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JRscooby
Sep 06, 2021Explorer II
Gdetrailer wrote:
Your making it overly complicated.
I'm making it complicated? After years of pulling end-dump trailers I'm pretty good at eyeballing a level spot/angle. Will we (wife) be happy with camper there? Is there a better spot where I don't need to raise right front? (Tall step is a problem).
I use interlocking plastic blocks under the low tire. Because of the way they interlock, adding to the stack only adds about 2/3 of the bottom. The level mounted to front is calibrated in the thickness of my blocks. I can back in, and without leaving my seat, tell how high to build the stack, and pull up to build. The second time I get out I'm ready to chock the wheels and unhook.
Now from watching others I know many people have trouble putting a trailer in the same spot twice. The less distance away from where they want it better. And many sites, if you need 2 inches here a few feet away it can be 4. This is 1 reason build a stack, pull on, stack wrong repeat.
To avoid most of this, I suggest this plan; Spot trailer. Use calibrated level, (Or level and ruler) to learn how high the stack needs to be. Build the stack so both tires will be on top of stack, but right beside tires. Put chock behind tire on the other side. Put TV in drive, fingers in ears, and pull forward just the length of ramp, the shift back to park. Slide the stack sideways, just the with of stack. Put TV in reverse, fingers back in ears, and back up to chock. More chocks, and your done. Now before you start thinking "My TV is not loud enough to need to protect my ears" that is not the reason. I don't know why, but many people want to screw with that big wheel. Moving this short distance you don't need to.
IMHO, the OP, wanting to modify suspension to solve a non-problem is the 1 overcomplicating it
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