Has anyone ever tried to make a homemade JT Strongarms style stabilizer out of wood or maybe angle iron? I along with others have made the homemade x chocks from wood and they work quite well. Just wondering and if so, how? Thanks.

Someone has but I can't find the postBandwidth is limited here

was it this post ? http://forums.motorhomemagazine.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27493981/srt/pd/pging/1.cfm

I made a set a few years ago for mine but not from wood or angle iron. I used pipe and a steel rod to slide in the pipe. Welded nuts to pipe so a bolt would lock it down when extended. attached to legs and center with hiem joints.

I made a set similar to Bird Freak. I used 1/2" electrical conduit with 1/2" rod inside. Welded ends onto the rod and conduit and fastened it to the top of the leg on one side and the bottom of the other leg. Drilled a hole in the conduit and welded a nut on it to tighten a bolt to hold rod in place. Works great.Brian

Would you post some pictures?Thanks,Mike

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13 Replies

popeyemth
Explorer
Sep 07, 2016
There's a tutorial here on posting pics just do a search for posting pics
If you'd rather you can email them to me and I'll post them
Just message me and I'll send the address
samandtheduck
Explorer
Sep 06, 2016
I tried a private message and attaching pictures happens the same way and I can't do it. If someone could tell me how to find and enter a URL on a mac that would be great.
Brian
samandtheduck
Explorer
Sep 06, 2016
Well I tried to post pictures and failed. I will try to send them another way.
Brian
samandtheduck
Explorer
Sep 06, 2016
dfoxhoven
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
I have not made these yet, but found these instructions and they sound simple and fairly inexpensive:

http://www.instructables.com/id/RV-Stabilizer-Rods/
popeyemth
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
samandtheduck wrote:
I will be at the trailer this weekend and will get some pictures. Have never posted pictures before but I will try to get them on.
Brian

Brian if you can't get them on send them to me
Thanks,Mike
rrev
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
Following. I've been thinking about trying to make a set as well
samandtheduck
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
I will be at the trailer this weekend and will get some pictures. Have never posted pictures before but I will try to get them on.
Brian
popeyemth
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
Would you post some pictures?
Thanks,Mike
samandtheduck
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
I made a set similar to Bird Freak. I used 1/2" electrical conduit with 1/2" rod inside. Welded ends onto the rod and conduit and fastened it to the top of the leg on one side and the bottom of the other leg. Drilled a hole in the conduit and welded a nut on it to tighten a bolt to hold rod in place. Works great.
Brian