Parking (and staying) on a Slope
We are considering taking our TT to visit family on Thanksgiving, hoping to park in front of their house. Unfortunately, their house is on a slope. It's not a major slope, but a slope nonetheless. We ...
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Jay Coe wrote:Terryallan wrote:Jay Coe wrote:
If you have X-chocks between the tires, those tires ARE NOT turning. They're locked in place. It would literally have to skid all four tires to go anywhere. It's better than the parking brake on your TV.
Having hooked up and pulled forward with X chocks installed. I can tell you. Yes it will move, and will move quiet easily. They are designed to stabilize the trailer only. not stop it from rolling, and they won't. On the other hand. Good wheel chocks WILL stop it from moving.
You obviously didn't have them cranked down very tight.
Tight enough to do what they were designed to do. But no. I didn't use them to spread out the axles. But were tight enough that they were hard to snap in place.
remember when the wheels roll, One pushes them down, and one raises them up. So they just pop out from between the tire. Did however ruin one tire.
