I have a 1987 Coleman Sequoia. I am looking into changing the Stabilizer Jacks. The book says it has Fulton (500 lbs). Is this 500 lbs the stabilizing weight or the lifting weight.
Thanks
Quote from: trevlacxamI have a 1987 Coleman Sequoia. I am looking into changing the Stabilizer Jacks. The book says it has Fulton (500 lbs). Is this 500 lbs the stabilizing weight or the lifting weight.
Thanks
They do not recommend lifting the Pop-up with the jacks, only stablizing. At least that is what my Viking book said.
Quote from: trevlacxamI have a 1987 Coleman Sequoia. I am looking into changing the Stabilizer Jacks. The book says it has Fulton (500 lbs). Is this 500 lbs the stabilizing weight or the lifting weight.
Thanks
These jacks are rated at the amount of weight that they will support. That means, if you put the jacks down to stabilize your trailer (not lift it, as mentioned) you will not want to exceed 500# per jack in additional weight. In other-words, when you and your family & pets climb into one of the bunk ends, don't exceed 500# per corner or 1000# in that bunk. Just remember, there is some leverage involved here once the weight is suspended past the center of the jack.
Also, consider that the more weight that you put on the stabilizer when you initially set up, by jacking, the less additional weight the stabilizer can handle.
The jacks are just to stabilize the trailer, NOT to lift it. What type of jacks are you going to replace them with?:)
The manual that came with the '76 pop-up that we had some years ago said that, when you needed to change a flat on the trailer, you would use the corner and tongue jacks to lift the trailer to change the flat.
I think that a lot of it depends on the style of the stabilizer. Our '76 had a locking mechinism similar to the kind on the good-old bumper jacks.
Where the '95 had a friction lock arrangement that was obviously less able to do that task.
The screw down type with a single drop arm wouldn't be advised to try and lift the camper, either.
The "scissor-jack" style I see on larger trailers could easily lift any popup, and most cars!
"Consult your owner's manual"
Bob
Quote from: CAPEd CODgerThe manual that came with the '76 pop-up that we had some years ago said that, when you needed to change a flat on the trailer, you would use the corner and tongue jacks to lift the trailer to change the flat.
I think that a lot of it depends on the style of the stabilizer. Our '76 had a locking mechinism similar to the kind on the good-old bumper jacks.
Where the '95 had a friction lock arrangement that was obviously less able to do that task.
The screw down type with a single drop arm wouldn't be advised to try and lift the camper, either.
The "scissor-jack" style I see on larger trailers could easily lift any popup, and most cars!
"Consult your owner's manual"
Bob
I think I read that too about the lifting to change a tire. But you wouldn't have people inside bouncing it around, that's the reason for not using them as jacks while camping I think.
The frame of most PUs would not like the trailer being lifted by the corner.:)