JRscooby wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
Electric, manual...still the simplest solution. Manually cranking it up 2-3 inches should take less than 30 sec.
Also, if you use blocks under the rear truck axle, you are likely to get more bounce in the trailer as the truck springs are supporting the front of the trailer.
If you put the trailer jack down, the truck suspension is isolated from the trailer.
Why not both? Run TV rear tires on blocks, then use jack tongue jack to hold it still, stop bounce?
Something to think about; One evening we where set up, and storm rolled in. When the tornado warning started my wife, and wife from next site got in cab, other guy and I sat on tailgate. On the way we picked up another couple. They could not drive to restroom/storm shelter because still hooked up.
What do you see as the gain if you do both? It seems like just an extra step with no benefit. Given that 95% of campers have electric jacks, it's 10-20 second of pushing a button.
If you just roll off the blocks with the jack down just enough to stabilize it, the jack will then take the full load and drag along... so you aren't driving to the bath house in the event of a tornado.
Of course, any time we've have a tornado warning, it's usually simpler and quicker to walk to the bathhouse, rather than drive.
