Thinking of adding two Scissor jacks to my springdale...
forward of the tires... to help with leveling? but i have a damn propane line on the from, is it ok to install the jack and slide the mount under the line? any other advice?
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I have a Keystone Outback 298RE and use the stock stabilizer jacks. I added the "Steadyfast stabilizer system, as well as 2 extra jacks directly in front of the front axle for fine tuning the level of my trailer when parked. When set up properly my rig, Which is 35 ft from bumper to ball, is as steady as most frame houses.No lateral swing. no settling to one side or the other when the slide outs go out.
Think about it. the frame has to support your rig and all the junk you haul with you, over the wonderful, well kept roadways of our country. All this without turning into broken box sitting on a pretzel frame. I use a power drill to run my jacks, and lock my "Steadyfast" stabilizers at 3 points with large wing nuts.No "hands and Knees" for my old frame! ;) I prefer to use 4 wheel chocks to solidly hold the trailer wheels in place. Something not really possible when sitting on top of most blocking systems. do I use blocks at times? Yes, But only when needed, and usually only under the stabilizing jacks. The strongest part of my trailer frame is the center 10 feet or so where you can see the reinforcement for the axle attachment. this also gives me an emergency jacking system in case of a tire problem. My rig weighs 7400 lbs dry. the add on jacks are rated at 6500 each side. plenty of capacity. Carefully think through what you do with your rig, and have a safe, fun, camping trip.
BB.
Think about it. the frame has to support your rig and all the junk you haul with you, over the wonderful, well kept roadways of our country. All this without turning into broken box sitting on a pretzel frame. I use a power drill to run my jacks, and lock my "Steadyfast" stabilizers at 3 points with large wing nuts.No "hands and Knees" for my old frame! ;) I prefer to use 4 wheel chocks to solidly hold the trailer wheels in place. Something not really possible when sitting on top of most blocking systems. do I use blocks at times? Yes, But only when needed, and usually only under the stabilizing jacks. The strongest part of my trailer frame is the center 10 feet or so where you can see the reinforcement for the axle attachment. this also gives me an emergency jacking system in case of a tire problem. My rig weighs 7400 lbs dry. the add on jacks are rated at 6500 each side. plenty of capacity. Carefully think through what you do with your rig, and have a safe, fun, camping trip.
BB.
