2 problems 1st time out. Please help.

handye9 wrote:

zackyboy3rs wrote:
2011 Sabre 31qbds. 9000 lbs. 35 ft

1. I noticed ALOT of bounce & movement while camping. TT has electric stablizers with the sand pads. I am thinking I need to order slideout stablizer jacks, x-block things for tires. Anything else?

2. New (previous owner installed) Bull dog electric tongue jack. 3500lbs. Returned home & unhooking I was using & all of a sudden the jack just quit. I did notice a black wire that I think is the ground wire(?). One end was loose but it also seemed like it did not go with the jack. Any advice?

Thanks.

Due to the length of your trailer, the four stabilizers alone, will not take out all of the bounce. Your frame is flexing and the trailer is bouncing on it's suspension. Only way to get it all, is put the trailer up on blocks, with wheels off the ground. Adding something like the X-chocks will help. Stair supports may help. Like this.. Another thing may be, put your stabilizers down, get everything else set up, watch a little television, and after the trailer has settled a bit, tighten up the stabilizers one more time.

My trailer is close to same length. I added two more stabilizers near the center of the trailer. One just in front and one just behind the axles. They made a huge difference, but, we still have some bounce.

Your jack problem sounds like a loose wire connection, bad ground, or a blown fuse. Many tongue jacks, only have one wire. It is the hot wire going to the battery. The jack is grounded to the trailer frame, by the bolts that mount it to the tongue. Watch this video.