If the Trailer's a Rockin'....
... I must not have it set up right. So, picture this: The rear stabilizer jacks are bottomed out and are almost a foot long. The ground is dug out a few inches. The front passenger side tire wa...
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2012Coleman wrote:samhain7 wrote:Look at a fully extended stabilizer jack, then look at one that's extended about half. The first one is skinny and the second is fat. The fat one is more stable than the fully extended jack.2012Coleman wrote:
The farther the jacks are extended, the less stabilizing they will do. Put a couple of boards under the over extended ones.
I have read the complete opposite on the forum. Advice that says, the further they are extended the more stabilization.
(I honestly don't know the answer to this, I am only commenting what I read).....
Actually, skinny/fat is not relevant as the weight bearing foot print and side bracing are exactly the same extended or not. However, the fully extended one is longer providing a longer lever which makes it less stable.
Take a 4" pipe and cut a piece 3 inches long and try to stand on it. No problem. Take a 4" pipe and cut a piece 2 feet long and try to stand on it. You'll probably fall on your behind. Not because one is skinny and one is fat but because one provides a longer lever which causes a higher center of gravity and less stability.
