Bal lock arm stabilizer bars?
My camper has the Lippert electric stabilizer jacks where both rear jacks lower with the press of a single button. Pressure is not applied to the trailer until both rear jacks have made contact with t...
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Today I went out to my TT were it has been parked since my last trip, on my RV concrete slab. As always I had run the jacks down until the circuit breaker clicked them off. It has been there since Sept. 29th.
I first tried to push the TT sideways in the front. Zero movement, no sound. Then I tried the rear. Zero movement, no sound. I then loosened the jacks in the front quite a bit. I could not get any sound , but did get a tiny amount (less than 1/16") of sideways movement, the TJ was down, so that helped. I then went to the rear and loosened them up a lot. Bingo. I could now recreate the video with movement and sound, if I had a mind to.
I think what is happening is a lack of understanding on how these jacks work.
For years we have been told that the jacks on out TTs were not for leveling, just for stabilizing, and to not put too much pressure on them.
This was for good reason, as the factory scissors jacks worked independently, and made it very easy to rack the frame. As any experienced TT owner knows, this will cause problems with doors sticking or not latching.
That is not a concern with the Lippert jack system. Although they do not level the TT even though many call them self leveling, what they do is keep EQUAL PRESSURE on each set of legs.
This means that it is impossible to rack, or damage the frame. So you can put as much pressure on the legs as the motor can produce with no ill effects. In fact, that is how it works best.
I said previously that a small amount of movement was normal. I said this because I had seen it in camp occasionally. But as I always boondock off the beaten path, my jacks (any type) are prone to settling. That is not any jacks fault.
But my test just showed that when on a solid concrete surface, there is no movement, when the jacks are as tight as they will go.
I first tried to push the TT sideways in the front. Zero movement, no sound. Then I tried the rear. Zero movement, no sound. I then loosened the jacks in the front quite a bit. I could not get any sound , but did get a tiny amount (less than 1/16") of sideways movement, the TJ was down, so that helped. I then went to the rear and loosened them up a lot. Bingo. I could now recreate the video with movement and sound, if I had a mind to.
I think what is happening is a lack of understanding on how these jacks work.
For years we have been told that the jacks on out TTs were not for leveling, just for stabilizing, and to not put too much pressure on them.
This was for good reason, as the factory scissors jacks worked independently, and made it very easy to rack the frame. As any experienced TT owner knows, this will cause problems with doors sticking or not latching.
That is not a concern with the Lippert jack system. Although they do not level the TT even though many call them self leveling, what they do is keep EQUAL PRESSURE on each set of legs.
This means that it is impossible to rack, or damage the frame. So you can put as much pressure on the legs as the motor can produce with no ill effects. In fact, that is how it works best.
I said previously that a small amount of movement was normal. I said this because I had seen it in camp occasionally. But as I always boondock off the beaten path, my jacks (any type) are prone to settling. That is not any jacks fault.
But my test just showed that when on a solid concrete surface, there is no movement, when the jacks are as tight as they will go.
