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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
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 Posted - 03/10/2012 : 3:09:55 PM
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I caught the right rear jack foot on steel fence post when I turned sharply without quite clearing the post
It laid the steel fence post over on it's side.
Didn't hurt the jack but messed up the camper frame really bad.
Filed claim with insurance and will have it looked at after this trip.
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Tinbender
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2012 : 9:22:35 PM
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Ouch, looks like the whole rear cap may have to come off to fix.
I lucked out last year when a backed into a small fir tree. Had to do fiberglass repair on the bumper but saved from further damage because the camper slid forward in the truck bed about 2 inches. |
2007 950 w/slide, genset, satellite
TV, AC and Wave 3 heater. F350, 6 liter,
srw, airbags with pump and dual control.
Rickson 19.5's |
Edited by - Tinbender on 03/10/2012 9:25:10 PM |
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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
2508 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 07:14:24 AM
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It may be more than just that.
As the steel post was laid over, it created upward and outward pressure on the jack.
I noticed the rear side panel doesn't look square anymore - may have separated the side frame as well.
Those jack feet hanging down from the rear are real "snag" points.
Any camper with a large rear overhang is at risk for snagging the jack.
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skiierdave
Contributing Member
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 09:41:16 AM
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| Sorry to see something like that happen Rich. I think I'll drive with more caution now. |
2009 1050 with most options
2011 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 4X4 DSL, Rancho RS 9000XL shocks and Stable loads.
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jackman
Senior Member
USA
420 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 11:47:37 AM
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| And I thought I had it bad with my rogue wave event. I feel really bad for ya' Rich. Maybe the insurance company will total your camper and you can go get a new one. |
2004 EC 1150 SN: 0718
2007 F-350 CC 6.0L diesel 4x4 dually |
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joec
Founding Member
635 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 4:57:50 PM
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| WOW, I am really sorry that this happened to your camper. Is it a complete separation of the rear cap all the way inside the camper? Or did it just break up the rear area? |
2004 EC 950 Slide # 1058
2006 Ford F-350 DRW :)
Co-pilot, Suezie
Side-gunner, Andee, the best dog ever!
Tail-gunner, Cali
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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
2508 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 5:29:29 PM
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Originally posted by joec
WOW, I am really sorry that this happened to your camper. Is it a complete separation of the rear cap all the way inside the camper? Or did it just break up the rear area?
Well, I'm sitting inside right now with a kitty on my lap - but last recall seeing daylight through the rear wardrobe cabinet floor.
So yes, it pulled the rear cap OFF at the corner.
And the storage compartment below wardrobe cabinet dropped the barbecue wand-ignitor and tongues trough the opening onto the ground when it happened.
The frame is bent - yet we can still load and unload the camper.
Amazing how tough these things were built.
I carry pretty good insurance coverage, so hopefully I can get it restored. If the camper is totaled, I'll have to get a temporary camper or used trailer until I can get a new TC.
We have some family reservations set in July and I'm going camping even if it's in a tent.
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lwokral
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2012 : 9:17:07 PM
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Sorry for your incident Rich. I once caught a city sidewalk garbage enclosure in Monterey California with the right rear jack on my previous S&S. I had parked close to the curb and turned out too sharply when departing not accounting enough for the tail sweep. It pulled the jack totally off, but it luckily didn't do any damage to the camper at all. The little garbage enclosure didn't fare so well though.
I have the same year and model as you. I like it a lot. I hope you can get it repaired. |
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thepadg
Advanced Member
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2012 : 2:15:21 PM
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| Sorry to here of your misshap Rich. Another place you have to watch out for is Street crossings. Like where a street crosses a main hiway or even at a fuel station enterance/exit. Some times the dip is so sharp that the rear jacks will srcape on the large TCs even with the jacks completely up. IT appears that you have a lot of ground clearance but you find out that you really don't have that much. |
thepadg
2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Cummins Diesel
2004 Eagle Cap 1150 with slide
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goldwinghauler
Senior Member
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2012 : 2:37:12 PM
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| Sorry for your misfortune Rich. Good luck with the insurance company and the repair. |
2012 Dodge Ram 3500HD Cummins Diesel CC LB 4WD Dually
2011 Lance 1181 |
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goldwinghauler
Senior Member
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2012 : 2:43:22 PM
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| One other consideration upon entering/exiting a parking lot with a severe slope. If you enter an an angle (45 deg) you stand a better chance of negotiating the lot. However then entry is alway much easier than the exit. Even an angle upon departure can cause a touchdown of your jacks and damage to occur. Sometimes its best to look for a different location, unless you have now choice such as we encountered in Colorado last summer. All the lots had extreme sloped entries/exits. On one occasion, we angled the entry and we drove out through the rear of the store along the sidewalk/ROW until we exited on level ground. |
2012 Dodge Ram 3500HD Cummins Diesel CC LB 4WD Dually
2011 Lance 1181 |
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mangymarmot
Contributing Member
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Posted - 03/18/2012 : 3:10:31 PM
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| Ouch! Sorry to read about your misfortune. Hopefully you can get squared away with your insurance company quickly and move on. This will remind me and others the potential for damage when cutting corners or taking large departure angles. |
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thepadg
Advanced Member
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2012 : 11:51:05 AM
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| The only real fix to the problem of dragging your jacks would be if the jacks were mounted so that when the jack is fully up the pad would be at or above the rear bumper. I know I've dragged mine on a number of occasions. It was just touch and go thank God, did no real damage. |
thepadg
2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Cummins Diesel
2004 Eagle Cap 1150 with slide
2001 Excel 33 RLE 5th Wheel |
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Gary Hubbard
Contributing Member
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2012 : 1:18:17 PM
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| thepadg, that is the way all campers should be designed. |
Edited by - Gary Hubbard on 03/23/2012 4:36:32 PM |
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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
2508 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2012 : 3:51:54 PM
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Originally posted by Gary Hubbard
thepadg, that is the way the new camper is designed.
This is a public forum.
I've often wished that there was a slip/lock mechanism for raising the jack foot a little.
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thepadg
Advanced Member
USA
612 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2012 : 3:29:05 PM
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That may have been why on some of the early TCs the jacks would swivle up and ride sideways along the camper body. Most were simply removed when the camper was on the truck way back when. Of coarse they were all hand crank ups back then too.
Maybe make the back jacks longer so that they could be mounted higher on the TC and then still be able to lift the TC to the same highth as the front one will. |
thepadg
2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Cummins Diesel
2004 Eagle Cap 1150 with slide
2001 Excel 33 RLE 5th Wheel |
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Hit by a steel fence post on way out. . .
