Parking on sloped driveway

[Klem]

https://www.lesschwab.com/learn/arti...mmon-questions

Interesting they mention the "flat" near the bottom. I wonder if in the Southern Hemisphere you rotate the other way : )

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

I also wouldn't' trust those levels . Check with a torpedo level on the floor at the door . Looking at your picture it looks a little high at the front , So I would check with another level . Also refrigerators can be off in the cabinets . I was always taught to put a little bubble level in your freezer and if the bubble is in the middle circle , doesn't have to be totally in middle you have your refrigerator very good . Pat

Lisa and Pete I am sharing some of our parking situation pictures. All wheels are chocked and wheel speader locking device from the kids . The trailer is rock solid and as someone already mentioned once forgot a chock after hooked up and even with our V8 truck it wasn't"t moving . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Lisa and Pete I am sharing some of our parking situation pictures. All wheels are chocked and wheel speader locking device from the kids . The trailer is rock solid and as someone already mentioned once forgot a chock after hooked up and even with our V8 truck it wasn't"t moving . Pat

A few pictures of our levels . the side is level with the front jack .The front side is off a little . However the bubble in the refrigerator is good . So we run refrigerator no problem before a trip . Also if concerned carry a torpedo level and check on floor at a campground . Pat

[Nrgtic4]

Thanks Pat,

(And Dave, Ron, Jim, and everyone else that is trying to help).

I took a new picture from the street that might more clearly show our set up from that angle.
Our set up IS chocked with chocks on both sides of the wheels, we have wheel stops in between to stop the movement of wheels, and the ramp that Pete constructed. Should we switch to rubber chocks? An x chock or your thing between the wheels ? remove the ramp? So many ideas, it's a bit confusing...

[Nrgtic4]

And thanks for the inside level ideas.
We'll put one in the freezer and on the floor tonite to check and post photos.

I'd do it now, but I have a special needs tutoring student coming in a few minutes and Pete's at at work. Only he knows where our other levels are...

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Nrgtic4

Thanks Pat,

(And Dave, Ron, Jim, and everyone else that is trying to help).

I took a new picture from the street that might more clearly show our set up from that angle.
Our set up IS chocked with chocks on both sides of the wheels, we have wheel stops in between to stop the movement of wheels, and the ramp that Pete constructed. Should we switch to rubber chocks? An x chock or your thing between the wheels ? remove the ramp? So many ideas, it's a bit confusing...

Lisa you should be fine . I think the most important advice I received from the kids who have always been trailer owners (trailer was new for us in RVing ) always chock your wheels first ,unhitching and hitching . Once you are hooked up now you can remove chocks . Put those chocks down before you unhook . As for what you use between wheels that is your personal preference . We have always just used the plastic chocks . They stop the wheels from moving . Another personal preference . The plastic chocks are lighter weight and don't leave black marks on concrete driveway . You are going to be old hands at this , don't worry . Pat

[Jim Bennett]

This is the driveway of our new 'project' home. No 5.0TA in the drive yet as I am using both work trailers there. There is over 4' of slope, though when doing a front addition I will lower it a fair bit. Ain't that just three purtiest for you ever seen?

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

Ain't that just three purtiest for you ever seen?

Ok, I've been trying to decipher this for awhile now. Purtiest = prettiest, for sure, but after that, I got nothin'. [emoji23]

[craiginpetaluma]

I don't see any special needs here. The slope appears to be shallow enough to not be a great concern. With all four wheels Sitting on the driveway chalked, that should work just fine. Wood, rubber, plastic they all work fine, I prefere wood. I don't think there is need for ramps and that might require blocking for the tongue. Putting the stabilizers down with slight pressure would also help.

[Steve Clark]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Lisa you should be fine . I think the most important advice I received from the kids who have always been trailer owners (trailer was new for us in RVing ) always chock your wheels first ,unhitching and hitching . Once you are hooked up now you can remove chocks . Put those chocks down before you unhook . As for what you use between wheels that is your personal preference . We have always just used the plastic chocks . They stop the wheels from moving . Another personal preference . The plastic chocks are lighter weight and don't leave black marks on concrete driveway . You are going to be old hands at this , don't worry . Pat

Good advice from Pat! We have a sloped driveway also. In addition to the sequence Pat gives, after chocking all wheels, I return to our tow vehicle. With my foot on the brake, I let the weight of the trailer slowly creep forward, tightening onto the chocks. The tow vehicle and trailer are now totally locked into the chocks. When you unhitch, the trailer remains stationary and does not budge. The coupler slides straight off with no further adjustments.
After hooking back up, you'll need to cover the brake, and slowly reverse about 1/2 inch. This will free the chocks from the weight of the trailer. Works every time

[float5]

They do not have the wheels chocked on the ground. The wheels are on ramps and they are at the top of their crank and they still are not level. No one else who has commented is on ramps with their situation.

