Different Stablizing when Seasonal?

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by Larry0071

And he is a computer programmer, so it's not as if he is expected to be versed in the proper use of construction materials :-) I bet a lot of men do not know the strong orientation of a block, not just him.

Hey! I'm a retired systems analyst (computer programmer) and I knew that about concrete block placement! Computer geeks do get away from the keyboard and do other things ya know
But I did grow up on a farm, where you learn all kinds of things, so I'm sure that helps....

Your statement is like me saying engineers only design things, but have no clue how to use them, or if they even work in RL

[Larry0071]

Originally Posted by NMWildcat

Hey! I'm a retired systems analyst (computer programmer) and I knew that about concrete block placement! Computer geeks do get away from the keyboard and do other things ya know
But I did grow up on a farm, where you learn all kinds of things, so I'm sure that helps....

Your statement is like me saying engineers only design things, but have no clue how to use them, or if they even work in RL

Your engineer statement is 99.999% factual truth..... And I'm sitting here at my desk in the Technical Services Engineering Dept at a nuclear power plant.... Most engineers are worthless slugs of dead weight, refuse to go into the power plant and have no interest in seeing the real world problems. There are some good ones... But plenty are dead weight and your just happy that they will at times perform in a supporting function.

I'm NDE..... Some would say non destructive testing, I say not a damn engineer.

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by Larry0071

Your engineer statement is 99.999% factual truth..... And I'm sitting here at my desk in the Technical Services Engineering Dept at a nuclear power plant.... Most engineers are worthless slugs of dead weight, refuse to go into the power plant and have no interest in seeing the real world problems. There are some good ones... But plenty are dead weight and your just happy that they will at times perform in a supporting function.

I'm NDE..... Some would say non destructive testing, I say not a damn engineer.

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Larry0071

Most engineers are worthless slugs of dead weight, refuse to go into the power plant and have no interest in seeing the real world problems. There are some good ones... But plenty are dead weight and your just happy that they will at times perform in a supporting function.

I'm NDE..... Some would say non destructive testing, I say not a damn engineer.

This is often the world as viewed by technical people who aren't engineers.

To them solving a problem is often as easy as "taking a dump". Do your business (get the job done) and then take care of the "Paperwork".

If we did it like most engineers we'd all be "wiping" first and "business" second.

Saw this when I did some consulting for PACCAR. By noon the first day I'd identified the problem, gave the engineers a solution, but it took them another month to figure out how to put it all down on paper, create drawings, and write tech bulletins. Solution merely involved re-torquing a series of bolts on the frame of an early Kenworth truck model that had a torque steer problem.

[tx333]

I’ve been placing blocks on the side for several years at seasonal site. Obviously not a weight issue, just a stabilizer. However there is another benefit to placing blocks on the side, bugs! Ants, bees, wasps, hornets... love to make their home in those closed in places. I’ve had ants and wasps migrate and take up residence inside my campers. I certainly don’t want to give them an easy path.

[Boondockin]

It’s all personal choice.

One thing I suggest, no matter the method. Get some, not all, weight off the tires/suspension. I discovered while changing a tire, the jack taking the weight off the suspension made the trailer super steady. That’s without any other stabilizers down!

Taking weight off the tires might be good if you plan to keep them in 2 years.

Now if it’s just one year those screw style from amazon look EZ to use, might even keep them for longer trips. For multi year, cinder blocks are the standard.

Whatever you do, don’t twist the frame. As thick as the beams are, jacking at an unexpected spot can twist it. I know somebody had slide issues until. They removed the twist.


Just my .02 !

[HVACGuy]

What I do has basically been covered, but I will outline it anyway.
I placed a 2x10 under each pair of wheels, which required a bit of shimming with leveling blocks to get it right. After that I used the regular stabilizers on the corners, and added a total of 6 additional screw jack style of jack stands by Camco. One on either side of the door, then another behind the axel (my unit is 30' long), the others are placed across from them on the opposite side of the trailer. I placed a small cut off piece of plywood on each to stop the jack's from slipping, but also have something in there with a bit of give so I could really snug them up solid. I also had left over 20x20 patio stones from a renovation at our house that I used under each of the jacks.

Our trailer is rock solid, and a giant improvement over what it was like initially. Friends that stayed when we first got the spot came back near the end of the season, they commented right away about the difference.