mkirsch
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ticki2 wrote:Lwiddis wrote:Four inches at a time seems excessive...try two. Regarding electric jacks and trailer tongue jacks, I'm a fan of using a battery powered drill.
I agree . I have manual jacks and if raising them one at a time 4” it will always unload one of the other legs . As was said try 2” . Ultimately it’s the same amount of cranks to achieve the desired height
I also agree.
When I'm raising/lowering the camper I give it a quick 10-count with the drill and then move on to the next jack.
You don't need to be so fussy about keeping everything perfectly level and straight during the process. Just eyeball it and don't let any one corner get too far out of line. You can get it situated however you feel best once it's fully raised.
The "front high" recommendation is for rain runoff during storage. There is no technical reason to keep the front high during raising and lowering.
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JimK-NY
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mkirsch wrote:
The "front high" recommendation is for rain runoff during storage. There is no technical reason to keep the front high during raising and lowering.
I doubt that is the case. For one thing when my camper is leveled, the rain tends to run off the front and the rear equally. When the base is leveled, the top is also flat.
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Grit dog
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Weather it’s for weather or not has no bearing.
It IS a general rule of thumb , think idiot proof instructions for those who don’t understand things like center of gravity, for stability and not tipping over forward. Maybe reducing stress on front jack mounts.
How much would it take to tip forward? Idk. Neither do you. Likely a lot. But imagine the proverbial idiot who unloads facing down a slope and then gets it nose low compared to the slope and ….
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mkirsch
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JimK-NY wrote:mkirsch wrote:
The "front high" recommendation is for rain runoff during storage. There is no technical reason to keep the front high during raising and lowering.
I doubt that is the case. For one thing when my camper is leveled, the rain tends to run off the front and the rear equally. When the base is leveled, the top is also flat.
That's your camper, not everyone's.
Many campers have table-flat roofs and water tends to linger. Not so much of a big deal if you're out camping and on the move, but left to set for months it can result in a leak.
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BFL13
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The 2003 Chev sits tail high unloaded and goes down flat loaded.
Unloading the camper to get it off the box at the back puts the camper front low so to get the camper front high the front jacks have to go extra high, and that also gets the front of the camper that is off the front of the box higher to not drag on the now higher back of the box when driving out from under and give the camper a pull when it is teetering up there before letting it down on its saw horses
I find it all hard on the nerves. None of that with the Class C ![[emoticon]](https://forums.motorhome.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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RickW
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mkirsch wrote:
The "front high" recommendation is for rain runoff during storage. There is no technical reason to keep the front high during raising and lowering.
My front jacks have only one attachment up high. My rear jacks have an upper and lower attachment and are stiffer. I follow the front higher recommendation to reduce the lateral flex on the front jacks which carry the most weight.
I have also had my TC start walking when the front got lower than the rear on a slope due to the flex in the front jacks. Scary.
My practice is from facts and experience. Please show me your reference for weather storage.
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