Levelling with Scissor Jacks
I know I'm going to get flamed, but I replaced the (4) OEM single arm stabilizers on my Trail Cruiser 30 ft travel trailer with (6) 24" scissor jacks. I experimented with lifting excessive weight with...
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I wouldn’t respond differently face to face… the only difference might be in the tone or other gestures not always available on the keyboard, but would still be direct and to the point… I accept responsibility for my words and actions… how others choose respond to them is their decision… so far my rear end has survived and some might say flourished…
I say what I think and give my reasons for it, unlike many…
I also try very hard not to misquote what was said to make a non-existent point…
I guess there are reasons, maybe choice of words being one of them, that I am not a professional writer…
Now back to the topic of lifting trailers and trailer frames…
More than ever the frames are light duty and need to be cambered to support the weight of the box built on them and the normal bouncing they have to endure and still not have the camper box sagging… some times they still fail under normal use and that condition has been reported here before to…
If you want light weight trailers and big long trailers that is the way it has to be… good stout frames are not light weight…
There is a reason that every mfg says to only stabilize the trailer with the jacks and don’t recommend that heavier jacks are any better or different it that respect…
It was asked what’s the difference with automatic levelers… I am sure there is plenty of difference… like I doubt they are mounted to the flimsy I beam flange to start with… chances are they are located closer to the axles and include full frame brackets and possibly other frame strengthening measures… another difference could be the $2000 to $3000 dollar cost…
Still I wouldn’t install them without a lot of research and input from other than their marketing material…
I say what I think and give my reasons for it, unlike many…
I also try very hard not to misquote what was said to make a non-existent point…
I guess there are reasons, maybe choice of words being one of them, that I am not a professional writer…
Now back to the topic of lifting trailers and trailer frames…
More than ever the frames are light duty and need to be cambered to support the weight of the box built on them and the normal bouncing they have to endure and still not have the camper box sagging… some times they still fail under normal use and that condition has been reported here before to…
If you want light weight trailers and big long trailers that is the way it has to be… good stout frames are not light weight…
There is a reason that every mfg says to only stabilize the trailer with the jacks and don’t recommend that heavier jacks are any better or different it that respect…
It was asked what’s the difference with automatic levelers… I am sure there is plenty of difference… like I doubt they are mounted to the flimsy I beam flange to start with… chances are they are located closer to the axles and include full frame brackets and possibly other frame strengthening measures… another difference could be the $2000 to $3000 dollar cost…
Still I wouldn’t install them without a lot of research and input from other than their marketing material…
