So Many Mods, So Little Time

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

I want motors with a remote control . Just stand there and push buttons . Pat

I think you need to step up to one of those 40-foot behemoths so you can just sit in the driver's seat and deploy awnings and stabilizers with the push of a button...sort of like being captain of the Starship Enterprise.

Still laughing...

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by padlin

Tell Linda to do it, don't even have to push a button.

She does now . But the knees and back just are not what they used to be .should back down and get the front jack lift too . Pat

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Brian now have used them 2+ years . Everything from dirt ,concrete , asphalt and little gravel or rocks .

The potential issue on asphalt is leaving marks on the asphalt, rather than damage to the pads. On gravel, as long as rocks don't jam into the openings and the webs don't break due to concentrated loads on them from resting on individual rocks, everything is fine. The type of gravel really matters.

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Now if I only had motors to lift jacks up .

You can replace them (they're likely BAL C-Jacks or T-jacks) with BAL Powered C-Jacks, or (since you already have the jacks) use BAL's PowerPak add-on motors (only if the existing units are C-jacks). For remote control, see the discussion of a switch box on the end of a cable for the jacks on the front of a 5.0TA, or get one of the commercially made switch boxes or remote controls.

Here's a remote control system for four jack motors:
Atwood (80436) Wireless Remote Control Kit for Power Jack

Given the common use of motorized tongue jacks on Escapes and other travel trailers of a similar size, powered stabilizer jacks seem like a reasonable idea to me... although I'll just stay with my trailer's hand-cranked (or cordless drill powered) jacks at least for now. Leveling jacks take more work, so power is more attractive there - I'm glad I don't need to manually operate the ones on our motorhome.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by KarenH

I think you need to step up to one of those 40-foot behemoths so you can just sit in the driver's seat and deploy awnings and stabilizers with the push of a button...sort of like being captain of the Starship Enterprise.

Still laughing...

Believe or not really don't care for powered awnings . Have had this manual awning for over 30+ years and like it fine just as it is . The jacks require kneeing and bending . If I went back to a motorhome would like it small . There are positives and negatives with all RV' s . It' s not the powered and pushing of buttons it' s making things a little easier for you if they are hard . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

The potential issue on asphalt is leaving marks on the asphalt, rather than damage to the pads. On gravel, as long as rocks don't jam into the openings and the webs don't break due to concentrated loads on them from resting on individual rocks, everything is fine. The type of gravel really matters.


You can replace them (they're likely BAL C-Jacks or T-jacks) with BAL Powered C-Jacks, or (since you already have the jacks) use BAL's PowerPak add-on motors (only if the existing units are C-jacks). For remote control, see the discussion of a switch box on the end of a cable for the jacks on the front of a 5.0TA, or get one of the commercially made switch boxes or remote controls.

Here's a remote control system for four jack motors:
Atwood (80436) Wireless Remote Control Kit for Power Jack

Given the common use of motorized tongue jacks on Escapes and other travel trailers of a similar size, powered stabilizer jacks seem like a reasonable idea to me... although I'll just stay with my trailer's hand-cranked (or cordless drill powered) jacks at least for now. Leveling jacks take more work, so power is more attractive there - I'm glad I don't need to manually operate the ones on our motorhome.

Pat

[gbaglo]

We can console ourselves that as our hearing deteriorates, the screech of the power jacks becomes more tolerable.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Pat

Just checked , the system is not available and they don't know if it will come back . Pat

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Just checked , the system is not available and they don't know if it will come back . Pat

Which one: the BAL powered C-Jacks, the BAL add-on motors, or the Atwood remote controls?

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

Which one: the BAL powered C-Jacks, the BAL add-on motors, or the Atwood remote controls?

Sorry the link to Atwood remote . Pat

[Brian B-P]

I think the remote is the least important part in this case. Because these jacks are used only to stabilize the trailer, not to level it, you can run them one at a time and not need to run back and forth between them; that means you can just mount the switch in the trailer wall (with a suitable weatherproof cover, like an outside outlet) above each jack, and walk one lap of the trailer to run them without bending... and no issues with complex wiring or transmitter reliability.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

I think the remote is the least important part in this case. Because these jacks are used only to stabilize the trailer, not to level it, you can run them one at a time and not need to run back and forth between them; that means you can just mount the switch in the trailer wall (with a suitable weatherproof cover, like an outside outlet) above each jack, and walk one lap of the trailer to run them without bending... and no issues with complex wiring or transmitter reliability.

Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Saving one less item to take care of . Cut the handle off of blocks so they are square . Attached with stainless hardware . Always on pads . Lighted on and off switch for our backup camera . Switch is on in picture . Inside cabinet to protect camera supply line I unburied from vinyl and glue . Bought from same manufacturer, Voyager. Camera never had a problem and the supply line was the same .

had a chance to look at a 2016 , 23 ft. Oliver . Going out the door on my right , a backup camera shut off , Oliver installs . What I had to go through and the expense , would of been nice of Escape who installed my backup camera system to install a camera shut off . Would of saved over 350. for a new Voyager camera that was burn"t out from always being on if there was 12 volt power. Ok now i am done for the day .
Pat

[cpaharley2008]

I'm sure if you had asked for a switch they would have installed one, knowing if one is needed is another issue.

[gbaglo]

Ditto. You called for the custom work, you do the specs. Maybe order a camera that doesn't burn out.

[rbryan4]

Have to agree. You can't have it both ways. If you want a custom install of something that is not on the Escape options list, then it's your job to spec how it's installed. Most manufacturers would simply say NO to a custom install of anything they don't supply.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by gbaglo

Ditto. You called for the custom work, you do the specs. Maybe order a camera that doesn't burn out.

Excuse me I paid for the installation . That is why I had them install a new camera otherwise I could of saved the 100. plus the damage to a new camera of 350 . I am suppose to know how to install ? Sorry if the truth hurts sometimes . I don"t live in your bubble . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by rbryan4

Have to agree. You can't have it both ways. If you want a custom install of something that is not on the Escape options list, then it's your job to spec how it's installed. Most manufacturers would simply say NO to a custom install of anything they don't supply.

What ? Pat

[cpaharley2008]

In other words, you found the camera, you should have known what it's limits were and if a switch should have been used, then you could have specified such. Escape, in installing your supplied product is in no way responsible for it's operation, just that it works.

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Excuse me I paid for the installation . That is why I had them install a new camera otherwise I could of saved the 100. plus the damage to a new camera of 350 . I am suppose to know how to install ? Sorry if the truth hurts sometimes . I don"t live in your bubble . Pat

Sorry to hear your camera failed, but was a switch supplied with the unit, and did the installation manual say one was required? If not, how would Escape know one should have been installed?

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

I am suppose to know how to install ? Sorry if the truth hurts sometimes . I don"t live in your bubble . Pat

Pat, it's not a bubble. Just a difference of opinion about custom item installs. And yes, with something electronic in particular, you're paying Escape to install it, but not for their electronic expertise. They don't provide the part, and it's not a stock option. Or was the camera provided by Escape?