mgirardo wrote:
We purchased our Jayco Bungalow back in May and put it on a seasonal site. It is also considered a Destination Trailer. It is 40' 2" long. After getting ours on site and all situated, I used a bottle jack between the axles to lift one side. I used 5 cinder blocks and made a "tower", one in front of the front axle and one behind the rear axle. I also placed a piece of 2x6 pressure treated on top of the top cinder block. Then on the other side I did the same thing. However, I used gradually thinner pieces of 6" pressure treated until the camper was level.
After letting things settle for a month, I went back and re-leveled with different thickness 6" lumber. We have stabilizer jacks at each corner. I used 2 cinder blocks under each so I only had to extend the stabilizers about 6 inches.
I know you mentioned in a previous post that you already have a deck on site. You can use the same technique to raise the camper to the level of the deck if that is desired. Just lift one side at a time.
When we get back to our seasonal camper, I will re-level. Hopefully it is done settling after 4 months living in it.
-Michael
Good stuff. Did you notice if the frame flexed when you used the bottle jack at the axle location. I am not sure how your Jayco is configured, but my Zinger has over 60 percent of it length toward the front. Worst case, I could just use another jack in conjunction with the tongue jack.
I know the conventional wisdom is to level side to side when first placing the camper on site, but if I am going to rest the frame on blocks anyway, I am not sure this is required. Since I will be leveling with blocks as I go am not sure the leveling side to side is required (unless your campsite is really uneven, which mine is not). I think I will rest the tires on 2x12 pressure treated lumber at the onset as I do not plan on removing the tires and the boards will keep the rubber out of the dirt.
