trailer blown off jack stand
I have been a stalker here on rv.net for a while but this is my first post. We own a Coleman 262bh. January 9th we had a terrible wind storm with winds over 100mph. this past weekend I went out to my...
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More than likely, the trailer frame is just fine. If your tongue jack did not get bent, then there's nothing going on there. If your stablizer jacks got bent up, they are really very week and will "give" much sooner than your main frame they are attached to.
I had a TT slide once, no damage. The tongue moved about 4 inches and it fell off an 7 inch block into the ground. The tongue jack shaft sunk clear to the frame (like a foot into the ground). Jacking up the trailer to get the tongue jack out of its sub-terrainian location was a fun trick, as the hand jack I had did not have enough clearance to get under the camper. I finally rigged up a winch type device that used ratchet straps attached to the bumper of my truck hitch and I was eventually able to get it out of it's new hole. But nothing was hurt on the trailer. Shortly after that, I put LOTS and LOTS of gravel down, and made sure the tires were chocked on BOTH sides. I've never had another one move again.
I had a TT slide once, no damage. The tongue moved about 4 inches and it fell off an 7 inch block into the ground. The tongue jack shaft sunk clear to the frame (like a foot into the ground). Jacking up the trailer to get the tongue jack out of its sub-terrainian location was a fun trick, as the hand jack I had did not have enough clearance to get under the camper. I finally rigged up a winch type device that used ratchet straps attached to the bumper of my truck hitch and I was eventually able to get it out of it's new hole. But nothing was hurt on the trailer. Shortly after that, I put LOTS and LOTS of gravel down, and made sure the tires were chocked on BOTH sides. I've never had another one move again.
