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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SoundGuy wrote:bartlettj wrote:
Xchocks are only for stability, not safety, and they will pop right out with enough force. Please use real wedge chocks.
Warning note included in every box of BAL X-Chocks sold ...
FACT is, tires shrink as they cool so X-Chocks installed during your setup process will loosen ... it's simple physics. Nevertheless some will claim this warning is just a manufacturer CYA :R ... unfortunately you can't fix stupid. :S
That is not what that means unless that is what you want to read into it.
It's to protect the X chock from potential damage should some idiot raise the landing gear or tongue jack an excessive amount after installing them. The tires could come together with enough force to bend them or something else depending on the the specific situation.
A tire is not going to contract enough when cooling down to loosen an X chock unless the person installing it's IQ was less than the X chocks IQ. That's a stretch of a comment, physics or not. How much does one contract? 1/10000 of an inch?
I will continue to use my X chocks just the same as I have for the last 10 years on 3 different trailers. I have not had one loosen due to tires cooling down ever and have had to use the ratchet to get them out every single time.
All of that said I will warn you not to get a site downhill from me in advance. I could be putting the safety of your entire family at risk but if we don't pile into you and I wake up, I'll be sure wave when flying past. :S :B
