I have to say, that this video should be the model for all that appears on RUclips. The author fast forwards it through the drudgery, and gives the verbal coverage of what is more than critical to understand. I sincerely hope he will continue to explore more video opportunities whatever he chooses. This is the way it should be done.
a job well done my friend. you should be proud of your quality of work mrHandyman. i will use your experience and knowledge when i finally replace my own truck camper. thanks again my fellow truck camper. bravo. ciao
You should have painted and glue inner brackets in place. That way some future person who has to work on camper jacks will not have to open inner wall for camper jack service. Also you could have cut old external jack connectors off, and cutoff new jack connectors, and butt spliced old ones to the new jacks. That way you would not need to open wall for wiring you drilled through.
I'm getting ready to purchase some happijac's like those. I had the exact same issue happen in Idaho last week, I almost lost the camper in the Salmon river. Question, what are your hole dimensions for the three happijac mounting screws? I don't have mine yet and I'm getting conflicting information, one site says 7-3/8" between holes others say 7-1/4". Can you tell me?
Good job. Might have been easier to just leave the old electrical plugs installed and splice the old ends onto the new jacks. What failed on the old jack? Bracket, where the jack mounts to the camper, or the jack tube itself?
Maybe you can help me with a TC that I need to pick up. The previous owner set it completely on the ground. I need to raise it up so I can get a forklift under it or jack it up. Do you have any suggestions or ideas?
I need more details to answer your question. Does your camper have jacks? Is it resting on the belly or on blocks or? If you don't have jacks (I can only assume) I would suggest that you either install a set of electronic jacks like I did in this video or a more cost effective option could be a set of Brophy cable jacks from etrailer.com ruclips.net/video/41wPq2HiD5A/видео.html I hope this helps! Thanks for following our adventures 😀
The tc is completely on it's belly- not on blocks nor any jacks installed. I thought about installing jacks, however I noticed in your video the base of the jack stand is beyond ground level if it's on its belly. My wife just came up with an idea. She suggested to have two forklifts on both sides of the tc pick it up in tandem. Then I can back my truck in underneath. What are your thoughts?
That sounds like it could end really bad if something went wrong. I would focus my efforts on getting it up on jack stands or blocks first. About 12 to 18 inches off the ground is ideal. Then check for termites. Any time you have wood touching dirt, termites like to move in. If no termites are present then I would move forward with a complete jack install on all four corners. The forklift idea could work if you can get the forks under the main frame rails that it’s resting on. But I wouldn’t recommend going any higher than 18 inches with forklifts because it would be likely to teeter over and hurt or kill someone. You could always set it down on a skinny flatbed trailer to make it more mobile while you install jacks. How did the previous owner go about setting the camper on the ground?
@@DestinatioNow No one knows how the tc was unloaded. It probably was slowly skidded out of a flatbed with a tilt. It's been on asphalt a couple weeks so I'm not worried about termites. My wife's idea with the forklifts would involve two forklifts working in tandem to lift the tc into my truck bed. Yeah it could be a little dicey. However, I think I have a better idea. Brophy makes a cable truck jack that goes down to 17" and lifts up to 67". It has a 26" rail that's 2" wide that lifts up on the sides of the camper wings. Once you find dead center it will ratchet up evenly.
There are many variables to consider when choosing the size wire for your application. Try using this handy calculator: www.solar-wind.co.uk/info/dc-cable-wire-sizing-tool-low-voltage-drop-calculator
Personally, I always use 1/0 cable or larger for car batteries. I would suggest that you use the calculator. It’s impossible for me to determine the appropriate wire size for your application without knowing the voltage, amps and length of your application.
This video is literally the most helpful one I've found.
Glad to hear it!
Great job bro
Thank you ☺️
Thank you very much for the time and effort you took to make this video.
So sweet, you're very welcome. We enjoy making them for our viewers ❤️
quite an extensive repair job. you are doing great.
Thank you!
Excellent video very helpful, thanks.
Thank you, glad it helped!
Amazing work, you are inspiring to others, thank you!
Thank you!
I have to say, that this video should be the model for all that appears on RUclips. The author fast forwards it through the drudgery, and gives the verbal coverage of what is more than critical to understand. I sincerely hope he will continue to explore more video opportunities whatever he chooses. This is the way it should be done.
What a sincere compliment. This means the world to us, thank you 🙏
You are the kind of guy that I could work with - cool headed, calm and knowledgeable. Good luck with your camper and take care.
