Just a quick question.

I have a 2005 lance model 1030. Does anyone know how much weight the cab over portion can hold (while free standing) before it tips over foward?

I plan on removing the camper from the truck when camping and the wife and I sleep in the cab over portion.

My Lance 1120 is off the truck and both my bride and I have been in the cab over and there has been absoluetly no movement. Our combined weight is somewhere around 480 lbs. Of course by no movement I mean neither the camper or the two of us.

Neverhome

I have no idea...that's information that should come from the factory. However, I CAN tell you, it's way more than the weight of two people sleeping in the cab-over bed!

When it is off the truck, lift one rear jack and put a scale under it. Then lower that foot until the other rear foot is off the ground with the camper level. Read the scale. (W1) If the scale tops out before that other foot lifts, then you need to use a lever to multiply the range. Put one end of the lever on the scale, the other end on a fulcrum on the ground, and the foot in the middle for 2:1, 1/3 from the fulcrum for 3:1 etc. Or you can use two or more (use boards to spread the load) scales and add up the readings. You can put scales under both rear feet, as long as the whole rear weight is supported by scales.

Now measure from the front jacks to the rear (L1) and from the front jacks to the middle of the overhead.(L2) Use inches, cm, or furlongs...doesn't matter as long as you use the same units for both.

Now you can calculate the weight (W2) in the overhead that will lift the rear feet:

W2=W1*L1/L2


This assumes the weight will be centered in the middle of the overhead.