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mattyj
Explorer
Sep 08, 2018

Supporting my Lance with three jacks

Hi I have been removing the Atwood jacks one weekend and jack at a time to straighten out ,change some lag screws and apply adhesive. This weekend my wife went out of town and she’s having car trouble. I don’t want to take camper 250 miles one way to help her if I don’t have to.I want to unload camper and just take truck. I’have a jack off now . Now I know I could just put the jack back on and lower truck camper to ground but, just wondering, has anybody use just three jacks Instead of four to unload camper off truck, just something I might have to do in future I might as well ask now. Thanks a lot, Lou
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  • srschang's avatar
    srschang
    Nomad
    Sep 08, 2018
    If it's a rear jack, probably OK. My camper sits on two front jacks and one rear jack every time I load or unload the camper. The rear jacks don't lift or lower at the same rate, so one or the other rear jack is usually in the air a couple inches. If it's a front jack, no way, that corner of the camper won't lift off the truck bed.

    That said, I'd be very nervous having the camper sitting way up in the air on three jacks. A rear jack a couple inches off the ground is on thing, no jack at all would scare me, even though I know it wouldn't tip.

    Scott
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Sep 08, 2018
    Rear Jack? Solid maybe.
    Front Jack, please take before and after pics for the insurance company.

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