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Gdetrailer
Jul 30, 2021Explorer III
Neither.
Those are solutions looking for a problem and I can't see any way you can use wheel chocks to hold the wheels in place (pretty dangerous) with those devices.
Not to mention you really want both axles to be lifted at the same time.
Get yourself a treated 2x8 by 8ft or 2x10 by 8ft.
Cut it in half, you now have 2 4ft "levelers".
A 2x? is 1.5" thick, giving you in one single board a 1.5" lift.
Stack a second board on top of first and you now have 3" lift.
Any more lift needed and you might wish to reconsider your site..
For lift under 1.5" you can buy treated "5/4" board for decking which is about 1" thick.
The second board can be cut a bit shorter than the first to allow easy on/off.
If boards want to shift around you could drill a couple of holes through the boards and then use wooden dowel rods to act as pegs.
When you have your trailer positioned where you want it, pull forward the length of the wood you have, place your board behind the rear axle and then backup onto the board.
If you add a miter to the edges you can make it easy to drive onto the board.
I use wood boards all the time, treated lumber will last as long if not longer than plastic lifters and I also am able to use plain wedge style wheel chocks on the boards.
To help even further, there are levels which show in inches how far out of level you are..
Heck if your really wanted to go crazy on accuracy you can also find Apps for your phone that can help determine the exact lift you need..
Those are solutions looking for a problem and I can't see any way you can use wheel chocks to hold the wheels in place (pretty dangerous) with those devices.
Not to mention you really want both axles to be lifted at the same time.
Get yourself a treated 2x8 by 8ft or 2x10 by 8ft.
Cut it in half, you now have 2 4ft "levelers".
A 2x? is 1.5" thick, giving you in one single board a 1.5" lift.
Stack a second board on top of first and you now have 3" lift.
Any more lift needed and you might wish to reconsider your site..
For lift under 1.5" you can buy treated "5/4" board for decking which is about 1" thick.
The second board can be cut a bit shorter than the first to allow easy on/off.
If boards want to shift around you could drill a couple of holes through the boards and then use wooden dowel rods to act as pegs.
When you have your trailer positioned where you want it, pull forward the length of the wood you have, place your board behind the rear axle and then backup onto the board.
If you add a miter to the edges you can make it easy to drive onto the board.
I use wood boards all the time, treated lumber will last as long if not longer than plastic lifters and I also am able to use plain wedge style wheel chocks on the boards.
To help even further, there are levels which show in inches how far out of level you are..
Heck if your really wanted to go crazy on accuracy you can also find Apps for your phone that can help determine the exact lift you need..
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