Parking Pad
Since we purchased our NTU TT Labor Day weekend, I have been thinking about a "parking pad" of sorts to park the tires on in our back yard. Here's what I came up with this morning.
I purchased 4 pavers 16" x 24" from Lowes and buried them in the ground on top of paver base (sand). Since we have a slope upward toward the rear of the trailer in the area of the axles, I installed 4x4 bump stops to both stop the tires, and prevent mud from washing down onto the pavers. I leveled the pavers from one side to the other so that when I park on the pavers the TT is automatically leveled side to side.
Finished. I could have placed the front paver 2" or 3" further forward, but I was expecting the rear tires to be further back on the rear pavers when against the 4x4s. Oh well, the front tires are still solidly on the pavers.
I am very fortunate that this sewer cleanout (behind the stump) was already in my backyard from when the house was built in '81. It was old cast iron and the cap was rusted on permanently. I dug down, cut it off and installed this PVC cleanout. This cleanout is about 1' behind the rear bumper of the trailer when it is parked. This makes holding tank dumping very easy.
All in all a good day.
I purchased 4 pavers 16" x 24" from Lowes and buried them in the ground on top of paver base (sand). Since we have a slope upward toward the rear of the trailer in the area of the axles, I installed 4x4 bump stops to both stop the tires, and prevent mud from washing down onto the pavers. I leveled the pavers from one side to the other so that when I park on the pavers the TT is automatically leveled side to side.
Finished. I could have placed the front paver 2" or 3" further forward, but I was expecting the rear tires to be further back on the rear pavers when against the 4x4s. Oh well, the front tires are still solidly on the pavers.
I am very fortunate that this sewer cleanout (behind the stump) was already in my backyard from when the house was built in '81. It was old cast iron and the cap was rusted on permanently. I dug down, cut it off and installed this PVC cleanout. This cleanout is about 1' behind the rear bumper of the trailer when it is parked. This makes holding tank dumping very easy.
All in all a good day.
