bobinyelm
Sep 07, 2014Explorer
My Camper is Moving Sideways in my P/U Bed
I have an '03 Dodge quad-cab dually in which I had a 11ft6" Lance truck camper that the front end tended to shift to the right as I drove, and now my new-to-me 9.5 Bigfoot camper is doing the SAME thing-even faster.
On Interstates, the front of the lighter Bigfoot shifted 4" right at the front to where the LF jack post is basically touching my LR door handle in only 400 mi.
The camper started perfectly aligned 2 days ago when installed, and properly tied down with Torque Lift frame-mounted devices with Happy Jack tie downs and threaded rod (not chains).
The Happy Jacks are properly tensioned tow here the 4 camper attach points are even flexed down a bit under tension, so I dare not apply more pressure. The prior owner said he used LESS tension w/problem.
This is only in 400mi of smooth Interstate highways, so I can only imagine what will happen on rougher, more cambered secondary roads. (The heavier Lance moved only 3" in 2500mi by comparison).
Anyone experience this, or have suggestions?
Thanks,
Bob
On Interstates, the front of the lighter Bigfoot shifted 4" right at the front to where the LF jack post is basically touching my LR door handle in only 400 mi.
The camper started perfectly aligned 2 days ago when installed, and properly tied down with Torque Lift frame-mounted devices with Happy Jack tie downs and threaded rod (not chains).
The Happy Jacks are properly tensioned tow here the 4 camper attach points are even flexed down a bit under tension, so I dare not apply more pressure. The prior owner said he used LESS tension w/problem.
This is only in 400mi of smooth Interstate highways, so I can only imagine what will happen on rougher, more cambered secondary roads. (The heavier Lance moved only 3" in 2500mi by comparison).
Anyone experience this, or have suggestions?
Thanks,
Bob