Stabilizer Jack opinion

[Erock67]

Need an opinion here. The cinder block that I have on my front jack has cracked. I have my timber block that I can put under it to replace it. My question is can I get by with raising my front jack a few inches to replace it and leaving the weight on the two front stabilizers? I know they are not meant to jack up the trailer. I'm looking at about a 20 second hold on the jacks until I slip the new block in but am a little nervous. Time to hook up the truck to it to do it? I'm still a good month away from snow being gone and getting ready to camp.

[Kimber45]

don't risk bending your jacks. Do it right. Hook up to your tow vehicle. let it sit there till you need to leave next time.

[Keystoner]

How many seconds does it take for a stabilizer to collapse and if yours does while your in there then what? Find something sufficient to prop up the tongue. BTW: Placing that concrete block holes up with a 2x6 over the top would have held up.

[A32Deuce]

Put the cinder block holes up. Much stronger since they are designed that way.

[Erock67]

Just in the past 3 posts I know what I have to do. Dumb*** me for putting the cinder block that way. I thought the way I put it would give me a little more height (My driveway is on a slope) and I thought the center post of the block would give support. Will be digging out the hitch tomorrow and doing it the right way. Thanks everybody. You would think after 51 years I'd get this right.

[youroo]

Originally Posted by Kimber45

don't risk bending your jacks. Do it right. Hook up to your tow vehicle. let it sit there till you need to leave next time.

This is the camp I am in! You can make a Wood front support that is Much stronger and Lighter also,Ditch the Heavy Stone Blocks! Youroo!!

[Chief T]

You may also want to consider a 6" Flip Jack extension...

Flipâ„¢ Jack Foot

[Witch Doctor]

Originally Posted by Erock67

Just in the past 3 posts I know what I have to do. Dumb*** me for putting the cinder block that way. I thought the way I put it would give me a little more height (My driveway is on a slope) and I thought the center post of the block would give support. Will be digging out the hitch tomorrow and doing it the right way. Thanks everybody. You would think after 51 years I'd get this right.

It might take you another 10 years, I'm a dummy but I'm smart as you are when you realize your mistake, if you do that you have the battle won. Nothing broke nothing lost but we learned, NEVER to old to learn, I'm almost 70 and I learn everyday.

[gityup]

Our stabilizer jacks are giving us some problems we have always been in class A and are not really aware of what the stabilizer are supposed to be doing we are still moving when we walk in the trailer do we just keep lowering them until we don't feel movement or is there something else we need to do

[mikkeeh]

I’d put a bottle jack under it.....take the load off...change the block.....done.

[youroo]

Originally Posted by gityup

Our stabilizer jacks are giving us some problems we have always been in class A and are not really aware of what the stabilizer are supposed to be doing we are still moving when we walk in the trailer do we just keep lowering them until we don't feel movement or is there something else we need to do

I will tell you the same as the OP,the "Stabilizers" are JUST That,NOT JACKs! Now in regards to Movement when Entering the TT,place/install a Support under your Steps,this will eliminate the Leverage on the steps when you Enter! Youroo!!

[itat]

Erock67, your driveway looks like its on a pretty good slope. Ours is probably similar. Our current TT is too long to fit in my driveway but when we had our Roo it would fit. I had to jack the front up in 2 stages to get it level. I used jack stands in the A frame to support it while I raised the jack enough to fit a taller support under it. Here is what it looked like when it was level.



The pic shows a manual jack. The first time I brought it home and had to do this procedure, I immediately knew I had to get an electric jack. That made a huge improvement in the process.

[Erock67]

Looks about the same pitch. I can get it to "almost level" without doing 2 stages. We rarely go in it in the drive (although I do use the x-chocks and she doesn't move). And your right. On my previous trailer the manual jack was the first to go. Always had to take another shower after hooking up or off.

[Wilco]

It depends;
If you are on level ground and you have the sizzor jack type of stabilizer jacks, it should be alright. Those jacks are rated for 5ooo# each. You can always raise the tongue jack to 1/2" above the concrete block and see what happens. If nothing shifts, swap out the blocks.