2011 Sabre 31qbds. 9000 lbs. 35 ft1. 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.

don't get slide out stabilizer- if the trailer drops from a low tire or soft ground and the stabilizer doesn't you will damage the slide. I would get the wheel chocks (x block things!). those should help with the front to back movement. someone else will have to chime in about bounce on your trailer. I would go on the Bull Dog website and look for an owners manual that could show how it is to be wired.

rav wrote:don't get slide out stabilizer- if the trailer drops from a low tire or soft ground and the stabilizer doesn't you will damage the slide. I would get the wheel chocks (x block things!). those should help with the front to back movement. someone else will have to chime in about bounce on your trailer. I would go on the Bull Dog website and look for an owners manual that could show how it is to be wired.ditto!

It is normal to have bounce and movement. You're camping.

X's 2 on the X-chocks.X-chocks really seemed to make a big difference for us. Very good product IMO.http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ipad&p=x-chock+tire+locking+chock&pcarrier=&pmcc=&pmnc=

From experience by my neighbor in Myrtle Beach, never never put supports under a slide out unless the trailer is on solid blocks. He had a tire go down and did not notice it. The slight shift actually bent the slide moving hardware and it would no longer go in. Had to get an rv repair guy to come in to fix it.... Eric

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korbe
Explorer
Apr 06, 2014
It is normal to have bounce and movement. You're camping.
scbwr
Explorer II
Apr 06, 2014
rav wrote:
don't get slide out stabilizer- if the trailer drops from a low tire or soft ground and the stabilizer doesn't you will damage the slide. I would get the wheel chocks (x block things!). those should help with the front to back movement. someone else will have to chime in about bounce on your trailer.
I would go on the Bull Dog website and look for an owners manual that could show how it is to be wired.

ditto!
rav
Explorer
Apr 06, 2014
don't get slide out stabilizer- if the trailer drops from a low tire or soft ground and the stabilizer doesn't you will damage the slide. I would get the wheel chocks (x block things!). those should help with the front to back movement. someone else will have to chime in about bounce on your trailer.
I would go on the Bull Dog website and look for an owners manual that could show how it is to be wired.

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