Lowering / raising with manual jacks
Just bought a 2022 Palomino HS 8801 for my 2015 RAM 2500. (Added Timbren bump stops but that is a different topic). Love it so far, but one thing I am absolutely HATING is that it did not ship with el...
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ticki2 wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
Four inches at a time seems excessive...try two. Regarding electric jacks and trailer tongue jacks, I'm a fan of using a battery powered drill.
I agree . I have manual jacks and if raising them one at a time 4” it will always unload one of the other legs . As was said try 2” . Ultimately it’s the same amount of cranks to achieve the desired height
I also agree.
When I'm raising/lowering the camper I give it a quick 10-count with the drill and then move on to the next jack.
You don't need to be so fussy about keeping everything perfectly level and straight during the process. Just eyeball it and don't let any one corner get too far out of line. You can get it situated however you feel best once it's fully raised.
The "front high" recommendation is for rain runoff during storage. There is no technical reason to keep the front high during raising and lowering.
