Woodtroll
Jan 09, 2014Explorer
Mounting New Stabilizer Jacks?
Hello, folks,
I am finally ready to move away from the aluminum "cone" stabilizer screw jacks and have purchased a set of Husky scissors-type stabilizer jacks. I have the solid steel C-channel frame under my trailer, and am really leery of drilling holes in the bottom flange of the frame because I am concerned about weakening the flange at a critical point. I am also concerned about dragging the jacks off as I have seen happen to others, since we live in the mountains. To that end, has anyone here fabricated or seen a bracket or clamp that would allow the jacks to be removed during travel, and that would put the mounting bolts up in the web of the beam?
I'm probably overthinking this too much, but was curious if anyone had ever done something like this. I'm thinking a C-shaped plate at each point, split in the middle, that would allow the T-shaped top of the jack to slide into the split in the bracket and capture the mounting plate of the jack between the bracket and the frame. The top of the racket would bolt somewhere up on the web of the frame.
Anyone ever had any failures of the frame from drilling holes through the flanges?
Thanks!
Regan
I am finally ready to move away from the aluminum "cone" stabilizer screw jacks and have purchased a set of Husky scissors-type stabilizer jacks. I have the solid steel C-channel frame under my trailer, and am really leery of drilling holes in the bottom flange of the frame because I am concerned about weakening the flange at a critical point. I am also concerned about dragging the jacks off as I have seen happen to others, since we live in the mountains. To that end, has anyone here fabricated or seen a bracket or clamp that would allow the jacks to be removed during travel, and that would put the mounting bolts up in the web of the beam?
I'm probably overthinking this too much, but was curious if anyone had ever done something like this. I'm thinking a C-shaped plate at each point, split in the middle, that would allow the T-shaped top of the jack to slide into the split in the bracket and capture the mounting plate of the jack between the bracket and the frame. The top of the racket would bolt somewhere up on the web of the frame.
Anyone ever had any failures of the frame from drilling holes through the flanges?
Thanks!
Regan