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06-02-2018, 08:08 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Ft. Garland Colorado
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Leveling your RV
We level our RV and put our jacks down snug so not to over tighten the jacks. Our RV still shakes as if the Jacks weren’t down. Any suggestions to alleviate this problem. We have a 30’ Catalina legacy by Coachmen.
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06-02-2018, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Kalamazoo
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Im assuming it's a tt and that you have front and rear stabilizers plus the tongue jack? Do you use pads or blocks of wood under your stabilizers to increase there surface area and stability?
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06-02-2018, 08:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Ft. Garland Colorado
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We use pads
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06-02-2018, 08:49 PM
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Location: NW of Philadelphia, Pa.
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I bought 2 xchocks a few years ago to put between the wheels. Didn't take all the movement away but helped greatly.
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06-02-2018, 08:59 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Ft. Garland Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cruisegrandma
I bought 2 xchocks a few years ago to put between the wheels. Didn't take all the movement away but helped greatly.
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Thanks
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06-04-2018, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Southern IN
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We use blocks of wood under our stabilizers. Use enough blocks so that the stabilizers only go down about half way. We also used the BAL lock arm stabilizers that helped a lot. Our X-chocks works too.
https://www.amazon.com/BAL-23216-Loc...tabilizing+bar
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06-04-2018, 02:17 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pastorlarry
We level our RV and put our jacks down snug so not to over tighten the jacks. Our RV still shakes as if the Jacks weren’t down. Any suggestions to alleviate this problem. We have a 30’ Catalina legacy by Coachmen.
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Are you using tandem wheel chocks If not, they'll help.
And I'm not talking about the cheap plastic wedge chocks.
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06-04-2018, 02:28 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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Stabil is a never-ending quest for some.  Unfortunately, with a wife whose back hurts often and 2 kids who are like bulls in the china shop, getting as "rock solid" as possible is a never ending quest for us.
Here are some ideas:
Shake, shake, shake – RV Stabilization | Learn To RV
For triangulating stabilizers, my favorite is the SteadyFast system:
Product Review: SteadyFast Stabilizers | Learn To RV
That said, you should level by putting something under the wheels and raising that side up. The stabilizers are NOT levelers:
RV Leveling is Really Quick and Easy | Learn To RV
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06-04-2018, 02:30 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: NPR, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
Are you using tandem wheel chocks If not, they'll help.
And I'm not talking about the cheap plastic wedge chocks.
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Then what are you talking about?
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06-04-2018, 02:38 PM
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Retired Navy
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Afton, VA
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He's talking about the expanding chocks that go between the tandem wheels, and secure both wheels simultaneously.
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06-04-2018, 03:07 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry L
Then what are you talking about?
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I'm talking about tandem wheel chocks. Plastic wedge chocks aren't this.
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2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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