Trailer Jack

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Weeg

Put a jack under the rear pumpkin of the truck. Jack up the truck, block up the trialer hitch. Release the hitch lock and drop the truck!

Extremely unsafe unless the front wheels are blocked and someone holding the brake. Would never recommend jacking the tv up.

[comfun1]

How about this. Place your floor jack under the tongue jack. Run your tongue jack down enough to unhitch your Suburban. Extend the tongue jack the rest of the way and then use your floor jack to get the desired height. Place the required blocking under the frame. Remove your floor jack.

[jtstromsburg]

From the looks of it, you need to have the curb cut and add a new approach for the camper stall. Then your burb would be closer to a safer height. Again, just from what it looks like in the picture

[dustman_stx]

I still stand by my method as being cheap, safe and effective (building ramps with boards). If you like spending money, doing lots of work or potentially ending up on Americas Funniest Home Videos, other options have been suggested. Seriously, though- and I know you know this- just make sure to chock that trailer VERY WELL no matter which method you choose.

[Len & Cheri]

Originally Posted by Electra glide

I thought about that but I need to take a picture of when I park the trailer. The Suburban is level but the tt is at an angle so my jack is very close to the ground. Currently I have to park, unhitch, drive away and let hitch fall, then use a floor jack to lift up front of tt, put more blocks under stock jack. Not an easy process.

Is that a log you're using as a chock? 1st think I'd do is buy real chocks.

[Electra glide]

It's a picture of when I first brought it home and parked it. I have chocks now.

[Electra glide]

Here is current picture

[Timex]

I hate to sound like a pooper.

I have seen pics of trailers with the stabilizers down in support of being parked at an incline and the trailer lurched forward/backward and bent the stabilizers. Nice looking trailer. You gotta park it where you can.

Just giving you some food for thought. Happy Camping!

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Len & Cheri

Is that a log you're using as a chock? 1st think I'd do is buy real chocks.

If you look closely, they are real wheel chocks. I would use X Chocks and lock the wheel in both directions.

[Len & Cheri]

Originally Posted by dunnnc

If you look closely, they are real wheel chocks. I would use X Chocks and lock the wheel in both directions.

In his first post pic he is using a log as a wheel chock. He is now wisely using real clocks, as shown in his last pic.

[rockwood06]

I used a 6x6 under the coupler jack and made wheel chocks out of 4x4'swhich fit between the wheels. You should never jack the camper up with the wheels off of the ground and you should never use your stablizer jack to lift the camper off of the ground as well.