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[goinoregon]

and if positive, any recommendation on brand, would be appreciated.

thx

greg

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I’ve had Attwood and HappiJacks on hardside campers, the only one to give me any trouble was the HappiJack.  The electric motor on one jack would lock up after a prolonged period of not being used.   When I called the factory, they immediately gave me a work around, so it was probably a well known issue.   I do like the mechanical part of the HJ, it seems much better (gear ratio/smoothness) than the Rieco mechanicals on my pop up camper.

 

I guess I don’t trust either of the two electrics I’ve had, but they sure beat cranking a really heavy camper.

[Vic]

I had manual jacks on my old camper which was fine as it stayed on the truck almost full time.  I did have the adaptor to use with an electric drill for the rare times it came off.

 

With the electrics on my new camper I'll usually drop the camper at a campground if I'm going to be touring the area for more than 3 or so days and they make the loading/unloading process so much easier.  Happi Jacs and I service them with white lithium grease every couple of years and no problems so far. 

 

-Vic  

[goinoregon]

Thx for the intel guys.  i will be gettting a ATC in the early spring. i live in urban PDX, and dont want to drive around the city with the camper, so i would like a convenient way to get it off the truck - by myself.

i am getting a shell, and will outfit interior myself - so figure i can 'splurge' on some things that make the whole process easier, and quicker.

thx again

greg

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Greg, the mechanical jacks will do the job.

[kimosawboy]

If you go electric, search out which of the companies have good customer service...More and more these days thats the deal breaker for me...

[goinoregon]

Greg, the mechanical jacks will do the job.

ok.  i currently dont have the atc.  but i figured running around with my drill motor would be time consuming.  but apparently you dont think it adds a lot of time ?

[Wandering Sagebrush]

ok.  i currently dont have the atc.  but i figured running around with my drill motor would be time consuming.  but apparently you dont think it adds a lot of time ?

The biggest time consumption was bolting/unbolting the jack to the mount.  Running them up or down is pretty quick.

[ntsqd]

Our current camper came with Rieco electric jacks. The remote is a semi-PITA, but they mostly work well enough. I don't know that I'd have spent the coin to get them, but they do make R&Ring the camper much faster. The biggest reason that I don't know that I'd have opted for them is our camper is supposed to be on the truck full time.

 

Electric jacks do add a complication to taking them off when on the truck. Ours have no connector, they are hard wired. If there were a weathertight Anderson power pole bulkhead I'd change that, but I've yet to find one.

[PaulT]

Have you looked on the Powerwerx site for weather covers?  

https://powerwerx.co...=0&pageNumber=1

Scan down the page for the Anderson connector you need to protect. 
 

There should not be a need for water proof connectors. The pickup bed location should be shielded from most water & spray by the camper itself. 
 

Paul