by Grummy » Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:24 pm
>>> Mine came with these stabilizers. Surprised how many people don't know how to use em. Not rocket science.
Those are what I had. They do work far better than just scissor jacks.. they are wobbly as all get out without cross bars, but your style is far too fiddly at my age with the bending/twisting in TWO rear corners along with the back and forth running around. Could be an old guy thing. Time's a wastin' you know.. could be gone tomorrow !
My 6x12 is typical... the floor rides right around 12" off the ground. Too often where I went, the terrain is not level (higher in the back) and the lower the nose thing (which is annoying enough), wouldn't allow me to even tip out those jacks. Good Lord, I'd be digging a hole to get them to swing out, digging the tongue deeper to get the back up... ARG! PITA.
My side to side leveling had usually taken me the longest because I did not have those levels that showed you how many of inches of lift I would need. Now with those, life is a dream ! If the bubble tells me I need 3", a 3" ramp is what she gets backed on and I'm done.
So, my also non-rocket science method once side to side is addressed is chock the wheels, jack up and off the ball, drop trailer to level (I can see my level from the jack). Unfold the single stabilizer I listed above, Slide it under the back edge and ratchet up the strap. Done ! It SELF adjusts to fit the ground contours with even pressure. You can't beat these. It takes less than 30 seconds to fully deploy. I cant say that about those originals. It will be even less time this next season because that stabilizer is going to be mounted on the trailer ready for deployment so I do not have to pull it out of the tongue box.
I built the same concept for my deck/patio as again, it self levels to any ground contour.