And everyone is showing nice dry conditions, not the snow and ice of Chicago, not to mention the wind.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by float5

They do not have the wheels chocked on the ground. The wheels are on ramps and they are at the top of their crank and they still are not level. No one else who has commented is on ramps with their situation.

And everyone is showing nice dry conditions, not the snow and ice of Chicago, not to mention the wind.

Cathy last year we received a lot of rain . I would get my trailer off the ramps and put trailer down on the ground . Chock all my wheels and you would be surprised the front jack will bring you closer to front to back level . Being up on the ramps is making front jack having further to go . I would use the front block they made for front jack also . Looking at their picture the slope is not that extreme and their trailer looks a little high in front to back level . Yes it would be much better to have trailer wheels on the ground . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Lisa you should be fine . I think the most important advice I received from the kids who have always been trailer owners (trailer was new for us in RVing ) always chock your wheels first ,unhitching and hitching . Once you are hooked up now you can remove chocks . Put those chocks down before you unhook . As for what you use between wheels that is your personal preference . We have always just used the plastic chocks . They stop the wheels from moving . Another personal preference . The plastic chocks are lighter weight and don't leave black marks on concrete driveway . You are going to be old hands at this , don't worry . Pat

Lisa after Cathy's post . She is right about the ramps. I would remove ramps and get trailer wheels down on the ground . Then start your leveling . Use your front jack block for front jack . Use torpedo level on floor inside door . Let us know . Pat

[Nrgtic4]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Cathy last year we received a lot of rain . I would get my trailer off the ramps and put trailer down on the ground . Chock all my wheels and you would be surprised the front jack will bring you closer to front to back level . Being up on the ramps is making front jack having further to go . I would use the front block they made for front jack also . Looking at their picture the slope is not that extreme and their trailer looks a little high in front to back level . Yes it would be much better to have trailer wheels on the ground . Pat

We were always asking, everyone, from the very beginning, if we should keep, remove or modify the ramps... If the consensus is that the ramps are un needed and are making things worse, level wise, safety wise, etc- instead of better, -we are all for disposing them. We are open to all ideas (other than storing the trailer elsewhere)

[KarenH]

Originally Posted by float5

They do not have the wheels chocked on the ground. .

I see wheels chocks front and rear?? I also see a wheel lock and that thing in between the tires. I don't think that trailer is going anywhere short of a class 5 hurricane.

[float5]

Originally Posted by KarenH

I see wheels chocks front and rear?? I also see a wheel lock and that thing in between the tires. I don't think that trailer is going anywhere short of a class 5 hurricane.

They are not chocked on the ground. On the ground is substantially different from on ramps. That is why some have mentioned that above.

The Chicago area is know for being windy not to mention having snow and ice, probably none of which you have at all compared to them. They are also sitting on piles of wood blocks higher than anyone usually has under the stabilizers.

[float5]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Cathy last year we received a lot of rain . I would get my trailer off the ramps and put trailer down on the ground . Chock all my wheels and you would be surprised the front jack will bring you closer to front to back level . Being up on the ramps is making front jack having further to go . I would use the front block they made for front jack also . Looking at their picture the slope is not that extreme and their trailer looks a little high in front to back level . Yes it would be much better to have trailer wheels on the ground . Pat

Yes, Pat, good idea to get on the ground. You do get some rain!

[Rossue]

To keep the Chicago sky(and trailer) from falling, perhaps on top of removing the ramp while keeping the standard chocks plus having the between wheel blocks you could also tether the trailer with a chain securely tethered on an eye bolt either anchored in the driveway or fastened to the garage

P.S. Will this thread ever end?

[float5]

Originally Posted by Nrgtic4

We were always asking, everyone, from the very beginning, if we should keep, remove or modify the ramps... If the consensus is that the ramps are un needed and are making things worse, level wise, safety wise, etc- instead of better, -we are all for disposing them. We are open to all ideas (other than storing the trailer elsewhere)

Don't know what your on-the-ground situation is since we have only seen the ramps. But you must have been in an on-the-ground situation first.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by Rossue

you could also tether the trailer with a chain securely tethered on an eye bolt either anchored in the driveway or fastened to the garage

P.S. Will this thread ever end?

What padlock would you use to secure the chain?