How to raise a folding camper with a heavy duty drill
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This video explores a possible labor-saving way to raise the roof on a folding camper. Sixty seven arduous hand cranks are reduced to just four with the use of a half-inch, heavy duty drill.
The sparkplug socket with slots was a brilliant idea.
Thank you very much at 63 years old this works super Thank you Sir.
You're a genius. Thank you
Thanks, dude. Been going back and forth between soft popups vs. aliners. These are much more roomy and camping-like. But the cranking part is problematic: all those cranks (dealbreaker) vs. notoriously faulty power lift systems. This $100 solution changes the game. And some Coachmen Clippers don't use poles for the beds either. Things are getting easier. Niiice, for this active but still over-60 guy.
Thanks so much it worked great , you saved this old mans life. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack every time we went camping Thanks again
Thank you much. Great video my friend.
Grinding a spark plug socket is a great idea! Thank you!
Just cranked up my 1999 Coleman Taos with drill you recommended.Worked great ! I was a little slow on the trigger pull; since the drill was a new purchase, but it worked fine. Used string like you suggested. Thanks for tip. First time in a while I cranked top up without shoulder pain afterwards.
Great! I've been using mine for awhile. I almost look forward to popping it up now!
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Do you not have a colored cable to see when raising the top?
Scotty D yes he does. It was green didn't u see it? Had a clothespin on the end of it
Thanks Billy Bob thorton
you sir are a BAD ASS!,,,,,,thank you so much for this video,already have the stuff here to do this
Great explanations; and easy to understand! Thks.
I guess Billy Bob Thornton likes to camp 😂
thats the way to go.
They make that same adapter if you didn’t want to make your own. But glad it works. I’m getting one now lol. 👍
genius!! Thank you.
could any one tell me how to adjust the cable , the camper is about 2 inches to low foe the door
This is a great idea however one of the cables in your lymph system out working right or a broken will this idea still work?
Thanks, that info. will help. Happy 2018!
How much do you guess the roof of your camper weighs? Reason I ask is I am about to trade up to pop up with bigger roof and AC on top. I have Hitachi like yours with over 400 torque. Did great on little Coleman Taos.
I couldn't guess the weight. I do know mine is quite heavy, with an AC unit on it and my drill raises it without a problem.
Hi David - do you think an impact wrench would damage the camper crank instead of using a drill?
I would be afraid of using an impact for this. I could see the potential for breaking a cable.
What is the doohicky that fits into the chuck to adapt the 1/2" extension? I was already to go and I missed this step?
Google "hex drive socket adapter'. Make sure you get the proper drive size to fit your socket or get a variety pack, they're cheap and super useful. They are built for impact use but they will work with a drill.
It's a 1/2 inch shank I believe
Thanks for response. What model is your Fleetwood, AKA Coleman, Niagara, Utah?
A Fleetwood Sea Pine, 2006
Harbor freight 1/2 inch electric impact wrench. 230 ft lbs of max torque @ $35 with a coupon. More than enough oomph to raise the roof at a bargain price.
whats the brand? is it still available?
I bought 9amp electric hitachi but it doesn’t seem to raise the roof. It goes up very little then it seems to be working hard smells like the motor was burning so I stopped. What am I doing wrong? Please help
What do you do for power when none avail? What is amps on drill can it be run off of an inverter on your car?
You would either need a powerful battery-operated drill ($300 or so) or an inverter that can deliver 9 amps AC or so.
What make and model drill did you use? Great Video!
I used a Hitachi D13VF. Thanks!
thanks for the idea. I did the same thing as I have an angle grinder and extra spark plug socket. We have a 92 coleman sequia that were waiting for the weather to break so we can go camping and try it out. I have a dewalt electric drill i will use but it doesn't have a restrictive torque setting. I'm afraid that if I push the trigger to hard causing it to spin really fast it would snap the cables. Are you just getting a feel for the torque because your video doesn't sound like your hammering away with the drill?
You just have to be careful not to over crank the lifting mechanism. That's why I used a cord as an indicator to warn me that I was approaching full crank up. I am also careful not to force it up too fast, although I don't know if there is much risk of breaking a cable. Better safe than sorry though. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Makes sense. Thanks for the reply and advice.
mine was too heavy for my dewalt so today i purchased the one you have and it only raised it 3 inches and started smoking. Mine as a.c. as well but it is obviously much heavier than your pop up. Wish it would of worked out but looks like im manually doing it.
If those two drills can't lift it I guess it back to manual. Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Bummer I know. Im glad yours works great. I'm actually looking into installing an atv winch but going through every possible senerio and design before I start purchasing the items needed. Anything but 60 cranks lol
Is there a cordless option?
Sure, but you need some serious power. And power in a battery tool is expensive.
Hi David, thanks so much for making this video. My husband and I have just bought our first pop up. It’s a 2006 Fleetwood Niagara. We went camping for the first time in it 2 weeks ago and loved it! However it has a manual roof crank and my husband has shoulder and back problems. We read that a drill can be used to raise the roof, but we have had a lot of trouble trying to figure out which socket to get. My husband is very handy and he could make one using the angle grinder as you’ve done. But we aren’t user what size spark plug socket to buy. You mentioned yours is 5/8 inch. Any chance you may know if that’s the correct size we need for ours? Or if not, how do we find that out? Googling hasn’t given us any clear answers unfortunately. Thanks in advance for your reply!
I would just try inserting deep well sockets into the crank tube until finding the largest size that will fit. You could also measure the outside diameter of your hand crank and match it to a socket. My camper is the same year Fleetwood that you have so I would think yours would take the same size socket. Good luck and thanks for watching!
I would just try inserting deep well sockets into the crank tube until finding the largest size that will fit. You could also measure the outside diameter of your hand crank and match it to a socket. My camper is the same year Fleetwood that you have so I would think yours would take the same size socket. Good luck and thanks for watching!
What way to crank it up
Did lubrication ever make it easier to hand crank?
I never re-lubed one.
Where can you buy deep sockets already cut like that?
They sell these Search under "slotted head drill adapter" and you should find one. Just make sure you get one that will fit the inside diameter of your crank tube.
@@TheOriginalMechanic socket genie....made for ur camper
What drill did he use
I used a Hitachi D13VF.
Anybody’s doing this.I suggest just get electric impact.