LAdams wrote: First of all - there is no such things a dumb question... If you don't know - - ask!!! That's how WE ALL learn and that's what these forums are for...
Yes, put one in front or behind each tire and pull up on them or back up on them... To make them higher, put two next to each other and then lay another one over the top of both of them interlocking the two together...
And if the ground is not level you can take the edge of one and scrape off enough dirt, rock, whatever to level them... Some of us carry a small army shovel for this purpose...
I carry two sets of them and also some small pieces of 3/4 inch plywood that can be used for fine adjustments or stacked for a bit more height...
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Les
Les is right on the money here. Depending how much you need to lift the low side of the trailer, you have to use the method Les mentioned and then pull up on them. If you need to go higher move the ones that no longer have weight on them to the front of the tires and stack them to gain another inch or two and continue this method until you have reached the desired height. I have used my legos to raise the low side five or six inches using two sets of legos. One thing to keep in mind is if you have to go that high on the low side it may take 3 or 4 feet of pulling ahead to stair step your way up to the desired height so keep that in mind when you start the leveling process. Good luck and happy camping! BTW, never have one wheel hanging in the air, level both wheels.
Rick
1998 HD Chevy Silverado 2500
- Super Charged Vortec 5.7
- Air Lift Suspension System
- Drawtite WD hitch with 1200# bars
- Drawtite DC sway control
- Honda EU3000IS
There's no problem if you end up having to make one stack one level higher than the other (front to rear) as long as you don't hit the limits of the equalizer between the two springs (you'd have to do some weird stacking to do that anyway). You can do that to get that last two degrees of level if need be.
2007 Chevy Silverado extended cab, 5.3L, Z85 - 2008 Starcraft Travel Star 27RBH - Equal-i-zer To Infinity, and Beyond! Our Campsites (Live Maps)
We used treated 2"x12" boards of various lengths. Much cheaper to buy and, after having broken multiple yellow blocks years ago and never breaking a treated board, I have decided the dependability and total cost of ownership is in favor of boards. Again, that's a personal evaluation, not a generalization and not meant to challenge anyone who finds the lego blocks suitable for their use. To each their own.
We have 2 sets of the orange ones and they work great. I only used the second set once to help a friend who had a blow out on his TT. I use some under the low side tire and about four of them as a base for the tongue jack.
Mr. B
Reading, OH
2007 Jayco JayFeather 29X
Reese Dual Cam Sway, WDH, Progidy Brake Controller, McKesh Mirrors
2004 Suburban Z71
'07 Trips: 7, Nights Camping: 22, Miles Logged on TT: 2,010
'08 Trips: 8, Nights Camping: 27, Miles Logged on TT: 2,139
I have had the yellow lego style blocks for 4 years now and have never broken one. You need to put them under both tires on the side you are leveling. On my TT I can fit 2 of them side by side between the two tires on the TT.
I have broken treated 2x10's, but have not broken the yellow lego's yet, I find it usefull to carry both, I have two sets of the blocks and have used all of them on the board before. If you do boondocking you need lots of options. If you do use lots of blocks on one side be sure you do a good job of chocking, I do not trust the wedge type that you jam under the wheels, I made some that clamp between the wheels, others here have posted many pictures, they work great.
I have also used the planks and lego's as walk ways once when we got so much rain my site was 6"s deep with water for 2 days.
08 F350 FX4 CC SB 6.4L
(sold)99.5 F250 sc lb 3.73ls 4x4 100k
28' Jayco talon zx toy hauler 10,000# w/o toy's, tongue wt 1600# Titan Tow Beast wd hitch Dual Cam
22' Renagade 3place snowmobile trailer 2000# w/o toy,s
im for the boards as you can used them in other ways if not need for leveling . I find them better in areas where , wet or muddy areas are . Thats only my opinion
jerry
23ss Roo 09
chevy 09 Silverado 5.3 V8 3.73
DW,4boys all grown, GC 5 boys 5 girls ages 8 down to 1
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Equalizer hitch
ultra fab 3500 Power Jack
2-4ft 2" thick boards weigh a heck of alot more than a full set of the blocks. I have some small pieces of 1/4" or 1/2" plywood I can use under my Lynx Blocks if the ground is soft or muddy.
BTW, you can get the orange "Leggo's" at Wal-Mart.
Doug & Mary Ann Van Dusen and Phoebe (the dog)
2008 Chevy 1500 Silverado 5.3L LTZ 3.73, HD Trailer Pkg.
2008 JayFeather LGT 31E
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