My Alaskan has four Titan jacks which mount to the camper with two bolts each. It's kind of a pain to take them off and stick them in the camper, and I was wondering if I could just crank them up all the way and leave them attached while driving. Just on paved highways, not on a rough four-wheel road or anything like that.

Is that likely to cause problems?

 

I don't think you will encounter any ground clearance issues on roads or parking lots as a whole but consider if you park next to a small import.

 

These look like the hand crank style and hot hydraulic. I had some and used to pull the bolt on the inside portion and then lift them up to be parallel to the camper. They were like this when I bought it. Nothing more than a piece of flat 1/8 in stock bent to form a 1/2 circle with a tail to screw into the underside of the camper: --U something like this. or another option would be to get some fence post clamps cut off the top flat portion. Loosen both bolts, flip up and then tighten the remaining bolt put the removed bolt back into the mount so it dont get lost. Problem with them down is they may vibrate loose and eventually drag. The biggest pain is the tripods! What I did for these since when mounted on the truck they are not needed is have some cups fabricated which had about a 4 inch diameter pad with some fence post welded on to give it a foot. I would then put a 2x6 pad down for a larger footprint when you park to stabilize so no rock and roll and you can level for the fridge to work well. Thus leave the tripods at home.

just found this as an example of the foot described above: can make cheaper at auto cafts shops but this gives idea.

 

I've been driving around town with them mounted, and no problems so far.

Yes, they're crank style, not hydraulic. These don't seem to have the option to mount them parallel to the camper; only straight up or straight down.

 

do they bolt on? one bolt either side of crank? If so those are the bolts I am referring to. on rear remove left one on front the right then turn up to parrallel the bottom of the camper. Post a close up pic if you can or PM me with one. You understood the thing on the foot right?

 

I understand what you're saying about undoing one bolt, but I don't understand what would hold the jacks up. Do you somehow crank them into each other so they can hold each other up? It doesn't sound like a very stable arrangement.

The tripods just stay in the camper. They're not such a big deal.

 

I told you in the 1st message about the foot I made, I later included an example picture of the foot for the jacks so there would be no real need to carry the tripods. Also I explained how to fabricate a simple strap to set the legs into ( --u) or purchase and cut a chain link fence end strap. Once the legs folded you place them in the --u and then crank out a little to ensure they are held up. Tighten the remaining bolt back up.

Vibration over long distances could cause them to lower or you could encounter a curb or something and that would be a mess. Even the old hydraulic legs had a wire retainer to keep them up from leaking down pressures. Just the tripods take up room which becomes a valuable commodity in a slide in. no fun taking stuff out to get in or putting in to leave!

 

I guess I'd have to see a picture to understand.

 

how wide do the handles make it? You might not have ground clearance issues, but you could possibly be overwidth.

 

Even with the jacks on it, they stick out less far than my mirrors do, so no worries.

 

hate to get technical, but when measuring the width of a vehicle, the side mirrors are not considered.

 

Didn't know that, Tex. Well, really, it's not a big deal, and I'm getting rid of the Alaskan tomorrow (trading it for a travel trailer), so it'll be a moot point very soon.

 

Had a lot of issues this weekend (wasn't able to bring back the travel trailer), but the jacks weren't one of them. They did fine attached to the Alaskan. Thanks for the advice guys.