macmanron

I notice that some campers have the " Jack" between the wheels??? Does this help the movement while walking inside the camper???

schmenke

Not sure what you mean by "jack"? You're not referring to the wheel chocks are you?

macmanron

It goes between the wheels and spreads out almost like a scissor jack on a car.

schmenke

Yeah, that's what I thought you meant. I was always under the impression that it's purely a wheel chock, to prevent the trailer from rolling back and forth. Not sure if it provides any other stability benefit (that's what the stabilizers are for).

xcntrk

X-chock and that's exactly what they're for. BAL and many others have them available.

dthomas327

Lake Hawkins in East Texas.


I have a '32 Crossroads with double slides and weigh a little more than what you're showing. Although the tongue weight is a little heavier than I'd like with a 2nd AC unit up front, my 2014 F-150 with the Eco-boost pulls it with little effort. I've put almost 5,000 miles on the trailer in the past year and have never had an issue with the truck pulling this rig. My brother just purchased a 2015 F-150 with the Eco-boost and with the max trailer package he can tow over 12,000#'s.

normiss

Yessir!
I think they do reduce some of the rocking as well.
BAL makes lock arms for the lift/stabilizer jacks to reduce a LOT of movement.

macmanron

Just measured the distance between the wheels and its 16" wide, etrailer has some but not for that width, what's BAL ?????

edit: Just found them on fleabay. thanks guys !!!!

Sock Puppet

BAL manufactures many RV components and accessories, including slide-out mechanisms. My camper uses their cable-operated system and it's pretty darned slick.

WestsydeGuy

I have 2 4x4 wood blocks....one for each side.
Cut just the length to fill the distance tightly between the trailers wheels.
Just kick it about 10 or 20 times per side until it is in there.
And a bit of hammer used to get it out.
But the trailer doesn't rock at all walking around inside.