X- Chocks , kinda

Sounds good but X chocks only take a few seconds after the initial setup. It's literally a matter of holding them up to the tire and flipping a lever. No need to move trailer.

That's probably the oldest method to secure a wheeled load aside from shooting the horse.

Undoing it isn't so easy though as getting the right amount of pull or push is trickier than the set up.

It does work though.

I use 4 plastic chocks and gently pound them in with a hammer on a tandem trailer. Zero movement.

I made my own chocks using 2x4s and allthread. They work great.

made these today, they seem to work good and less than $20 invested.

I have a set of the yellow camco chocks and made a set of like these out of 2x4s and threaded rods. Both work great.

Tlauden wrote:
made these today, they seem to work good and less than $20 invested.

That's the brand I have too!

I bought the smaller set from CW, and turns out there's not enough space between the tires for it to fit. Gave them to my BIL.

Saw a few examples online of people using a pipe clamp and a couple of 4x4 scraps.

A few minutes on the bandaw, and some time on the drill press...





Camper is completely steady now. This is a bit more expensive than ones using a threaded rod. You have to buy two Pony clamps, and a couple of 24" sections of 3/4 pipe (about $8 each!). But they will last a lifetime, and require no tools to install/remove.

I also made a set like those posted above from left over 4x4 and ready rod I had around. All I had to buy was a few nuts and washers.

wanderingbob wrote:
released the breaks (sic) and trailer rolled back a little bit and tires were held solid in chocks .

Ask him how he manages to get the trailer level from side to side.