Jack Failure Disaster
I had a terrible experience yesterday when I tried to unload my camper which resulted in my camper falling over on its side in my front yard. It happened so fast I'm not exactly sure where it went wro...
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I finally have all three jacks reinstalled. They are mounted under the wing now instead of the four jacks I previously had on the corners. The mounts I built are heavy duty and run the entire width of each wing. Additionally I added 3/4" plywood the full length of each wing to provide added support. I moved the jack points rearward about 5" to account for a calculated shift in the CG since the A/C and gray tank were not OEM installed. I jacked it up a few inches tonight and it was still creepy although I'm probably a little gun shy after recent events. There was creaking I never noticed with the corner jacks. It did seem the right rear jack was already deflecting forward even with the little bit I raised it. I hammered the foot back straight before lowering it back on the pallets.
I have a question for anyone with experience with truck campers with ONLY 3 jacks. Is the procedure different than with 4? Do I still need to keep the front 4" higher than the rear? Seems level is better for 3 legs. How do you handle jack deflection? My aircraft jacking experience makes me want to hit the foot back straight when I notice it.
Here it is standing on it's own 3 feet. I hope to have it back in my truck this weekend.
I have a question for anyone with experience with truck campers with ONLY 3 jacks. Is the procedure different than with 4? Do I still need to keep the front 4" higher than the rear? Seems level is better for 3 legs. How do you handle jack deflection? My aircraft jacking experience makes me want to hit the foot back straight when I notice it.
Here it is standing on it's own 3 feet. I hope to have it back in my truck this weekend.
