Stabilizing jacks

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by JohnB

Brian B-P suggestion of an extension socket with bracket would work if there is a place to mount the bracket? Looks like it would have to be into the fiberglass or build some metal extensions to mount on the side of the jack assembly and extend outwards to support end of socket extension??

I agree - I can't think of any structure underneath outboard of the frame other than the fiberglass body.

[cpaharley2008]

H F T my problem is I can't see the jack until I kneel. I have the drills, I have the bit, I have the knee pad... I just can't find the hex screw while standing.


There is always the sense of touch….

[J Mac]

Once again cpaharley, on my knees.

[floorpanel]

I have the same problem, especially with the front drivers side. For some reason the spray foam insulation covers the crank nut so I have to reallllllly bend down or get on my knees

[Donna D.]

How about throwing a piece of mirror plexi on the ground? And using that to guide you...

[J Mac]

Originally Posted by J Mac

I wish the hex nuts used to raise and/or lower the stabilizing jacks were longer so I could raise and lower jacks without getting on my knees. How can they be extended?

I know this is an old post but, I finally figured out how to access the hex nuts that are used to raise and lower the stabilizing jacks without getting on my knees. Lose 35 pounds!! Now I can access no problem!!

[cpaharley2008]

Congrats on the weight loss, I'd like to lose a few myself, it took me a long while to get where I am and I know it will be a long while to lose some.

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by J Mac

I know this is an old post but, I finally figured out how to access the hex nuts that are used to raise and lower the stabilizing jacks without getting on my knees. Lose 35 pounds!! Now I can access no problem!!

Hi: J Mac... I could access a lot of things if I lost 35 pounds Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Iowa Dave]

Ahh yes the old speeder wrench. I have an Armstrong with their signature armalloy stamp along with the 1/2'inch breaker bar with t handle feature and and a few extensions. Couple that with the sockets
Germaine to the Escape and my trusty torque wrench and I'm ready to educate my Nine year old grandson on the fine points of deploy and store. Had him torque the lug nuts before our last trip. He did excellent to 65 lbs but was a little light to turn the 95. Start them early and give them skills they don't teach in all the schools. It takes a pop pop to develop the fine points of mechanical maintenance. Where tools are desired as an eventual acquisition and their immediate use is not a requirement, a garage sale shopping list is the key.
Dave

[Dave Walter]

I am able to bend over and look directly at the stabilizer when placing the socket over the stabilizer nut. For me, there is no need to kneel.

[MyronL]

I never deployed the stabilizers at our last campsite. Simply forgot to do it. A couple days later I'm in the trailer and I became aware of a tad more wobble when walking to the john, and that's when I put two and two together. You'd a thought two of us big bodies in the bed would have tipped the trailer some, but we didn't.

[Vermilye]

Since I travel solo, a little "wiggle" walking around the trailer is not much of a problem. The 21 is even more stable than the 17 was without the jacks. I did notice that when someone else was in the trailer with me (at least with the 17) each of us noticed the wobble created by the other.

[Mike Lewis]

Since I'm alone I never use my jacks either. I figured they were for stabilizing the trailer so that one person's movements don't annoy the other person. You automatically adjust to your own motion, assuming sobriety.

[rbryan4]

Originally Posted by Mike Lewis

Since I'm alone I never use my jacks either. I figured they were for stabilizing the trailer so that one person's movements don't annoy the other person. You automatically adjust to your own motion, assuming sobriety.

I've found that a good storm or wind can make the trailer sway a bit if I don't drop the stabilizers.

[Mike Lewis]

Originally Posted by rbryan4

I've found that a good storm or wind can make the trailer sway a bit if I don't drop the stabilizers.

Yeah, me too, especially if the awning is deployed. I don't mind; in fact I sort of like it. If it rocks too hard it's a reminder to retract the awning.

[padlin]

I wonder if getting to the stabilizers and seeing the front jacks on the fifth wheel would be enough incentive for me to lose 35 lbs. permanently.

I got so used to not using the stabilizers that the one time I did use them when parked on a hill, I forgot they were down when I pulled the trailer off the levelers. I now use them all the time just so putting them up will be habit.

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by rbryan4

I've found that a good storm or wind can make the trailer sway a bit if I don't drop the stabilizers.

Hi: rbryan4... I've never been able to pass enough wind to make the trailer sway!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[MyronL]

Now that I don't believe.

[Steve Clark]

Originally Posted by escape artist

Hi: rbryan4... I've never been able to pass enough wind to make the trailer sway!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

Hi Alf, Maybe your awning is perforated?

[arniesea]

I always use the stabilizer jacks. With my Dewalt 20 V drill, it takes very little time to drop them down. I don't care for the movement of the trailer when they are up.