Lance Truck Camper, Owner'S Manual

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LOADING AND UNLOADING
The camper is loaded, unloaded with the aid of jacks
positioned at each corner of the camper. Before
operating jacks, read this chapter thoroughly.
MANUAL ACME SCREW JACKS
To extend or retract a jack, push handle onto drive shaft
and rotate slightly until drive pin is engaged in handle
slot. Rotate handle clockwise to raise camper or
counterclockwise to lower camper. To remove handle,
reverse above procedure.
MANUAL BALL SCREW JACKS
To extend or retract a jack, push handle onto alignment
tube and depress the release bar with plastic push
collar. Hold plastic push collar in place with one hand
and rotate the handle slightly with the other hand until
the black pin engages at either end of the handle “T”
slot. Rotate the handle clockwise to raise camper or
counter clockwise to lower camper.
To remove the handle, hold the plastic push collar in
place with one hand and back the handle off with the
other hand until the black pin is engaged in the middle
of the handle “T” slot. The release bar should audibly
and visually spring back into position. To do so the
handle must be in the vertical position. If a jack is
supporting the camper, it may be necessary to rotate
handle clockwise slightly to relieve load on release bar
before release bar can be disengaged.
Quick-to-ground feature:
To extend jack from transport position on truck to
ground, the base can be dropped quickly to the ground.
While release bar is disengaged, step down on base to
drop it to the ground.
Do not use quick-to-ground feature with handle in
place.
NOTE:
Quick-to-ground feature may not work freely
until jack has been used several times due to close
tolerances built into jack.
ELECTRIC CAMPER JACKS
Electric jacks need 12-volt automotive battery power to
operate. The camper battery must be charged and in
good condition. If the battery is too low to operate the
jacks, charge the battery before using jacks. If the
camper is on the truck, starting the truck’s engine will
supply power to the jacks as long as the 12-volt
electrical power cord is connected. If the camper is off
the truck and battery power is low, a 12-volt electrical
connector extension (available from your Lance Dealer)
can be used to connect the camper to the
truck to power the jacks. If no power is available, use
the manual override operation noted below.
Do not use the electric jacks to raise or lower the
camper using only 120-volt power. The converter’s
charger will be damaged if the jacks are operated
with 120-volt power through the 12-volt converter
without an automotive battery or with a low battery
installed in the camper.
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