hope in the meantime you find a good resolution. I'll be in touch.