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RE: GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
Steadyfast stabilizers... the best on the market.
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tsetsaf
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02/21/13 07:39pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
We have a 31.5 FBHS Superlite Eagle.
With the kids in the front bunkhouse there was considerable wiggling even with bal chocks. I purchased a king pin stabilizer which helped but here is still that wiggle.
3 questions, does anyone use steadyfast stabilizers? and how are they?
Any suggestions otherwise?
It's time to curtail that giggly wiggly motion.
Yes we do.we think they work great.
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sayoung
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02/21/13 07:01pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
I own a 2010 31.5FBHS and had the same problem. Steadyfast work very well but depend on how roudy the kids get. The tripod does no good if you have he reese pinbox that piviots like the sidewinder.
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joeconnie
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02/21/13 05:56pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
The steadyfast are awesome! The JT's have gone down in quality since Lippert acquired them IMHO. With the Steadyfast you only have 3 easy to get to tighen points as opposed to 6 inconvenient with the others. My buddy Bill who does Q & A for all the major RV magazine's tested both and said Steadyfast is by far superior. It is what he has on his right, and he can have any of them!
Brian
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huntram
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02/21/13 08:23am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
a king pin stabilizer, between the tire chocks (like BAL X chocks), and proper positioning of the rear stabilizers are usually able to take care of most of the problem .... are the rear stabilizers electric or manual .... if manual a thick stack of blocks placed so that the the stabilizer is lowered as little as possible does make a big difference .... additional manual stabilizers can be added to the frame behind and/or in front of the axles .... adding Wayne's Stabilizers can also make a major improvement
Jim
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JEBar
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02/21/13 08:20am |
Fifth-Wheels
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GIGGLY WIGGLY MOTION
We have a 31.5 FBHS Superlite Eagle.
With the kids in the front bunkhouse there was considerable wiggling even with bal chocks. I purchased a king pin stabilizer which helped but here is still that wiggle.
3 questions, does anyone use steadyfast stabilizers? and how are they?
Any suggestions otherwise?
It's time to curtail that giggly wiggly motion.
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Antigua1767
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02/21/13 07:39am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Jack Stabilizer add ons- Which Ones??
I have steadyfast and they work great. They make the trailer rock solid. They took about 2.5 hrs to install.
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jmiller
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02/21/13 02:58am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Jack Stabilizer add ons- Which Ones??
Was wondering about adding some Jack Stabilizers to my trailer. Here's 2 I know of:
JT's Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer:
http://tweetys.com/jt-s-strong-arm.aspx
JT Strong Arms
Steady Fast Stabilizers:
http://www.steadyfast.com/faq.html
Steady Fast
There may be others out there I'm not aware of. If so I would like to know.
Finally any comments on which system does a real good job of it??
Many thanks,
I use the stabilizers from BAL on my 29' Jayco Whitehawk. I have a set front and back, they are configured to go 90 degrees to the swing of the jack arm. I may put a 3rd set on the back jacks 90 degrees to the first stabilizer arm.
I also use the BAL Extended X-Chock to try and remove any wheel bounce.
If you could rate the movement before these add-on's, I'd have put it at about a 10, with the Stab arms, and the x-chocks, it's moved down from 10 to about 3.
Good Luck.
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emmysdad
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02/20/13 08:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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Jack Stabilizer add ons- Which Ones??
Was wondering about adding some Jack Stabilizers to my trailer. Here's 2 I know of:
JT's Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer:
http://tweetys.com/jt-s-strong-arm.aspx
JT Strong Arms
Steady Fast Stabilizers:
http://www.steadyfast.com/faq.html
Steady Fast
There may be others out there I'm not aware of. If so I would like to know.
Finally any comments on which system does a real good job of it??
Many thanks,
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BillB800si
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02/20/13 07:33pm |
Travel Trailers
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Stabilizers for auto level jacks?
Getting ready to order a kit of Stabilizers for our 2012 Heartland Landmark Key Largo it has the 4 auto level jacks with electric swing down jacks in the back. What brand would work best with this setup? Back jacks are right behind the axles.
I know the gen exhaust will have to be moved ours comes out about 18" behind the front jacks and will be in the way If I were to go with the Steadyfast brand that or mount them where the one running length ways with the camper is on the pass side of the camper?
IT does not move enough to be an issue with me, but my wife has issues with it. So that means I do also. Right now I just let it level its self and don't use anything like these between the wheels.http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41g6OUMAOyL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Thanks in advance for any info.
Pete
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Pete_k
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02/05/13 02:06pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: King pin stabilizer need it or not???
