How to handle driveways with grades -

[mickrock]

Many driveways have grades, or slight hills at their bases, and that can
be a problem for ground clearance at the rear stabilizer jacks of the camper.

Has anybody found a solution to enable going in and out of those driveways
without scraping the rear scissors jacks?

[SeaDog]

A couple of things you might try. Approach the driveway at an angle this will help prevent scraping. The other would be to place a couple of 1"x4"x1' under your wheels when you are at the point that you might scrape.

[MontyPP]

I found that the cover piece to the rear frame on my T21TBHW is what scrapes have leave it or pound it back again

[Pooneil]

A temporary ramp made from layered deck boards behind the wheels at the driveway entrance can get you over the hump, so to speak. Pain though it may be. I like deck boards because they are wide and it is harder to accidentally fall off the side. Cut the edges at an angle to help rolling on and off.

[itat]

If you are using a WDH, take the bars off so the tongue drops. If that doesn’t give enough clearance, I’d try approaching at an angle and using boards, in that order.

[Kaadk]

According to my truck, my driveway's at a 3% grade. Thankfully, it's double-wide, so I try to get the trailer to enter on about a 45° until all 4 wheels are up on the cement. With the TT it was the stabs I had to watch, and I still scrapped a few times if I didn't get it perfect. With the fiver, it's the rear steps.

[rsdata]

I think you have only a single axle... next time swapping tires see if there is a larger size you can put on and still maintain enough clearance at the top of the tire,,,

[A32Deuce]

They sell a part called Save A Jack. Makes it possible to remove the jacks for travel and easily slide on when setting up. No more dragging the jacks on streets or driveways. I use them on my trailer!

[John Forish]

Our trailer has a heavy duty caster welded on each back corner. I think they were put on to allow for ferry ramps, but they have hit pulling into the odd service station.

[tosh99]

All the suggestions above.


If it's your own home base driveway, then a permanent solution from one of the above.


If it's a driveway that you encounter while on the road, you should take a tip from off road enthusiasts and walk/check out before driving into a bad situation. Case in point: I was on a mountain road at night and asked someone for directions. The "advice giver" said to hug the mountain on the left side and I should be fine. Came to a slight uphill where I couldn't see past the rise so walked it first. It was a cliff.

[lewisra]

Don’t know anything about an A frame. My previous TT had metal casters on the back. Later we had the axle “flipped” to bottom side of leaf springs. This gave us an extra 3-4 inch clearance. Not sure I used the correct verbiage in describing that.

[Kimber45]

If its your drive or a problem you face on a regular basis add bracing and skid/drag wheels to that bracing on the frame so the unit temporarily shift to those skid wheels.