How to Jack Up a Camper
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2022
- Jacking up a camper
In this video, we were at Shelburne RV in Cleveland, TN and I just thought I'd have Steve tell us how he recommends jacking a camper to change a tire. He recommends using a floor jack and to make the jack contact the axles just inside the u-bolts. He states that this is where all the weight of the camper is on the trailer and it makes sense that this would be where you would want to place the jack. I personally use a bottle jack and an axle adapter. You have to be more careful with this though, as the bottle jack is easier to tip over sideways. The safest option is to use a ramp such as the Bunker Wall ramp or the Trailer aide, but the problem with these devices is that sometimes, depending on the way the tandem axles are set up, it won't actually lift one tire off the ground.
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Great video!! Thank you for sharing. Glad it worked out for you! We have people that are lifting diesel pushers with our larger adapter.
Pretty impressive that you found this video on day 1 of it being public. It was the only adapter that I could find that wasn’t a weld on. Happy with it!
This is something that most people don't think about until they need to do so. When a bit of planning make make this easier. Make sure you have the right tools and practice before you need it. Good video. Makes it something that people should have thought through.
Good video. I liked what both of you said. I’m retired and have lots of experience like you guys. When possible I always lift with frame. Side of road the axil as close to the ubolts. Thanks guys.
Great video!! I own the Bottle Jack Buddy, it's never let me down!
“I do have an older video that nobody watched” made me choke on my dinner cause I laughed so hard 😂 This was a good video. Thanks for letting us know about the different options! Good job!
Great video. Quick and concise!!! Much appreciated!!!
Searching YT for changing a tire and look who it brought me to! Good to "see" you again Garrett!
Hey great video. Very good information for all.
The bottle jack buddy came in clutch on my 1800 mile drive. Would have been stranded without it!
Ty so much for making this video.
Thank y’all❣️
Good video! Just plain good information.
Nice video thanks
I carry a piece of 2x12 with me to place under the bottle jack to give it a good base to jack from.
Great Video Brother.
Thanks… btw… we’ll probably be rolling in Monday or Tuesday for the Slo Mo In April. Not quite sure what momma is going to shoot for
Everything I have ever read or seen done before is that you never lift an RV by the axle. Here is the info from the manf: Changing a Tire
Do not use the stabilizer jacks to support the recreational vehicle while
under the vehicle or changing tires. The stabilizer jacks are designed as
a stabilizing system only. Do not use the stabilizer jacks as a jack or in
conjunction with a jack.
Never raise the recreational vehicle by placing the jack under the axle,
springs or any attachment parts. 3. Locate the mainframe rail of the trailer (it spans from front-to-back just inside the tires).
4. To raise the recreational vehicle, place the jack (hydraulic or screw) under the main
frame rail. It must be just ahead of the front tire or just behind the rear tire.
I specifically came looking for videos addressing this just now b/c I'm staring at my Dexter Axle service manual and it states (in a large yellow caution banner, no less): "Do not lift or support the trailer on any part of the axle or suspension system. Never go under any trailer unless it is properly supported on jack stands which have been rated for the load. Improperly supported vehicles can fall unexpectedly and cause serious injury or death."
Now, I must admit, I have jacked up one side of the axle before. This does seem odd that the axle would not be able to support the weight; half the weight. That said, it would seem the only other location would be the steel structural beam which, is fine but also very tall location to get register to.
I have done a lot of research and know it says this, but no one I know including the dealerships do this. On my trailer the frame is probably 20inches or more off the ground. There is no conceivable way to jack it up from the roadside.
Man I’ve been meaning to buy this forever now and still haven’t and I don’t know why 😂
Ty really help
We have a 37' 5th wheel on our land and the pad has some slope. we got the low side up with 3 2x12's but the tires slid off the 2x12 on the other side and now we're leaning the other way. When we tried to jack it on that side to get the board under the wheels slipped a little and we said "nope" and stopped before we had a trailer on its side. We don't have a tow vehicle and I'm at an absolute loss as to what to do now. Any suggestions? Hire a company to come and level it?
I had a similar situation a couple weeks ago so I understand. If you don’t know anyone with a truck and an appropriate hitch. I would bet the cheapest fix would be to get a tow truck to come out and help. Not cheap but cheaper than anything else I can think of. In any event… safety is #1
I wouldn't weld it. Leave it so you can still line up the buddy but still be able to pivot the jack base to make it easier to jack.
Good point chief! See you next month
Love it!
Can u get the bottle jack under it with a flat?
I recently found out that on my 15” wheels you could not. I had to use my truck jack as a jack stand and have since added a jack stand in the camper
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Im a mech engineer and agree with you completely. Mfr says to jack on the frame but my manual doesnt tell me where, and we all know those frames are very weak.
I rounded up a wheelbarrow full of cribing and tried the frame lift once, but the stack was so rickety under that small piece of frame flange that i chickened out.
I split a piece of sched 40 pipe the dia of axle od and cut it to fit between the u bolts to spread the load. Done it dozens of times.
Good video
Thanks for watching. I told them over at lippert that I felt if they made a video about this subject and their recommendations that I thought a lot of people would be appreciative.
Unfortunatly, a lippert video would be scripted by their lawyers and therefore useless to practical people.
Your jacking exactly where the manual says not to. So bad for the axel and suspension to jack on those. If you have 2 or three axels all the weight is now on one.
I was told never jack on the axle.
There are so many theories. People that say don’t jack on the axle, people that say you’ll bend the frame jacking on it. This is why I asked someone that does it for a living how they recommend it
Guys, get rid of that stupid background music,
Big big talker