Buy a set of Winfield RV http://winfieldrvproducts.com/Home.htmlfront stabilizers($199) with some roto-chocks or X-chocks and be done with it. The Winfield's are the only choice I had due to the under belly storage my unit has on it. My FIL has JT Strongarms on his and they are rock solid as well. Nothing wrong with SteadyFast either, it's just that they wouldn't fit mine. No tripod needed!
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nremtp143
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02/03/13 05:39am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: King pin stabilizer need it or not???
Ok my new 5th wheel friends
We're looking for some advice on some items for our Flagstaff 28RKSS.
Do we need a king pin stabilizer or slide out floor protectors?
Our shake down trip is all booked for a campground close to home :)
Thank you in advance for always worthy and worthwhile knowledge.
WaltersTA
You might want to look into this as opposed to the tripod.
Steadyfast link
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overthehillbill
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02/02/13 06:53pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: TT rocks when parked
..Very common problem with towable RVs, especially of the TT variety.
The motion you are feeling is either side to side 'bouncing' movement, and/or forward/backward movement. Very common with TTs, and I think gets worse as TTs get bigger.
Side to side movement and 'bouncing' is indeed caused by flex of the suspension, frame, tires as several have already said. A set of jacks as close to the wheels as possible will solve the 'bouncing' aspect of this movement. A set of stabilizer bars or re-enforcemnet arms of some kind (JT strongarms, Steadyfast, etc) attached to the jacks will remove most of the other side to side movement.
Forward/backward movement can be solved by a good set of wheel chocks like already mentioned, and/or by installing re-inforcement 'arms' of some kind (JT strongarms, etc.) on the jacks, installed along the length of the TT.
I'd start with a good set of wheel chocks, preferably the kind that go between the axles (RotoChoks, BAL deluxe locking chock, etc). That alone will make a big difference. Next thing would be adding jacks in middle, near the axles, then after that, re-enforcing the jacks at the corners with stabilizer bars of some kind.
When we owned a TT, I too was annoyed by all the movement in it. I installed a set of BAL C jacks between the axles, used a set of BAL locking chocks on the tires, and built a set of (home-made) stabilizer bars on the 4 corner scissor jacks. This pretty much made our 34' TT rock solid, almost zero movement.
I built the stabilizer bars myself from 'bout $30 worth of parts from Lowe's (much, MUUCH cheaper than Steadyfast or any other product for this purpose and worked just as good if not better). Set of C jacks installed between the axles cost around $90 IIRC, the wheel chocks cost a little less than that.
Then, one day about a year ago...We traded the TT and truck for a MH that has hydraulic jacks on all 4 corners, and never have worried about this problem since, haha. :)
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willald
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01/07/13 12:36pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TT rocks when parked
Here's another vote for the SteadyFast system. Fairly reasonably priced, easy to install and very easy to operate. only 3 large wing nuts to tighten/loosen and you're good to go. DW is happy with them so I'm elated! Tim
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2-MTnesters
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01/04/13 07:28am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TT rocks when parked
look at the Steadyfast system, it's the best money I have ever spent on my RV. It will stop the shaking!
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spike22
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01/03/13 05:04pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TT rocks when parked
Try steadyfast system. I have it on mine and it makes our trailer rock tight.. Look online line at steadyfast.com.
x2. Our trailer is also 35', that's a long trailer and needs extra work to stabilize. The steadyfast along with the BAL X-chocks does away with most of the motion. Still some, but very tolerable.
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ktmrfs
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01/03/13 04:56pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TT rocks when parked
Try steadyfast system. I have it on mine and it makes our trailer rock tight.. Look online line at steadyfast.com.
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jmiller
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01/03/13 09:12am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Stabilization
I'm not sure how Steadyfast mounts, but as an alternative you might look at JT strongarms. Mine are great.
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Mile High
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12/15/12 09:19am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Stabilization
I would try and do a work around with the propane lines. Once you experience the Steadyfast system you will be glad you did. One other thing you can try is putting screw type jack stands under the frame rails just forward of the front axle. This will help with the frame flex that is a result of the suspension not being rigid.
Steve
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57 Panhead
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12/15/12 08:32am |
Fifth-Wheels
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Stabilization
I would like some opinions on the best (and cheapest) ways to stabilize a fifth wheel. We got the BAL things for between the wheels and they don't seem to do anything. We got the steadyfast system, but was unable to mount it on our rig due to propane lines running down the frame on both sides.(I think the steadyfast system is really good and I wish I could have used it). Any ideas including homemade stabilizers would be appreciated. Thanks, Dave
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hellbird503
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12/15/12 07:05am |
Fifth-Wheels
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