I always put two tires on the boards. I bought a 12' 2x10, cut it so I have two 6' long boards. I can tell by how far the level bubble is off center if I need stack two or one board to level. Then just back up the tires onto the boards. It works great and I transport the boards in the truck bed.
And Skip, we're heading to a state park in northern NY next week (we've been there before) where I'll have the uphill side dug in about 5 inches and the downhill side on 4 inches of board, not 2 xs but a full 4 inches. Had to build a platform for the steps too. Welcome to the Adirondack mountains.
Interesting to hear what other folks do. Had a first-time situation just a couple of weeks back when I leveled with two, 2x6x12's on one side of the fiver (total lift of 4 inches), and ended up binding up the hitch, even though it's a swivel! The rig was so 'tilted' that the bottom of the fiver bedroom was resting on the truck's bed rail (and that's with a normal 6+ inches of clearance). Ended up having to use a couple of pieces of 2x6 I use for my stabilizers under one of the rear tires of the truck to relieve the bind. Was the only way I could release the hitch. First time that had ever happened to me.
Cool Canuck wrote: Here's a trick and this is for 2 axle trailers with leaf spring suspension. If you have, say 2 inch boards and put one board under each tire, you will raise that side up 2 inches. If that wasn't quite enough and you want to raise it 1 more inch for a total 3 inches. Place one more 2" board under 1 tire only. By only putting the board under one tire it will raise the unit by 1/2 of the thickness. In this case, 1".
+1 and well explained. I only carry 2x lumber, and if I only need to raise 1", I just block under one tire. Gives me a perfect half block lift.
Cool Canuck wrote: Here's a trick and this is for 2 axle trailers with leaf spring suspension. If you have, say 2 inch boards and put one board under each tire, you will raise that side up 2 inches. If that wasn't quite enough and you want to raise it 1 more inch for a total 3 inches. Place one more 2" board under 1 tire only. By only putting the board under one tire it will raise the unit by 1/2 of the thickness. In this case, 1".
For 3 axle trailers you can get into some arithmetic. 1/3 for each tire.
I don't think this works for torsion bar type axles and it's probably inadvisable.
Canada is "up" from the USA - so . . .
Always add more boards on South facing side if parked in E-W direction.
USA do the opposite.
Cool Canuck wrote: Here's a trick and this is for 2 axle trailers with leaf spring suspension. If you have, say 2 inch boards and put one board under each tire, you will raise that side up 2 inches. If that wasn't quite enough and you want to raise it 1 more inch for a total 3 inches. Place one more 2" board under 1 tire only. By only putting the board under one tire it will raise the unit by 1/2 of the thickness. In this case, 1".
For 3 axle trailers you can get into some arithmetic. 1/3 for each tire.
I don't think this works for torsion bar type axles and it's probably inadvisable.
Canada is "up" from the USA - so . . .
Always add more boards on South facing side if parked in E-W direction.
USA do the opposite.
Aussies add boards to the roof.
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Maybe on a globe, but on a flat map do they still need them on the roof?
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