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DallasSteve
Nomad
Nov 20, 2023
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My Travel Trailer Fell Down

I was putting yellow blocks under my travel trailer wheels on one side to level it.  My lot is not paved, not gravel, just dirt and grass.  I did the job and it was great.  It was level.  Then I was ...
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    valhalla360
    Nov 20, 2023

    Raise it up as much as you can then use jack stands or wood cribbing to hold the a-frame. Raise the jack and put more cribbing under the jack, so you can raise it further.

    Honestly, I don't like using lots of blocks under the tires or jack. I typically limit the tires to a couple of 2x? thickness before looking at other sites. I do have a wood stand I made for the jack but it's about 1ftx1ft, so unlikely to slip. It's made of 2x4s, so plenty strong. 

    If it's your permanent storage site, I would try to level it, so you don't need any blocks. 

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dedmiston
Moderator
Nov 20, 2023
DallasSteve wrote:

Update: I bought more wheel chocks and chocked both sides.  Then I raised the jack out of the dirt. (I will try to post a picture).  I need to raise it another 12 inches to hook up to my truck.  Would a cinder block be a good solution? Is it sturdy enough to support a travel trailer?  Google's AI says it's not a good solution.  I don't like the wood cribbing idea.  It looks less stable to me.  What else can you suggest?  Does Home Depot or somebody sell something that assembles to do this job?

Update 2: I forgot that the jack itself can extend another 6 to 12 inches.  I'm not sure if it will go far enough, but maybe. I just asked Google's AI and it said "The tongue jack on a 2022 Jayco Jay Flight typically has a lift range of 18 to 24 inches. "  I may give it a try.  I can probably get there with a few more yellow blocks under the jack and I've got at least 3 more.

 

Have you tried jacking it the rest of the way up? Looking at your photo it looks like there's enough clearance to run the jack all the way up and hitch it.

If you're confident in your chocks, then there shouldn't be any harm in running the jack up.

If you're nervous about your yellow cheese blocks, retract the jack an inch and rock it back and forth to see if the blocks give way.

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DallasSteve
Nomad
Nov 20, 2023

dedmiston

I'm also thinking there may be enough range in the tongue jack to raise it up to the hitch.  I will try it later today or tomorrow.

Thanks, Steve

 

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