Parked on a slope with car still hitched...
We are staying on a slope today. The trailer had to be leveled side to side which meant that I wasn't able to chock those tires. From front to back is quite a slope with the front having to be rais...
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I've been in this situation plenty of times in parking lots. In the most extreme case the rear wheels of the truck where no longer touching the ground. Just chock the front wheels of the vehicle and what trailer wheels that you can. This should be plenty enough to prevent a roll away.
Will it damage the vehicle? Likely no. Really this isn't different than jacking up the rear of the vehicle to attach the WDH bars. While lifting the rear of the vehicle by the hitch almost always exceeds the weight carrying capacity of the hitch itself, the weight being lifted is static. This has far less damage potential than the dynamic weights that you get when towing.
One other thing. I wouldn't rely on x-chocks to hold back your trailer as that's not what they are intended for. They are meant to stabilize the tires, not function as a chock. As the tire temperature drops, the tire shrinks, and the x-chocks no longer have the same holding power. Sometimes becoming so loose that they are no longer in contact with the tires. Regular chocks are a much better idea.
Will it damage the vehicle? Likely no. Really this isn't different than jacking up the rear of the vehicle to attach the WDH bars. While lifting the rear of the vehicle by the hitch almost always exceeds the weight carrying capacity of the hitch itself, the weight being lifted is static. This has far less damage potential than the dynamic weights that you get when towing.
One other thing. I wouldn't rely on x-chocks to hold back your trailer as that's not what they are intended for. They are meant to stabilize the tires, not function as a chock. As the tire temperature drops, the tire shrinks, and the x-chocks no longer have the same holding power. Sometimes becoming so loose that they are no longer in contact with the tires. Regular chocks are a much better idea.
