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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / April 2006Leaving Truck Camper on Jacks?
I have a 1997 Coachmen which has 4 electric jacks. They are screw jacks. Camper is on a 2001 Dodge 2500 TD 6-speed. I need to put cinder blocks under the jacks to get it high enough to get it in and out of the truck. Manual says not to leave it resting on the jacks. When fully retracted, the jacks still stick out almost a foot below the bottom of the camper. What problems does it cause to leave it on the jacks when fully retracted? This weighs 3,000 pounds. To put it down off the jacks, what should I put it on. It seems to me the sawhorses would have to be extremely sturdy. Thanks, Charles > I have a 1997 Coachmen which has 4 electric jacks. They are screw > jacks. Camper is on a 2001 Dodge 2500 TD 6-speed. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > put it on. It seems to me the sawhorses would have to be extremely > sturdy. Cinder blocks are not very sturdy either. When used as a supporting wall, they have sills on top to spread the load. These sills are usually 2X8 or 2X10 and 2 rows side by side. If 1 cinder block cracks, you'll most likely have something warped in the slide-in or it lying on it's side in the dirt. If it was my slide-in I'd use something more stable than cinder blocks like pressure treated 2X8 or 2X10 X 2 wide supporting where the manual says it needs supporting when off the truck. Tom J Tom J wrote: >>I have a 1997 Coachmen which has 4 electric jacks. They are screw >>jacks. Camper is on a 2001 Dodge 2500 TD 6-speed. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Tom J How about four auto stand jacks. They are sturdy and adjustable. You could have a small amount of the weight being held up by all eight jacks. But you would have to put something under each jack. Get a piece of 3/4" treated Plywood and cut it in eight square pieces. I think you would be able to use the camper while out of the truck bed.  SignatureBILL P. Just Me & DOG >I have a 1997 Coachmen which has 4 electric jacks. They are screw jacks. > Camper is on a 2001 Dodge 2500 TD 6-speed. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Charles Charles, I use three barrels (9' Fleetwood Angler) topped with a sheet of 3/4" plywood. With the camper sitting on these, I run the jack legs down until they are just touching my four blocks. The jack legs are not bearing any weight rather they are for stability only. Dave D
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