legs under caravan

[jb]

i don't know how its called in englisch but i have to dicide how to make my teardrop stable when it's not fit on the car.
what does everybody use around here

i was thinking of a system that i can lover or fold open when i let the nose wheel down. so when i jack up the nose wheel the teardrop will stand on three legs

[Woodbutcher]

You need stabilizer jacks. They look like this folded up. Some people just use the tongue jack and form a tripod with the tires.

[Dale M.]

System like above is ideal... There is several different types of bolt on supports the can be used...

Another solution is maybe a couple of scissor style auto jacks from auto salvage yard or "jack stands" from auto parts store...






(these are similar to ones pictured by Woodbutcher))






IF you camp on fairly lever places a set of wood blocks will work....

A simple system to setup is to disconnect trailer from tow vehicle, lower tongue till it is below the level line of trailer, place any stands or blocks or jacks under rear corners of trailer then use tongue jack to bring trailer up to level... A small level placed on tongue will tell you when its level.... The idea is to get the stands to take some of the weight off the trailer suspension and that will reduce bounciness of trailer due to the springs still trying to work when there is any "motion" inside trailer...

This link will give you a idea of what options for "jacks" or "stands" that are available to stabilize trailers...

http://www.easternmarine.com/RV-Trailer ... abilizers/

Another good link would be to go to GOOGLE search, select "Images" and enter in search box "trailer jack stands" or "trailer stabilizers"....

Where you will find this....



Definitely not recommend...

Dale

[DMcCam]

I've got a similar set up to Woodbutcher. These were recommended by several other builders so we decided to use them too.



Regards,

Dave

[dh]

This is why women live longer then men.

[StandUpGuy]

This is why women live longer then men.

Heck there probably was a woman in the cab of that truck jumping up and down while the photo was being taken.

[doug hodder]

Yet another potential Darwin Award winner.....

[Wimperdink]

Yet another potential Darwin Award winner.....

Yep.... and is he welding on the gas tank too?????

[Woodbutcher]

Similar to the old saying,

Why do husbands die before their wives?


Because they want to!

[StandUpGuy]

The long post is holding it up mostly and what is he doing? Leaning his back against it!

[Dale M.]

The long post is holding it up mostly and what is he doing? Leaning his back against it!

Naaah... IF you look at shadows, its just a illusion from camera angle...

Dale

[Mightydog]

We have the same set up as Woodbutcher.

We lift up the trailer with a scissor jack and then lower the stabilizer jacks to make everything level. It's a tripod with the tongue jack providing the third point of contact.