Leveling a trailer

[jwhite]

I was wondering if anyone goes to the trouble of leveling there trailer?
I know front to back is no problem but side to side I know it needs some boards to get it any where near level.
the last couple times where I camped it was pretty un level and it's not that big a problem but I now have a office chair that has wheels and it really rolls when not level.
I guess I am going to cut some 1x12's or a 2x12 and carry those to see about getting it closer to level? I remember camping in a motorhome along time ago and they used boards to level it up?

[planovet]

I personally have never had to level mine from side to side. Every pad I have camped on has been pretty level.

That being said, I do carry a couple of sections of 2x12 in the tongue box, just in case.

If you want to spend a few bucks you can get a set of these:

[Shadow Catcher]

We have the Linx Levelers and have used them with regularity. I did not want attached jacks because of ground clearance and OMTGW (one more thing to go wrong), yes wood blocks will work but they are heavy and not as flexible in the ways they can be combined, besides I like Legos. I also use then as jack supports for changing tires and servicing bearings and brakes.

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

This might work





http://www.google.com/search?q=boat+captain+chair&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=V2joUZvmM4WEiwKb4IDoBg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672#biv=i%7C5%3Bd%7CZ4NGAj74T5pR4M%3A

[hankaye]

OTTCT, Howdy;

Don't need the 12" wide's, 8" works fine. I keep a mixed bag of
1X and 2X for my 5th wheel that I live in. some are 5' long (base),
then some 4' long ones for fine tuning. All fit nicely in the bed of
the pick-up.

hank

[lrrowe]

I agree the drive-on leveler blocks would be nice and also convenient, but would the jacks not be also used to stabilize the trailer in addition to leveling it? By that I mean, would the three point secure points (one in the front and two in the back two corners) prevent the movement one would get by just relying on the trailer springs. I ask this as being a former camper owner and a wanna be Cargo Conversion Trailer camper.

[tnriverluver]

I installed leveling jacks on the back of mine and of course have the tongue jack in front. I have been to many campsites where I had to literally get the wheels on one side of the trailer 6 inches in the air to be level. Not level and my shower drain does not work well. My trailer has the heavy duty 8 inch frame so I don't worry much about straining it.

[GuitarPhotog]

I use a couple of boards if it's not close, but I just use my screw-type stabilizer jacks to level the trailer as well as stabilize it.

I haven't been anywhere in the last couple of years that I couldn't handle that way, but YMMV.

My 65-year old teardrop has a lot of room between the chassis and the ground and more often than not, I use the boards to elevate the stabilizer jacks so the screw isn't fully extended to get level.

<Chas>

[KennethW]

How would it work to mount a light weight side crank tunge jack on both front corner of the camper and use a jack stand in the center back.

[S. Heisley]

At this spring's Dam gathering, I was parked on a hill side and the side-to side was not level at all. A fellow camper asked me if I had a shovel. I didn't have one. He got his from his campground, moved my trailer forward a couple feet and dug a sloped hole on the high side. Then, he backed the trailer up until the hillside wheel rolled into the hole....perfect! (It was easy to pull out of the hole, too.) Then, he asked me what my next purchase for the trailer was going to be....a fold-up camp shovel! Even if you have some wood (I did) sometimes, it may not be enough. A shovel becomes the great equalizer.

[GuitarPhotog]

How would it work to mount a light weight side crank tunge jack on both front corner of the camper and use a jack stand in the center back.

If you are going to do that, just use auto scissor jacks from the junk yard at the rear corners and a decent tongue jack at the front.

<Chas>

[roadinspector]

We always kept a shovel and drive on 2x12 leveling blocks. There have been times when we had to use both. Stabilizer jacks are mostly to just "stabilize" the trailer from rocking and moving around after it is level. Most are designed to not handle the weight of the trailer.

Earnest

[GuitarPhotog]

Most are designed to not handle the weight of the trailer.

Mine are rated at 3,000 lbs each, and my trailer weighs a whopping 1,200 lbs. I think they can handle the weight of the trailer

<Chas>

[dustboy]

Because my galley is at the rear, lifting the trailer any higher makes the countertop unuseable for my wife (fortunately I'm tall). The shovel option seems like a good one! We carry one anyway for digging cat holes when boondocking.