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Old 03-26-2023, 06:10 PM   #1
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Help With Steep Driveway

Hello, I am new to the forum and a new travel trailer owner. I need help please. I am parked on a steep driveway and the point of contact between my "leveling blocks" and my tongue jack is not flush because I am on the steep driveway. I need to know if it looks ok or if I need to do something try and make the point of contact more flush. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks! BTW I am not sure why one pic uploaded sideways...
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Old 03-26-2023, 08:02 PM   #2
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The only way to make the contact flush is to cut the bottom or top block the same angle as the driveway, to level the stack. Since the top of the stack of blocks is not level, it's not going hit the blocks level. I think I would be real sure the chocks at the tires were good. Hope you don't have any crack pots around that may want to knock out cribbing just to see what happens. May want to screw the blocks together to make a more massive load if anybody wants to mess with it.
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Old 03-26-2023, 08:15 PM   #3
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That is a accident waiting to happen..i would build a wooden base for both stabilizers and one for tongue.. 14"x14" base on bottom and decreasing to maybe 10"x10" at top.One layer should be cut to match angle of driveway. Me, being cheap would build it from pallet wood scavenged from area commercial business, screwed together and you could paint it.. I don't care for plastic wheel chock's on concrete as they slip..Harbor freight has inexpensive rubber ones or again pallet boards 1"x 6" stacked & screwed together forming a wedge..When loading the trailer for a road trip she will rock and shake quite a lot. I would worry about kids playing around that current set-up(or even the mailman walking by). Hope that help's or fuels others for thoughts
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If fridge isn’t on it doesn’t have to be level
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Old 03-26-2023, 11:35 PM   #6
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Also not that you do not need the stabs to be down when parked in your drive way. I'd keep them up and use some of that extra wood to beef up the tounge jack support. MAke sure you have really good wheel chocks.

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Old 03-27-2023, 08:13 AM   #7
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That angle isn't going to hurt the jack or the foot.

BUT... it does cause concern for slippage because the entire flat bottom surface of the baseplate isn't contacting the block. If it were me I'd screw a rubber pad on the top block (like a piece of rubber floor mat) to keep the foot from slipping. I would also make blocking for that foot that was longer than wide. (not square) I would screw the stack together and place it so it was long ways with the R/V. Blocks stacked that high can slip with some movement in the R/V. (like walking around)

Oh... and Welcome to the Forum! I see it is your 1st post!
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Old 03-27-2023, 08:24 AM   #8
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cinder blocks .......... 2 down then two on top at 90deg direction + smaller wood block between metal and the cinderblock



or solid wood blocks 4x4

built up the same way 2 running one way 2 at 90 deg

place under the frame near the tongue jack
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That’s one of the reasons I’m at one. We pull out of storage and park on street to load up before a trip.
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First, buy these good quality solid rubber chocks from Harbour Freight (if you don't already have these).

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Here's a picture of my old Rockwood Roo on my steep driveway. I got the tree stump from the previous owner. Luckily it was cut such that the two sides weren't exactly parallel and I was able to set it to get the top surface fairly level. Using the wheel on the tongue jack avoided any torquing of the jack. Of course, the Roo had two axles and I had chocks on all 4 wheels. The boards under the C jacks (Stabilizers) were made from 2x10 boards and all screwed together so they wouldn't slip. In order to get the jack on the stump, I used the tongue jack to lift it up as high as it would go and then rested the A frame on axle stands while I raised the jack foot high enough to get the stump under it.
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That looks very precarious!

I would opt for solid concrete blocks, 2 stacked one way and 2 stacked in the crossing direction. I would not have the stabilizers down.

YES !!!!! Plastic chocks will slip on concrete. The black rubber (smelly) ones from Harbor Freight are much more reliable.

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Here's a picture of my old Rockwood Roo on my steep driveway. I got the tree stump from the previous owner. Luckily it was cut such that the two sides weren't exactly parallel and I was able to set it to get the top surface fairly level. Using the wheel on the tongue jack avoided any torquing of the jack. Of course, the Roo had two axles and I had chocks on all 4 wheels. The boards under the C jacks (Stabilizers) were made from 2x10 boards and all screwed together so they wouldn't slip. In order to get the jack on the stump, I used the tongue jack to lift it up as high as it would go and then rested the A frame on axle stands while I raised the jack foot high enough to get the stump under it.
I think I might go through that process once or twice before I got tired of all that and went a different direction
Also, I'm sure Liz would give me the look and refuse to enter the RV in that situation... LOL!!
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I think I might go through that process once or twice before I got tired of all that and went a different direction
Also, I'm sure Liz would give me the look and refuse to enter the RV in that situation... LOL!!
It was quite solid with 9 points of contact with the ground (4 tires chocked, 4 stabilizers and the tongue jack). I even had relatives sleep in it overnight once. And the AC worked on the 15A receptacle in the garage. Mostly though, it was only there for loading and unloading and anytime I had a project to do on it. I stored it at a cousin's farm 15 minutes away from the house.
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Old 03-27-2023, 09:50 PM   #15
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Thank you all!

Thank you so much for all of your kind responses and wisdom! I will work on this tomorrow and post pics when I am done. BTW I do have the solid heavy rubber wheel chocks and my wood blocks are screwed together .
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Old 03-27-2023, 09:51 PM   #16
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Could you tell me how I can estimate the angle of the driveway and cut the wood block at that angle so the tongue would be flush?
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Old 03-27-2023, 09:54 PM   #17
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Thanks, my wood is taken from the trash bins at new home builds in my area. Was not sure how large to make my wood blocks so thanks for the suggestion on what size to make them
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Great idea! Place under the frame and take the stress off the tongue jack. Thanks!
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Thanks for all of you suggestions!
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Take a string or a level hold it level Measure distance from ground to the bottom of string or level. Then place string or level on board on side a very bottom of board the other at whatever the distance was trace line cut on line
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