Posted 25 October 2021 - 11:21 PM
The lifting mechanism on these campers are very complicated and if I had to guess, probably the downfall of many of the campers. There is a pulley system that you operate a crank from the outside (passenger side) and the cable runs under the dinette to the bottom corner then vertical to a track that lifts the top half. On my camper the floor was deteriorated and with all the weight of the top half off the camper the pulley ripped out of the floor. That's why mine needs a rebuild. When I have time I will try and get you some pictures. If you have no cables or pulleys and have to start from scratch, I'd look at the lifting mechanism of the Alaskan campers. Very simple.