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08-21-2013, 07:24 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Originally Posted by Duckogram
No can do. The tube, which is the piston rod, fully retracts leaving no room for a collar.
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Makes sense.
Do you have pictures of said foot and jack?
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08-21-2013, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by f1100turbo
Makes sense.
Do you have pictures of said foot and jack?
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Why certainly...
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08-21-2013, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by platokidd
Okay you guys has me thinking again about my lacrosse. 
I have lippert electric stabilizing jacks front and rear. Yes its nice just to push a button to move them up and down.  But for a stable feel I dont think there all that great.
My wheels are too far a part for the wheel X lock.
I use what I have read on another thread was not a good idea as well. Thats plastic wheel chocks. I hammer in with a mallet.  I have wood ones but I wanted to cut down on the weight I am carrying.
I also have thought about the slide-out jacks.  Just to take them to short of the Mississippi not Kansas or Omaha.  (light touching) Kind of like what I do with my wally world jacks I use under my step. Just light contact to firm things up a bit. I have also thought about the bars you can add to your jacks that run to the frame.
Anyway my unit when set to stable ...just aint stable enough for my liking.
May be I should add a couple of scissor jacks??
Anyway I thought I would throw this out there at the peanut gallery and see what comes back 
This site is really awsum  , I have learned so much here in a year!!
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Okay..let me simplify this..what should I try first??
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08-21-2013, 08:22 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Location: Iowa
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Originally Posted by platokidd
Okay..let me simplify this..what should I try first??
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Strong arms imo.
Bal brand is really inexpensive but work just like the expensive ones. Again imo.
Your results may very.
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08-21-2013, 08:23 AM
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Mod free 5er
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Location: Concord, NC
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Originally Posted by platokidd
Okay..let me simplify this..what should I try first??
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You will just have to either bolt thru the round pad or weld the lower mount for the struts.
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08-21-2013, 08:26 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Duckogram
Why certainly...
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Id fabricate a bracket or have a machine shop make one that goes around the very end of the cylinder that clamps tight around the cylinder then has a tab coming off of that's to mount your strong-arm to .
My opinion.
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08-21-2013, 08:26 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
You will just have to either bolt thru the round pad or weld the lower mount for the struts.
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Lower pad can turn as he suggested which won't do him any good.
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08-21-2013, 08:37 AM
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Mod free 5er
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Originally Posted by f1100turbo
Lower pad can turn as he suggested which won't do him any good.
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Is it necessary for the pad to turn? Once a mounting tab is welded or bolted to it, it will align with the strut and when it has wt on it, will not turn.
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08-21-2013, 08:43 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
Is it necessary for the pad to turn? Once a mounting tab is welded or bolted to it, it will align with the strut and when it has wt on it, will not turn.
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Not sure.
Would be a pain to line pad up everytime if it did turn slightly while in transport.
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09-11-2013, 11:11 PM
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It was suggested by a Lippert rep. that after being at a site for a week, the level up system should be reactivated to re level the coach, if you're staying put.
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09-14-2013, 10:53 PM
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Plug It Right
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Location: Fulltime RV'er
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We have been using another brand of permanently installed stabilizers for almost 8 years & they not only worked great with our regular jack system but are awesome with the Big Foot Leveling system we added in 2009. Because these leveling systems are right behind the rear wheels, we did keep our rear jacks that were at the back of our rig which really helped the rear movement. Another plus is no tri pod to put up, take down or store. Hugs, Di
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09-16-2013, 10:21 AM
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Papi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Dade City, FL (TRR)
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Leveling Stability
Hi Boat.
I have same model RV and really like the [expensive] levelers! I wanted to be free of jacking and stuff so I wouldn't consider any additional manual devices. However, I did invest in a BSF FastJack tripod for the kingpin. The original idea was that since we have the washer/dryer up front the tripod would give some additional support, etc., especially for prolonged setups. I can't say for sure but it seems that the tripod minimized any "walk around shakes"...that was the only thing we changed so I am believing it helped...not perfect but for well under a hundred dollars seems to do something...piece of mind too! Got it at Camping World.
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