sbebenelli
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My new Jayco has scissor style stabilizer jacks. Without much effort I can have the tongue jack not touching the ground. How snug does the stabilizer jacks need to be? My previous TT had a different style jacks and I just tightened them down good. It would never raise the camper up like these scissor style.
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Bucky Badger
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I go 1/2 to 1 turn past snug and check them in an hour. I suppose it depends on the surface also. sand, grass, concrete.
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downtheroad
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Like you said, "tighten them down good."
They are not to be used to raise your trailer or to level it...only to stabilize and reduce rocking and movement.
I just have a "feel" for what feels right and that's how I know how tight.
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Jesse624
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Keep the tongue jack on the ground. The stabilizers need only to be snug. Just enough to keep the trailer from rock side to side.
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djgarcia95928
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sbebenelli wrote:My new Jayco has scissor style stabilizer jacks. Without much effort I can have the tongue jack not touching the ground. How snug does the stabilizer jacks need to be? My previous TT had a different style jacks and I just tightened them down good. It would never raise the camper up like these scissor style.
Before I snug the stabilizer jacks, I put a tire-chalk between the tires on BOTH sides of the trailer, then I place a plastic leveler on the ground where the foot of the stabilizer will touch the ground. Camping World sells both chalks and levelers but a bit pricey! I made my own chalks from a design idea from a fellow RVer on RV.net. for under $30 and a square block from a 2x10 will do the same trick for levelers. Go to RV.net and just type in the word "chalk".
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What in the world does that have to do with the original question?
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hemlox
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djgarcia95928 wrote:sbebenelli wrote:My new Jayco has scissor style stabilizer jacks. Without much effort I can have the tongue jack not touching the ground. How snug does the stabilizer jacks need to be? My previous TT had a different style jacks and I just tightened them down good. It would never raise the camper up like these scissor style.
Before I snug the stabilizer jacks, I put a tire-chalk between the tires on BOTH sides of the trailer, then I place a plastic leveler on the ground where the foot of the stabilizer will touch the ground. Camping World sells both chalks and levelers but a bit pricey! I made my own chalks from a design idea from a fellow RVer on RV.net. for under $30 and a square block from a 2x10 will do the same trick for levelers. Go to RV.net and just type in the word "chalk".
We do not "chalk" our tires, we chock them.
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hemlox wrote:djgarcia95928 wrote:sbebenelli wrote:My new Jayco has scissor style stabilizer jacks. Without much effort I can have the tongue jack not touching the ground. How snug does the stabilizer jacks need to be? My previous TT had a different style jacks and I just tightened them down good. It would never raise the camper up like these scissor style.
Before I snug the stabilizer jacks, I put a tire-chalk between the tires on BOTH sides of the trailer, then I place a plastic leveler on the ground where the foot of the stabilizer will touch the ground. Camping World sells both chalks and levelers but a bit pricey! I made my own chalks from a design idea from a fellow RVer on RV.net. for under $30 and a square block from a 2x10 will do the same trick for levelers. Go to RV.net and just type in the word "chalk".
We do not "chalk" our tires, we chock them.
My 4yr old will "chalk" your tires if you give him half a minute.
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I feel like I might chuck.
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NHguy wrote:I feel like I might chuck.
Chalking makes you chuck?
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