Good greif.....

[Bert_the_Welder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIccu9lvkI4

I hope NL saw this......:S

[BradW]

NRALIFR wrote:

Wonder if there’s truck campers up there?
:):)

Nothing but truck campers up there .......all running Stable Lifts. 🙂

[jimh406]

I agree Stable-Lift is quite a bit different and is essentially synchronized jacks at the normal reinforcement points. Like I said though, I’d love to see this work on a really big heavy camper lifting from unsupported part of the frame. If the original isn’t available, maybe some of you who like the idea can try it on your own. 😄

For those of you who haven’t read it. The area of a TC frame under the dinette is one of the common places for them to break with just the weight of a slide and normal stuff/people..

It seems to me that they could have the same utility by supporting from the floor and not stress the frame where it isn’t designed to stress. But hey, my TC isn’t ever going to be on one of those, so I guess it really doesn’t matter. 😄

[Kayteg1]

What makes Stable Lift different from the yard hoist is that StabeLift is lifting front corners, who are reinforced and who carry most of camper weight.

[Grit_dog]

While Bert had a valid initial observation and created a good subject for discussion about a machine that some of us have never seen before, the ensuing discussion proved that there is literally nothing that one could post here that someone wouldn’t refute or over-analyze.
I’m no TC expert but my first thought was what NRA posted...looks similar to a mobile stabile lift. My second thought was camper jacks and tie downs are secured to the same “sides” that the machine is lifting from. Third thought , if the factory jacks hold the camper up fine (they do), then it would have to be structural front to back or the camper would fold up when jacked up.
Not to mention come apart from constant pressure on the tie downs.

In the end, “good grief” was an appropriate title for this thread for multiple reasons! Lol

[JIMNLIN]

Bought my 1st TC (8') in '68. Next year went with a 9 1/2' footer. Then a 4280 lb 10' 6" very heavy unit with 2' X 3" walls in the mid '70s. All three were loaded with a wheeled A frame with a electric chain winch...double drop spreader bar. All three were picked up from the sides just like the vid.
At home I used a A frame with the wheels removed...same type winch...spreader bar to load and unload the truck campers off my work trucks.
We used the spreader bar with a extendable boom winch truck on construction work sites.

I'm sure some on here are old enough to have used the old cable lifts. They lifted the TC the same way from the sidewalls.

[NRALIFR]

Yeah, me too.

Wonder if there’s truck campers up there?

:):)

[BradW]

I miss Reddog1. 😞

[ticki2]

NRALIFR wrote:
Looks like a Stable-Lift with wheels.

:):)

That brings up an interesting point about lifting points . I wonder if any manufacturers forbid using Stable Lift system on their TC’s .

[NRALIFR]

Looks like a Stable-Lift with wheels.

:):)

[JoeChiOhki]

ticki2 wrote:
For a dealer that has to move TC' s around often it looks like a handy tool , like in snow country where lots have to be plowed . I do question the weight capacity of the tires and wheels .

Was going to say, judging by the looks of it, that lift has been around a LONG time and looks like it wasn't a home brewed piece of equipment.

[Kayteg1]

Bert the Welder wrote:


The floor of the TC is load baring. It's what they sit on in the truck....

No it is not. The 1x1 piece of wood, even sandwiched between the siding is definitely not design to hold thousands of lb weight.
I removed plywood I had for couple of seasons as a shim under my big camper and clear imprints show that the camper weigh applies to front 6" and rear 6". This is where you have reinforcements.
Center of floor will bend under 200 lb foot. Maybe not to degree to notice it, but you might try it when you have your camper on jacks.

[Bert_the_Welder]

And as for "they lift boat's like that"....gee, maybe they were designed like that. Or hey, maybe lifting a "V" or "C" shaped boat hull presents different forces then lifting a square box by the corners edges and not even the bottom corner edges at that.....
Comparing the two is returded.

[Bert_the_Welder]

Kayteg1 wrote:
I have seen other dealers using forklift to lift campers, what is using the area of floor, who is not design as lifting point.
Campers still survive, but again- I would not do it without checking with manufacturer and pay attention to not lift under side opening like water heater.
Somebody mention that the pictured lifts are originally boat lifts, so we might see more such conversions around.

The floor of the TC is load baring. It's what they sit on in the truck....
The side projection where your dinette and kitchen are located are not the same thing. and that's where that "boat lift" contraption is lifting from.
I have no problem with what's going on in the pic Brad posted. As long as it's not the wash kid driving.... 🙂

[Geewizard]

2oldman wrote:
except after c...

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