So, I've been rolling without jacks now for over a year. Camper stays on somewhat permanently. Only put them back on once when I had to have brake lines replaced. I do carry the jacks bundled up in the back floorboard (no passengers back there). I carry the nuts/washers and a speed wrench in case i have to re-install on the road, probably takes 10 min.What do others do that run without jacks? Leave jacks at home? I remember reading a thread where someone made a nifty bracket to hold the jacks anchored to the rear seat belt brackets.I do feel less paranoid about ripping a jack off on a rock or a root or something. The TC is now exactly 7' wide now without jacks.

I too run without jacks mounted . They are stored between the camper and head board on a flatbed , good place for the weight . I have extensions on mine to clear the flatbed so they would really stick out . Without jacks camper and flatbed are at 92"

Yes, I know the feeling. A stump tore off a rear jack once in the middle of Nowhere, Virginia on a Sunday ...Incredibly lucky right after that tho', driving thru a tiny town trying to get back to civilization and found a welder/rancher that was 'sorta open' and he repaired the anchor. Took three hours, and he charged me $60 -- and back on the road. I was thinking $300 as he worked on it Sunday ?? - but not so.I don't ride without jacks, but am a LOT more careful with it now.

looks a lot cleaner and 10 mins to even 30 mins isn't bad to have this nice clean look.

If they are remote, how do you get them off. The wires go into that tiny box.

realter wrote:If they are remote, how do you get them off. The wires go into that tiny box.Mine are manual, use a dewalt drill to raise/lower.

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CptnBG
Explorer
Aug 11, 2015
realter wrote:
If they are remote, how do you get them off. The wires go into that tiny box.

Mine are manual, use a dewalt drill to raise/lower.
realter
Explorer
Aug 11, 2015
If they are remote, how do you get them off. The wires go into that tiny box.
the_bear_II
Explorer
Aug 11, 2015
looks a lot cleaner and 10 mins to even 30 mins isn't bad to have this nice clean look.
monkey44
Nomad II
Aug 11, 2015
Yes, I know the feeling. A stump tore off a rear jack once in the middle of Nowhere, Virginia on a Sunday ...

Incredibly lucky right after that tho', driving thru a tiny town trying to get back to civilization and found a welder/rancher that was 'sorta open' and he repaired the anchor. Took three hours, and he charged me $60 -- and back on the road. I was thinking $300 as he worked on it Sunday ?? - but not so.

I don't ride without jacks, but am a LOT more careful with it now.
ticki2
Explorer
Aug 11, 2015
I too run without jacks mounted . They are stored between the camper and head board on a flatbed , good place for the weight . I have extensions on mine to clear the flatbed so they would really stick out . Without jacks camper and flatbed are at 92"

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