If the RV is Rockin
So I've come to the conclusion that I need to do something better to stabilize my RV when parked. The stabilizer jacks on our Weekend Warrior are "lacking" in my opinion. The are simply single legs that drop down on an angle. I can't see how they add a lot of stability, and from what I feel inside, they don't. It seems like if my 6 lb dog rolls over you can feel in in the RV?
Current set up. Our WW is a tongue pull so we have the tongue jack that I try to limit on the amount of extension that it has. I would rather add larger blocks of wood to provide a more stable support. We have the the X Chocks between the wheels. Since it is a triple axle I normally put one of the X Chocks between the front/middle tires on the left and rear/middle on the right. Then we have these single legged "stabilizer" jacks front and rear. When putting the stabilizers down, I usually don't put a lot of pressure on them, I wait till they make contact, then crank a few more times so that it actually lifts the RV 1/4 inch to know they are solid.
This weekend I noticed after 2 days, that the jacks were no longer touching the blocks, so I adjusted. As I was looking around, it seemed like most of the TT had scissor type stabilizer jacks. From a visual perspective they seemed a little beefier than what I have?
I'm curious, what others are doing to try to take the rockin out of their set up. Would it be worth cutting the smaller stabilizers off and installing scissor jacks, or do I go with Hydrolics? How much weight should these "stabilizers" be supporting?Believe, me I don't mind a little movement, as I understand it has a suspension under it, but I feel like I'm getting an excessive amount of movement when simply turning over in bed or walking around?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Current set up. Our WW is a tongue pull so we have the tongue jack that I try to limit on the amount of extension that it has. I would rather add larger blocks of wood to provide a more stable support. We have the the X Chocks between the wheels. Since it is a triple axle I normally put one of the X Chocks between the front/middle tires on the left and rear/middle on the right. Then we have these single legged "stabilizer" jacks front and rear. When putting the stabilizers down, I usually don't put a lot of pressure on them, I wait till they make contact, then crank a few more times so that it actually lifts the RV 1/4 inch to know they are solid.
This weekend I noticed after 2 days, that the jacks were no longer touching the blocks, so I adjusted. As I was looking around, it seemed like most of the TT had scissor type stabilizer jacks. From a visual perspective they seemed a little beefier than what I have?
I'm curious, what others are doing to try to take the rockin out of their set up. Would it be worth cutting the smaller stabilizers off and installing scissor jacks, or do I go with Hydrolics? How much weight should these "stabilizers" be supporting?Believe, me I don't mind a little movement, as I understand it has a suspension under it, but I feel like I'm getting an excessive amount of movement when simply turning over in bed or walking around?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
