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[BobM]

I just ordered one of the speaker lifts from Guitar Center, still only $59.00. FWC sells it for $250 so that's a good deal. I plan to cut a piece of hardwood that will fit over the edges of the lift board and have a bored inset for the pole. That way it won't slip off the board and will also disperse the pressure of the pole diameter out through the width of the lift board. This idea was inspired by the comment above about cracking the lift board, so thanks for the heads up. Also, I won't need a permanent closet thingy attached to the board.

[BobM]

Finally tried it this weekend. Worked great, it's very lightweight. No more sore shoulders, yeah!

[RC Pilot Jim]

I have the struts on my Eagle shell and just a Fantastic fan on the roof. Effortless to put up and down. My wife is 5'2" tall and she has no problems either.

The attached shows a cut down T-Mop (Lowes 2.75). The T-Mop unscrews for easy storing in the wheel well storage box. T-Mop allows for just using my arms to raise rear of camper.

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[flinchlock]

I just rcvd my On Stage SS8800BPLUS Speaker Stand from Amazon for $59.99 (ordered July 5).

I have removed the three legged stand...
if I stop at the bottom of the MAXIMUM warning sticker it is ~72.0" long.
if I ignore the MAXIMUM warning sticker it is ~75.0" long.

My '07 ATC Cougar has ~77.5" of headroom (bottom of push boards).

The front (by bed) push board is over the 15" high couch and would be ~62.5" (~77.5" - 15") and the stand would work just fine.

But the back (by door) push board is a problem... stand is ~5.5" (~77.5" - ~72.0") SHORT!

I really do not want to goof up the leg stand I removed... to be used for a future solar panel stand.

I'll see if I can find something in my barn to make the stand 6" longer.

I plan on replacing all the push boards with oak.

Mike

[BobM]

I just rcvd my On Stage SS8800BPLUS Speaker Stand from Amazon for $59.99 (ordered July 5).

I have removed the three legged stand...
if I stop at the bottom of the MAXIMUM warning sticker it is ~72.0" long.
if I ignore the MAXIMUM warning sticker it is ~75.0" long.

My '07 ATC Cougar has ~77.5" of headroom (bottom of push boards).

The front (by bed) push board is over the 15" high couch and would be ~62.5" (~77.5" - 15") and the stand would work just fine.

But the back (by door) push board is a problem... stand is ~5.5" (~77.5" - ~72.0") SHORT!

I really do not want to goof up the leg stand I removed... to be used for a future solar panel stand.

I'll see if I can find something in my barn to make the stand 6" longer.

I plan on replacing all the push boards with oak.

Mike

For the front I just lift the stand up pn to the ledge by my refer while sitting on the sofa. Mine is a FWC Raven so you might not have a similar config. I find it easier on the shoulder doing this by lifting up from my knees.

[flinchlock]

FYI, I posted the following thread in this thread==>> http://www.wanderthe...ingys/?p=139739

 

Here is my experience with my On Stage SS8800BPLUS Speaker Stand...

 

Bought 7/29/2012: used 89 nights since then, times 2 up/downs of speaker stand = 178... round up for the very few times we would use other than spending the night = 225 up/downs.

 

On our 11,555 mile bucket list trip (52 nights in camper), I noticed the cranking was getting MUCH harder.  When we got home I opened up the speaker stand and it had ALOT of brass "dust" in the unit.  It appears the steel gear eats the brass gear.

 

So, instead of buying another speaker stand (at AMZ for $59 back then), I will be doing the "roof lifting helper shocks thingys".

 

Mike

[carld]

Ya, I was parked at Cap Rock Canyon SP in TX last month with about a 30 mph breeze blowing towards the back door.  When I started to lift the roof with the back door open the roof popped up automatically

Edited by carld, 31 March 2016 - 08:29 PM.

[BobM]

I've posted this on other threads for anyone that wants to see the speaker stand in action:

[JaSAn]

 

...  It appears the steel gear eats the brass gear.

 

So, instead of buying another speaker stand (at AMZ for $59 back then), I will be doing the "roof lifting helper shocks thingys".

 

Mike

 

The brass gear is probably a replaceable item.  Why not use both 'roof lifting helper shocks thingys' and the speaker stand.  I have interior air springs and will be adding rear spings this summer.  I still use the speaker lift.  I like my back feeling good.

 

jim

[JaSAn]

Ya, I was parked at Cap Rock Canyon SP in TX last month with about a 30 mph breeze blowing towards the back door.  When I started to lift the roof with the back door open the roof popped up automatically

 

I had the opposite problem at Valley of the Gods, Utah this April.  Morning, wind swirling at ~20-25 MPH.  I am putting the roof down to leave, rear door open.  Roof won't come down; the wind is holding it up.  I close the door and the roof starts coming down normally.  Wind switches direction, lee side fabric puffs out like balloon.  Anyhow, it took me 40 minutes to get the roof down with the sides tucked in properly.

 

I have another good reason for using the speaker lift.  Maybe it is because I have an old camper with no elastic left to pull in the sides, but I can stop my roof part way down, go out and tuck things in properly, then continue bringing the roof down.  Without doing that, I would have fabric hanging out all over the place.

 

jim