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏🤟
a job well done my friend. you should be proud of your quality of work mrHandyman. i will use your experience and knowledge when i finally replace my own truck camper. thanks again my fellow truck camper. bravo. ciao
Thank you, you are so nice! Be sure to check out the whole Maintenance Monday playlist for other RV related fixes and maintenence.
Good video and info
Thank you 🙂
Well done! Looks awesome. You are giving me ideas on projects for my camper in the spring.
Thank you and glad to hear! Good luck with your projects ☺️
nice job! Really solid now.. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
You should have painted and glue inner brackets in place. That way some future person who has to work on camper jacks will not have to open inner wall for camper jack service. Also you could have cut old external jack connectors off, and cutoff new jack connectors, and butt spliced old ones to the new jacks. That way you would not need to open wall for wiring you drilled through.
Great advice, thank you
clean job..
Thanks!
I'm getting ready to purchase some happijac's like those. I had the exact same issue happen in Idaho last week, I almost lost the camper in the Salmon river. Question, what are your hole dimensions for the three happijac mounting screws? I don't have mine yet and I'm getting conflicting information, one site says 7-3/8" between holes others say 7-1/4". Can you tell me?
Mine are 7 1/4" center to center.
@@DestinatioNow Thanks
Good job. Might have been easier to just leave the old electrical plugs installed and splice the old ends onto the new jacks.
What failed on the old jack? Bracket, where the jack mounts to the camper, or the jack tube itself?
It was the jack tube that failed.
What are you doing with the old jacks? I've been looking for a set.
We donated them to a friend a few months ago.
Maybe you can help me with a TC that I need to pick up. The previous owner set it completely on the ground. I need to raise it up so I can get a forklift under it or jack it up. Do you have any suggestions or ideas?
I need more details to answer your question. Does your camper have jacks? Is it resting on the belly or on blocks or? If you don't have jacks (I can only assume) I would suggest that you either install a set of electronic jacks like I did in this video or a more cost effective option could be a set of Brophy cable jacks from etrailer.com ruclips.net/video/41wPq2HiD5A/видео.html
I hope this helps! Thanks for following our adventures 😀
The tc is completely on it's belly- not on blocks nor any jacks installed. I thought about installing jacks, however I noticed in your video the base of the jack stand is beyond ground level if it's on its belly.
My wife just came up with an idea. She suggested to have two forklifts on both sides of the tc pick it up in tandem. Then I can back my truck in underneath.
What are your thoughts?
That sounds like it could end really bad if something went wrong. I would focus my efforts on getting it up on jack stands or blocks first. About 12 to 18 inches off the ground is ideal. Then check for termites. Any time you have wood touching dirt, termites like to move in. If no termites are present then I would move forward with a complete jack install on all four corners. The forklift idea could work if you can get the forks under the main frame rails that it’s resting on. But I wouldn’t recommend going any higher than 18 inches with forklifts because it would be likely to teeter over and hurt or kill someone. You could always set it down on a skinny flatbed trailer to make it more mobile while you install jacks.
How did the previous owner go about setting the camper on the ground?
@@DestinatioNow No one knows how the tc was unloaded. It probably was slowly skidded out of a flatbed with a tilt. It's been on asphalt a couple weeks so I'm not worried about termites.
My wife's idea with the forklifts would involve two forklifts working in tandem to lift the tc into my truck bed. Yeah it could be a little dicey.
However, I think I have a better idea. Brophy makes a cable truck jack that goes down to 17" and lifts up to 67". It has a 26" rail that's 2" wide that lifts up on the sides of the camper wings. Once you find dead center it will ratchet up evenly.
I read you suggested the Brophy's already. 👌
If you don't mind me asking. What is the gauge of the wiring from the battery to be logic board?
We don’t mind at all. I used 1/0 cable throughout
@@DestinatioNow oh wow. I just bought a 10 guage so probably not be strong enough
There are many variables to consider when choosing the size wire for your application. Try using this handy calculator: www.solar-wind.co.uk/info/dc-cable-wire-sizing-tool-low-voltage-drop-calculator
@@DestinatioNow thank you. What would you suggest?
Personally, I always use 1/0 cable or larger for car batteries. I would suggest that you use the calculator. It’s impossible for me to determine the appropriate wire size for your application without knowing the voltage, amps and length of your application.
My truck has a little lift in it , I have to use blocks with my jacks.
These newer Happijacs lift the camper a couple feet higher than the old Atwoods. Thanks for watching!
They now lift the camper to a maximum height of 4’ 2”
You wouldn't be interested in selling your old female plugins, would you?
Sorry we no longer have them.
So so didn't have to be a half an hour long
Thanks for watching 🙏❤️