Is a stabilizer jack for fifth wheel hitch worth the money?

Mine has been holding up the wall in my shed, where it's been placed to store, for years. I installed the steady fast system on my 5er.

Or do nothing. The cost is zero and after a while you get used to the motion. I have a washer/dryer combo in my front bedroom and the motion would really bother me early on, now I can sleep right through all of the cycles and don't even wake up. I frequently turn the w/d on and immediately go to bed, then I have fresh clean/dry clothes when I get up in the morning.

I have one and some sites, you cannot use it due to trailer pin too high or too low. Does it do much good....not really.

I am tired of hauling it around and ready to prop it up at the front of the trailer with a for sale sign.

Ken

As you said you saw in campgrounds many folks use them. I use one and I understand they only work to control side to side movement at the front of the trailer.
For the rear I use BAL telescoping stabilizer jacks which eliminate rear side to side moving.
I use a pair of adjustable chocks between the tires which eliminates fore and aft movement. Due to a med condition I have to have my trailer rock solid.

Or as some folks do....go with the JTs or that type of product if your unit has the wiggles when some one moves or walks inside the trailer.

We use one, with our electric jacks it helps a lot. . what we do is lower the front several inches below level front to rear, run the rear scissor electric jacks down tight until the motor cuts out , then lift the front with the jacklegs to level which places more weight on the rear scissors then set the tripod under the pin and lower until it has good weight on it. Maybe not as stable as JT strongarms, but a lot easier and cheap. Set the tripod with one leg straight forward the others to the rear sides.

MFL wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
"What benefits does the stabilizer jack provide?"

None.

"Is it worth the expense and weight to lug around?"

No.

If you feel you have too much motion, invest in something like the JT Strongarm stabilizers.

Exactly right!

Jerry

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Love our Strongarms!

I had a King Pin Stabilizer. As others have said, they do very little to stabilize anything. A complete waste of money. I sold mine for $20 and I was lucky to get that. Never again.

I was told they are not good if you have auto-leveling because the auto leveling can adjust slightly as time goes on, so having the stabilizer up front can cause some damage. Same with slide supports.

I used mine once for working on the legs.

"Is a stabilizer jack for fifth wheel hitch worth the money?"

No.