Extended Stay
I am living in my 28' 5th whl. toy hauler and was wondering if there is a safe way to lift it and set it up on jacks or something so it's not sitting on it's tires for months ? I'm in TX at the moment...
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My trailer didn't move for 19mo. I did nothing more than run the stabilizers down on the 4 corners on top of a wood block to keep them from wearing in to the dirt/gravel base. Then I wrapped the trailer with a OSB skirt backed with 1" foam insulation. Lived in it during the week.
At the end of my assignment, I pulled the 'skirting', added a little air to the tires, then pulled 300mi home. That was over a year ago, still on the same tires.
If you know you are going to stay for a awhile, I would jack on the frame near the spring hanger, pull the tires, then lower down on to a block with a wood topper placed either on the u-bolts or just next to the u-bolts (depending on your spring/axle configuration). Watch out for lowering the trailer too much so that you can get underneath and access plumbing and electrical if necessary.
At the end of my assignment, I pulled the 'skirting', added a little air to the tires, then pulled 300mi home. That was over a year ago, still on the same tires.
If you know you are going to stay for a awhile, I would jack on the frame near the spring hanger, pull the tires, then lower down on to a block with a wood topper placed either on the u-bolts or just next to the u-bolts (depending on your spring/axle configuration). Watch out for lowering the trailer too much so that you can get underneath and access plumbing and electrical if necessary.
