level on level ground and towing
Hello First time posting on the forum, so please be patient with me :) We have a 2017 Jayco WhiteHawk 25BHS. It's a travel trailer, not a 5th wheel. Our tow vehicle is a 2019 Ram 2500, gas, Trad...
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Thanks everyone for all the feedback!
As a lot of people mentioned, it’s probably a little silly or unrealistic to assume it will be level while towing it, considering various wind and road conditions, etc.
My questions were mainly around trying to determine if this is something I should bug someone about trying to get corrected. Essentially how big of a deal is this when it’s not in use. I know when I’m parked and using it, I should try to get it as level as possible for appliance operation, drainage, etc. But I’m mostly asking around if I’ve got it parked in storage in my shed and I’m noticing it.
To provide more information, when we took it out early this spring, we had a few people drive by us on one trip and tell us it looked like we had a flat tire, one person drove by and held up a sign that said danger, bad axle.
We took it in to gander rv (I know, I know, but they were the only ones who had decent availability to get it fixed). They said both axles were bent and the springs needed to be replaced. He said it looked like we had towed it overweighted for a long while..? I donno, I’m still not sure how they got bent, but I had noticed what he was talking about, just had no knowledge of trailers really..
Anyway, I went out and measured today and the front passenger side sits about 3/4” to 1” lower than the driver side. It could be due to weight as mentioned, the fridge, oven, mini fridge, outdoor kitchen, 2 bunks are all on that side. And a slide out. There’s a slide out on the other side too, but it’s just the U dinette.
As a lot of people mentioned, it’s probably a little silly or unrealistic to assume it will be level while towing it, considering various wind and road conditions, etc.
My questions were mainly around trying to determine if this is something I should bug someone about trying to get corrected. Essentially how big of a deal is this when it’s not in use. I know when I’m parked and using it, I should try to get it as level as possible for appliance operation, drainage, etc. But I’m mostly asking around if I’ve got it parked in storage in my shed and I’m noticing it.
To provide more information, when we took it out early this spring, we had a few people drive by us on one trip and tell us it looked like we had a flat tire, one person drove by and held up a sign that said danger, bad axle.
We took it in to gander rv (I know, I know, but they were the only ones who had decent availability to get it fixed). They said both axles were bent and the springs needed to be replaced. He said it looked like we had towed it overweighted for a long while..? I donno, I’m still not sure how they got bent, but I had noticed what he was talking about, just had no knowledge of trailers really..
Anyway, I went out and measured today and the front passenger side sits about 3/4” to 1” lower than the driver side. It could be due to weight as mentioned, the fridge, oven, mini fridge, outdoor kitchen, 2 bunks are all on that side. And a slide out. There’s a slide out on the other side too, but it’s just the U dinette.
