vtraudt wrote:
Using Tires (here: axles): I will do a trial run (already have a hydraulic jack on hand) and lifting one axle at a time to put boards under the tires (or put a jack stand under the axle) to level. Reason for investigating the frame lift option: axles not easily accessible for jacking up.
Using FRAME near AXLE: best of both worlds? Same stress to chassis, yet better accessible than axle. Will try this FIRST (tailer in driveway, tilting terrible to one side).
HAVE to get one (two) of those 'curved' and 'scaled' levels (thanks for the link!).
Not sure what the aversion to simply backing your trailer onto a board is. Way easier than placing a jack, jacking up then placing board then dropping jack.
The way I do this is place my trailer where I want it to be parked.
Then I pull forward just enough to place my board behind the rear tire.
Then I backup just enough to get both tires onto the board.
This operation takes one time getting out of vehicle, grab board, set board and get into vehicle. A little practice and it can be done in less than two minutes.
Much, much easier, faster and safer than the way you propose.
Graduated level in inches should be very helpful. I don't have them but I do seem to have a knack for noticing approximately how much it is out of level from nearly 20yrs of towing a travel trailer.
a "2 by" is typically 1.5" thick, for less lift you can get "5/4 boards" typically sold as decking planks that is right on the money at 1" thick.
Lots of easy ways to do this without dreaming up complicated ways to do the same thing..
Seems like a lot of folks want to create a "Rube Goldberg" type of solution for everything. I prefer the direct and to the point route to all things in life.
