HappiJac #5
Well, HappiJac strikes again! Raised the camper today so I could put it on the truck, the left front jack made a loud squelching sound and took off some big chunks of the powder coat on the inner tub...
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3 tons wrote:
HJ's are no more 'prone to failure' than any other brand (recall other brands sudden jack failures) but since there are more HJ's out there they get far more press (typically unobjective).I use Leggos under mine to gain additional height ( truck bed is raised) and the jacks DO occasionally slip on the leggos. Call Gary at HJ and he'll probably fix it for free...
3 tons, Yes I know Gary, he's cut me some sweet deals and he's an awesome guy, but just how many times do I have to go through this?
There might be more HJs out there, but why did AF and Host switch from HJ to another brand? Price? Maybe, but I suspect complaints from customers. Lance the largest builder by volume uses Atwood, Adventurer threatened to go to another brand of jack if HJ didn't fix the issues with their jacks. HJ supposedly did upgrade their jacks in 2013 to address those issues, however, the jacks you and I have are the old style prone to corrosion and lubrications problems.
I can only go by what I see. Those that have Atwoods or Rieco Titans have no corrosion or lubrication problems (inner tube), those of us that have HJs have numerous problems. Trust me, I've worked full time and camped in my campers full time for 9 years now and I know dozens of truck camping people at the ski area (White Pass) and those who have HJs have all kinds of problems, those with Atwoods and Rieco Titans do not. Trend analysis here, something I learned on submarines. Just sayin.
