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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HappyTrails2U2 wrote:JayWalker2009 wrote:HappyTrails2U2 wrote:
Next time you guys have a flat it's best you don't use that stabilizer that the car manufacture put in your trunk that they call a jack to jack up your car with or it might fall on you and then people will call you stupid for using a stabilizer for a jack.:B
That's the best you can come up with? Really? :R
That's all I need to come up with! I'm not the one that's so silly that I don't know the difference between a light duty stabilizer and a heavy duty jack!
BAL makes a standard or a deluxe scissor jack… the difference is the bearing… they make a 5000 and a 7500 pound version to match the trailer…
My BAL 5000 is no less HD for my 10,000 pound trailer than the other posters BAL 7500 is for his 18000 pound trailer…
His BAL scissor jack is no more or less aftermarket than my BAL scissor jack…
All BAL scissor jacks carry as a warning…
Warning - Do Not attempt to use this scissor jack to lift excessive weight or tires off of the ground. Vehicle frame and door jam damage may occur. Use only stock handle supplied. Do not use a cheater bar on handle. Do not use this scissor jack as a tire changing jack.
Try lifting the rated weight with the stock supplied handle… call BAL and ask about the rating and they will tell you the jack will support the rated weight but is not intended to lift that much weight… something they say is much different…
