leveling my travel trailer

smsmith wrote:
I think we have decided to purchase a 2015 Flagstaff Super Lite, 27', that I will pull with my F150. Thanks for all the pros and cons on durability, quality construction, warranty issues.....it helped in my choice. NOW what is the best product out there to level this thing. We had a class A with self leveling jack which would lift the whole coach. I have seen Anderson leveling, what else is there. Thanks for the information.

Bigfoot makes an auto leveling system for travel trailers, if you wanted to spend the money (about $1700).Had the Bigfoot 5th wheel system on our 5th wheel and loved it. Otherwise, I just bought 3 2"x6" boards cut to 60", 65" & 70" lengths (our current TT has wide set axles). Stackable, just drive the trailer up on them. I have never needed more than two so far. They completely support the tires on the low side, are not heavy, and cheaper than any plastic ramps, blocks, etc. I could have bought.

GrandpaKip wrote:
I'm thrifty ( kids say cheap ), so I made my own Andersen copies. Love em. Lots easier than figuring out which boards to use and now I don't have so many misc. boards in the bed.

I made my own also. I cut multiple shaped pieces from a 2X8 on a band saw and glued them together to get sufficient width. They work great! I made one mistake that I urge you not to repeat: I painted the levers, and the first time I used them they stuck to the tires. I literally had to hammer them off!

I'm thrifty ( kids say cheap ), so I made my own Andersen copies. Love em. Lots easier than figuring out which boards to use and now I don't have so many misc. boards in the bed.

I use a pair of BAL light trailer levelers (my trailer has 2 axles). My trailer weighs about 5500 pounds and the BAL's raise it up no sweat. They easily get you right on the money and if the soil under the trailer compresses with use you just give the jacks a turn or two.

ScottG wrote:
I bought a set of the Anderson levelers this year after having TT's for about 20 years. They are the greatest!

X2 very easy to use

Dick_B wrote:
Whatever you decide on be sure they support the entire footprint of each tire. We use boards approx. 14 inches wide for that purpose. Easier to back onto also.

yep, the Leggos were too narrow for my motorhome tires, work OK on the smaller TT ones.
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Level side to side with something under the low side tires. Level front to back with tongue jack. Then lower stabilizers. I have 20 plastic blocks. Many others use wood. They all work.

I looked at some of the reviews on Amazon. A few people claimed that theirs broke the first few times of use.

Has anyone had one break?

I got a set of the Anderson levelers and I love them they are so easy to use, I have only been to one place I could not use them, other wise they work great.

Just remember that stabilizer jacks on TTs are only meant to stabilize, not to level the trailer. They can cause damage to the floor if too much pressure is put on them.