Trailer stair bounce

fj12ryder wrote:

restlesswind wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:

restlesswind wrote:
A quick "google" search "RV step support" will bring up several different types available. Two are needed, one will be "OK" but two will be much better!

Over time the bounce will cause wear in the pivot points and you will find that the steps will need replacing or repairing.

I don't see how the movement of his 5th wheel is going to cause wear in the pivot points. It's not the steps that are bouncing, it's the movement of someone going up and down the stairs that is causing the 5th wheel to move on it's suspension. Keep the steps from flexing from weight on them and you should solve most of the issue.

A simple prop under the bottom most step that doesn't pivot should help. A prop under the bottom step will stop it from moving, but you'll still have movement when you step from the bottom step to the next one if your bottom step pivots because your steps are hinged at various places, and not solid.

The OP said that the stairs were bouncing,not the trailer.

Seems pretty obvious that if it was just the stairs bouncing you wouldn't even feel it, so the trailer is bouncing because of the weight on the stairs. Ergo, it's the trailer bouncing. If the trailer were solid the stairs wouldn't be an issue. Stopping the stairs moving stops the trailer rocking.