Plastic Jack Stand

No, trailer has not rolled off and twisted the stand. It must just be a defective piece. I have had the camper on it for several months and exposed to the sun. Plastics sometimes do not handle ultraviolent rays too well and I probably should have had it on the wood blocks while stored at home. That's pretty much all I know to say about the failure. My Nomad only weighs 4800lbs and there is no way the tongue weight ever approached 10,000 lbs.

X3 that was my first thought also.

BarneyS wrote:
I have been using one for about the past 10 or 15 years without trouble. My tongue weight is right around 1300lbs.
Barney

X2 I wonder if maybe the trailer rolled and the jack twisted it and broke it.

I have been using one for about the past 10 or 15 years without trouble. My tongue weight is right around 1300lbs.
Barney

orangemoon wrote:
Great, Just purchased one for my new 19' travel trailer. What a warm feeling I have now.

Throw it away and get something solid to use.

Great, Just purchased one for my new 19' travel trailer. What a warm feeling I have now.

I have always used blocks of wood for my trailer jack but decided to give the stand a try for convenience. I have several oak 2x8 boards that I used to carrry (well, now carry again). I never checked for a
ANSI/ASME safety standard listing/approval or thought to do so. Guess I will in the future. Am I the only one who doesn't? My oak boards didn't have one :). Camping world sells a similar stand and I will avoid it also. I think I will stick with my wood and skip the fold down jack stand too.

I have used the FlipFoot for about 3 years now. I don't see the problems that Deltabravo has. I find it very sturdy and well built. It falls in place just like should and gives me about 6" lift. I used to carry blocks of wood but not any more. TW is about 1200#.

Without an ANSI/ASME safety standard listing/approval, that 10,000 lb rating is meaningless. I can't imagine that thing being able to safely support a 5 ton load in any circumstance.

Jack stands can be dangerous and have even killed. What if someone saw the 10K lb rating and decided to support an RV while working under it?

Nothing beats a stack of wood for support. And it's cheap.