mkirsch
Rochester, NY
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I'm not seeing how a line on the ground will help. Can't even see the ground from the driver's seat, and even if I could, what would I line up against?
Everyone's situation is different to a degree. In my case if I squeak between the jack feet with my tires, I'm lined up.
Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.
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JRscooby
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mkirsch wrote:I'm not seeing how a line on the ground will help. Can't even see the ground from the driver's seat, and even if I could, what would I line up against?
Everyone's situation is different to a degree. In my case if I squeak between the jack feet with my tires, I'm lined up.
Most vehicles I have driven have mirror adjusted so can see sidewall of rear tires.
Squeak between jacks at wrong angle could have issues. I can see how something to line up on so going straight at start of squeak would help.
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otrfun
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Wow, gotta be more than "50 ways to" load your camper--lol!
We attach strings between the front/rear jack legs on each side, using wide painter's tape--takes about a min. As we backup, we use the ends of all four torklift extensions, the strings, and jack legs as guides. Since this is a 4-point approach, it's makes it easier to get an accurate parallel and side-to-side alignment between the truck and camper. Usually 1 or 2 corrections and we're in. Works great for us! YMMV.
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mbloof
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This is what I ended up doing. After measuring the inside width of my tail gate opening I then centered two nylon straps on my camper placed at the same width -1".
Then using one (or both) mirrors - I aim one of the trucks bed rails just to the outside of one of the straps.
![[image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52783889907_9031292549_z.jpg)
It works every time as long as you can see one of the ends of your bed rails in your mirror(s).
- Mark0.
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mkirsch
Rochester, NY
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JRscooby wrote:mkirsch wrote:I'm not seeing how a line on the ground will help. Can't even see the ground from the driver's seat, and even if I could, what would I line up against?
Everyone's situation is different to a degree. In my case if I squeak between the jack feet with my tires, I'm lined up.
Most vehicles I have driven have mirror adjusted so can see sidewall of rear tires.
Squeak between jacks at wrong angle could have issues. I can see how something to line up on so going straight at start of squeak would help.
In my case you're not squeaking through at an angle. If you fit, you're straight.
Even if I adjust the mirror to see the tires, I still don't see what having the line accomplishes. You need a line to sight against a line. A tire is just a point.
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