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Old 11-24-2015, 10:24 PM   #41
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Man, That seems like a great idea.
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Old 11-24-2015, 10:26 PM   #42
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Have you used the original pads over the years or replaced ever so often?
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Old 11-24-2015, 10:44 PM   #43
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Same pads and in great shape after 4 years.


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Old 11-24-2015, 10:46 PM   #44
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Craig do you remember what the pad cost?



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Old 11-24-2015, 10:55 PM   #45
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I think it is this one.
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Old 11-24-2015, 11:07 PM   #46
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Yes that is the one. 4 years ago it was around $35, if I remember correctly.


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Old 11-24-2015, 11:09 PM   #47
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Thanks. Great idea. Thanks Craig.



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Old 11-25-2015, 04:59 AM   #48
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A little frustrated (need a little venting time)

Here are some that I made.

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Old 11-25-2015, 11:41 AM   #49
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Glenn, I have the old style level pad foots and have used them extensively for the past four years on all kinds of terrain. Early on, I went to Tractor Supply and purchased a 4 foot by 6 foot heavy rubber mat used by farmers for cow and horse stalls.
Craig & Glenn,

One of the Mods that is popular with the FR 5er owners is taking 2 pieces of Diamond Plate and sandwiching a leveling block between them, pop riviting the contraption together then bolting that to your landing gear and rear stab jacks.

I wonder if something similar would work as a permanent solution for the Berk? Then you would not have to stow them in the basement (or crawl under to get them )
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Old 11-25-2015, 05:07 PM   #50
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I always use wood planks under my jack pads. I believe I have the old style and just maybe I have been delaying the punch-through because my jacks leave impressions of the nut on the wood, This means that all the weight is not on the pad's seating ring for the piston. Should there be punch-through, the piston would not be heading for china if the pad was on dirt.
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Old 11-25-2015, 05:59 PM   #51
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You'll know when they punch through you'll be looking for the truck that hit you. LOL
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You'll know when they punch through you'll be looking for the truck that hit you. LOL
Exactly. I have had 1 punch through and it was pretty violent. Rocked the coach so bad it broke the closet doors. Scared the crap out of us! (It was a rocky, uneven surface)

They only replaced that 1 jack pad but the others are still working fine.

If I am on a rock/uneven surface, I put wood down. If it a is flat concrete/asphalt I just use the jacks.
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