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Fastfwd75
Explorer
May 27, 2014

Conflicting info on levelling with stabilizing jacks or not.

My trailer has 4 levelling jacks; each corner. Plus the tongue jack. I have read that people use a block of wood under the tires to level side to side. I could do that when I am very off but I don'...
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downtheroad
Explorer
May 27, 2014
Look up the specs on your scissor jacks. Some are rated at a certified 6500 lb load capacity. Some have feet that stabilize only and carry no load. I use all four of my scissor jacks to level a inch or two without any problems.

It's not the stabilizers and their capacity that is the problem...it's the frame. Cranking them down good and tight is OK, but Lifting and using them to fully level is not a good idea.

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