King Pin Stabilizer??
I think I need to invest in a King Pin Stabilizer to minimize the wobble and bounce in my 5th wheel when it's set up. Been looking at all kinds of them as well as their ratings. Would like some ...
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You either like them or you don't.
We've tried a couple of things like the JT strong arms and a cheap set of wheel chocks that tighten between the wheels. I imagine the X-Chocks work better. Tried different pressures on rear stabilizers and tricks with how far I extend different parts of the landing gear. We find the best results with a king pin stabilizer.
I spent some time looking at what others did and talking with people. Noticed the tongue jack on a TT acted as a extra point of ground contact the 5th wheel did not have, so I tried the tripod. We found it helped.
Personally, I chose one that would support my pin weight incase I had a landing gear failure or if I needed to retract/work on my landing gear. I also found having the tripod there kept the GBs from walking into the king pin and thumping their little heads. I keep a gallon zip lock bag over the greasy end and it does take up some storage space.
We've tried a couple of things like the JT strong arms and a cheap set of wheel chocks that tighten between the wheels. I imagine the X-Chocks work better. Tried different pressures on rear stabilizers and tricks with how far I extend different parts of the landing gear. We find the best results with a king pin stabilizer.
I spent some time looking at what others did and talking with people. Noticed the tongue jack on a TT acted as a extra point of ground contact the 5th wheel did not have, so I tried the tripod. We found it helped.
Personally, I chose one that would support my pin weight incase I had a landing gear failure or if I needed to retract/work on my landing gear. I also found having the tripod there kept the GBs from walking into the king pin and thumping their little heads. I keep a gallon zip lock bag over the greasy end and it does take up some storage space.
