WRT to my Bal X-Chock, I always deploy them before I extend the slide. And I pull in the slide before I remove the X-Chock.
As for the nut, after having the trouble you've experienced with the nut behind the wheel skirting, I just turn the X-Chock upside down. The chock doesn't care, and I have easy access to the nut.
myredracer wrote:
One thing to think about with X-chocks is access to them, especially when it's wet and raining out. If you have a slide over the wheels, it can be a pain to mount and tighten them after the slide is out. There's different designs of them. The type that you have to lock with your foot would not work very well in this case.
Another thing with the type that has a nut or handle on the top, in some cases, the wheel skirting can obscure the nut and you need to tighten it by feel and be crouched over. That's what ours is like (BAL) and it's a bit of a nuisance.