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thirtydaZe's avatar
Jul 23, 2015

Need a Replacement, My 7"x 7" Post is Deteriorating

When we bought our first camper, what seems so many years ago, it came with the purchase an old 7x7 post for the jack stand, as to eliminate the distance from the ground to Jack. I'm sure you get it.

Anyhow, over the years it's deteriorated, and the time is now. I for the life of me can't find another square hunk of wood to accommodate.

I use it now, not only to reduce the space the jack has to come down, but also to give me enough clearance in my driveway to level the camper for my fridge to run.

Is there a nice commercial product you can point me to, or any other good ideas? I know i could layer 2x6's but would really just like a nice solid chunk of something.
  • Break out the hand saw, everyone needs occasional practice.

    FWIW, as soon as I get some of the mid-season clutter out of the way ( I operate a small construction biz), I'm going to make some stands out of LVL plank. I'll cut a slot down the middle of a plank section to the piece's midpoint. Two of these will slide together to make a stand of any height I want and will carry tons of weight.
  • GordonThree wrote:
    can we get into page 3 on the topic of replacing a wood block? :)


    :) one more log on the fire! To make life just a little easier,
    I screwed on a screen door pull on the side so I could pick up the big block of wood with one hand.
  • We purchased the Flip Foot. Stays connected to the jack. They come in 4" and 6". This is a Fastaway Product I believe.
  • Here you go, always happy to help.
    My favorite was the how to merge post some months ago. Went on forever.
    Even Vegas couldn't run odds on what goes for how many pages on internet forums.