How long can TC be on back of truck?

dave17352 wrote:
I find this a interesting thread. I am interested in the same thing. I take the weight off if for more than a few days of just sitting. I would think it would make a difference but apparently I am dead wrong. I find this post very telling of just how wrong I must be.

bka0721 wrote:
I put my Lance 1191 on my Ford truck in the spring of 2009 and it has never been off of it since then, going on 5 years now. I made measurements at the time of the install and a month ago and the change in deflection of the suspension is unchanged.

I would be more concerned about age of your tires and how often you cycle them (use them enough to excite the oils within the tire). As stated before, your tires will wear out before the tread or suspension, in most cases.

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Can someone explain why it doesn't wear out the suspension. I have seen pickups over the years where the suspension is worn out.

Design fatigue.

Anything will deteriorate, over time. That is why a certain amount of design fatigue is planned into anything. We know that a mountain overhang will collapse or an Arch in Arches National Park will fall, but in what life time or what period of time. No one knows for certain. We often think something, due to our own experiences, knowledge of a situation or what is told to us. Not always, is this true, due to other factors. But, if one designs something within certain parameters and the outside factors, built into a design is held, chances are there will be success. Thus the reason we have bridges, skyscrapers and Sky Cranes, it all comes down to tolerances. If you live within the prescribed tolerances you should be able to walk out onto the Skybridge and not fall into the Grand Canyon, for the foreseeable future, even though your Eyes, your Brain, your Wife are all saying you are going to DIE if you walk out there on that dang thing.
The biggest misconception in Truck campers is; The Truck Camper will tip over, when you climb into the Cabover when it is sitting on the ground. No matter how many people think, say, or has a distant relative that tells them otherwise, they will not believe you when you tell them; “it’s not gonna tip over’.”

I purchased and equipped my truck to support my Camper and all the bells and whistles I can pile onto it. The only issue that I have had is with the Tires. Even though the numbers say they are fine, my eyes, my brain and people walking up to me and pointing; “Hey, your tire is going flat.” So I made a change because my “Other Factors” told me I should. If you feel comfortable in talking off the camper every 14.8 hours, go right ahead. Who is going to change your mind. You should always choose what best suits you, not what someone has told you on the internet, even though you and I both know; Anything you read on the internet is true!

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