What do you put under your landing gear?

I bought 2 packs of Level-Trek LT80010 blocks on Amazon. They are heavier than the others I have owned but are a little more expensive.

pressure treated 2 X 8 scraps.

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12" steel I-beam yes it is heavy but i don't have to worry about it cracking like wood or plastic or busting into little pieces like cinder blocks do

In the winter it is Naples, FL.

In the summer it is the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee..

DRM796 wrote:

ricatic wrote:
When we rebuilt our deck at the house, I had several short lengths of cedar 4x4 and some 2 foot lengths of Trex decking. Two hours later I had four 12x12 jack pads with Ttrex on top and bottom. Attached the rope trick and use an old awning rod to move them around...works great and no issues with splitting...

They are about 6 inches tall but I like that because the shorter the jack legs are extended, the less the fiver moves around...

Regards

Ricatic, That was my thought process with the stacks that I used. The shorter the landing gear leg the less wobble. I have done away with the stacks since I installed the Steadyfast stabilzers. Cost about $300 and a couple of hours to install but well worth it. Now when one of the dogs jumps off the loveseat or bed it doesn't seem like you are on a boat in the cross wake of another. So far best improvement we have added to date.

I have considered stabilizers but truthfully, with my current setup, and with Savanna the 13 pound Wunderdachsund, our only passenger, no more stabilization is really needed...


My next move will be hydraulic leveling...we had this on our last three motorhome and I sure do miss it...

Regards

Unless we have to level everything sits on the ground. I use the Linx pads if needed under the tires. I always love watching a camper come in and start pulling out enough wood to build a small house. Was never sure if those folks knew the jacks would go down to the ground....

I use a couple of old 2X10s left over from the garage construction only to keep my foot pads clean.

I use 4x6 Cribbing to build up almost to the travel height of the legs. Then I extend and level. I fiqure the less the legs are extended the less movement. Combine that with JT Strong arms and she's firm!

I picked up a 4' long 4" x 12" timber at work. I cut it in half and use one under each leg. I can set up ANYWHERE with no worries. I don't spend much time in campgrounds, so I needed something that would support me on any surface. Maybe a bit of over kill for most, but it works great where I like to go.

I've always followed the theory that any block with a low friction surface contributes to the trailer moving around, so I plant the landing gear on good ole Terra Firma (or as close as I can get). We have 4-pt. auto-leveling on our current FW that requires blocking on the rear jacks to reach the ground, so for those I use a stack of plastic blocks with a rubber pad bolted to the top. Seems to help keep the rockin' & rollin' to a minimum as we walk around inside.