Yno
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Posted - 10/07/2008 : 2:36:33 PM
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I thought I had posted something about this before, but I can't seem to find it.
http://www.imawino.com/the_trailer.htm
(Scroll to the bottom two pictures.)
I decided that using wood or Lynx was just not the answer for me. This is what I have come up with instead. I tested it out last trip, and it works perfectly. After I leveled the trailer, I did stick a small plastic ramp under each tire, one in each direction. Just in case.....
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Bearnkat
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Interesting solution.
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downtheroad
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Bearnkat wrote:Interesting solution.
I agree, this is kind of interesting.
Just thinking about it. It seems this is really "jacking and lifting"? When blocks are used you are "pushing and parking".
I wonder if this "jacking" puts any undo strain on the frame and running gear?
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Yno
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The frame doesn't "know" whether the wheels are being lifted or the axle is being lifted, just that the springs are coming up. I have no concerns about the frame. I was worried about the axle, which is why I distributed the weight over forty square inches by using the cut in half pipes.
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skipnchar
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Sorry but crawling around on the ground jacking up a trailer by the axles (which is never a good idea) doesn't sound like an improvement over spending 15 seconds dropping a plank behind the rear axle and backing onto it.
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LIKE2BUILD
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I try to follow the KISS principle. Lynx Levelers are easy, reliable, and have no moving parts to fail. I'm sure your jacks work fine but it seems more complicated than it needs to be.
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webslave
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What LIKE2BUILD said...
Not to mention, all of my Lynx blocks (2 sets) don't weigh half of what a single bottle jack weighs :-)
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Yno
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I say use whatever method works best for you. I don't have to crawl on the ground - I can just slide them in using the handles. I can level to a gnat's eyebrow and not be limited to the thickness of boards or blocks. No one has ever given me a reason why using a jack on the axle is bad, especially the way I spread out the contact. And I just really like being able to position the trailer exactly where I like and not have to move it a couple of times to get it levelled properly. Honestly, it was way simpler for me than using boards as I have been doing.
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rlocicero
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My method is much more simlple. I level the trailer as closely as possible, then move the bubble levels. my wife is none the wiser.
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webslave
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Wasn't implying that it was a bad idea, just much more complicated for me. I have the level mounted so I can see it in the mirror. I pull or back the trailer where I want it, just as you would, look in the mirror at the level and pull forward ~18" and tell the wife to throw x number of Lynx blocks on the ground. We can get it up and level in the same amount of time that getting the jacks out, placing them and jacking them up would take...jacks work for you...blocks work for us :-)
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