jack pads new ideal

Turns out, they don't have my size yet. My pads are HWH hydraulic and are 8" in diameter. The product only comes in 9" diameter at present. The VP of Operations answered my email question yesterday within minutes and said they are coming out with other sizes early next year.

Those thinking that they are too expensive, and who make your own for just a few dollars...yeah, you're right they are too expensive. BUT...I tend to stay at older, remote, out of the way RV parks and often run into conditions where I'd prefer not to have to crawl in the mud, dirt, stickers, weeds, or gravel in the rain, wind, or dark, to push pads under my jack feet. Even with an extension push wand and hooks on the pad.

This product remains on the pad so there's nothing that needs to be done except drive into my spot, and press the jacks down buttons. And they widen the stance of the landing pads to reduce the number of times my pads will sink, hopefully to zero. I've already had my rig sink here at a RV park in the Mojave Desert. Sunk into soft dirt 3".

Too bad they don't have my size yet. So I don't get a xmas present this year.

Dale.Traveling wrote:
I would pass. Price is a bit much for my budget. Maybe $10 a pad vice $25.

X-2

happy-2 wrote:
For That much money just think of how much wine you could buy. I went to Tractor Supply and bought one Horse Stall Mate, 6 foot, then cut 14x14 squares,now I have about 16 14x14x3/4 pads,More than enough,I use My awning rod to place under jacks.Stall Mate cost $36.00 . Sitting back with a glass of cabernet.

two things, the wine(which I hate the taste of)is gone in a few days while these well designed pads will last a long long time

For That much money just think of how much wine you could buy. I went to Tractor Supply and bought one Horse Stall Mate, 6 foot, then cut 14x14 squares,now I have about 16 14x14x3/4 pads,More than enough,I use My awning rod to place under jacks.Stall Mate cost $36.00 . Sitting back with a glass of cabernet.

rcmiller32 wrote:
We have had them on our motorhome for a year now. No more marks on the drive way and trying to position boards under the feet.

great thanks for real world usage sounds great

We have had them on our motorhome for a year now. No more marks on the drive way and trying to position boards under the feet.

I would pass. Price is a bit much for my budget. Maybe $10 a pad vice $25.

Jim@HiTek wrote:
I like them. Think I'll treat myself and buy a set. So tired of crawling under the RV to adjust those plastic pads on dirt.

Jim - put an eye bolt in whatever you're using. Then get a push broom handle and screw a hook into the non-threaded end. Use the handle to place or retrieve your pads

Then since you have that long broom handle with the threaded end not doing anything, go buy a squeegee to put on it for cleaning that tall windshield.

Bill

My pads were three layers of 5/8 plywood, 24" square. Original use was on blacktop driveway to spread the load. I have used them on grassy sites and they flat out did not sink in. They are now however getting a bit 'funky'. They will be replaced with 12" square 2" thick rubber pads.

While on the subject, get a pair of wheel chocks. Sort of a 'belt and suspenders' approach.

I like them. Think I'll treat myself and buy a set. So tired of crawling under the RV to adjust those plastic pads on dirt.