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Slide-Out Stabilizer Jacks

Larryzv7
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As fulltime RVโ€™ers we sometimes stay in one place for a long time with our slide-out extended and Iโ€™ve been thinking about getting some kind of stabilizer support for my slide-outs. I did a search online and only found regular RV jacks so I was wondering, do they make jacks especially for RV side-outs?

Some RVโ€™s, especially Class-Aโ€™s, are pretty high up off the ground and would probably need a different kind of jack for their slide-outs but 5th wheels maybe could get by with regular jacks if a person wanted to put jacks under their slid-out. As much as I plop down into the dinette bench located in my slide out Iโ€™m thinking it would not hurt to have a stabilizer leg under there.
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2012 Heartland Prowler 5th Wheel
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Old-Biscuit
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Larryzv7 wrote:
Thanks everyone for the feedback; I did not consider the movement of the trailer. My slide-outs are okay, it is just sometimes I wonder about whether it needs more support. What all of you have said makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

Larry:)

P.S I also have some extra jacks which I was going to get rid of but thought I'd use them under my slide-out. Bad idea, glad I asked about this here before using them that way.


Use those extra jacks under the frame forward or aft of tires......takes the bounce out.
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Larryzv7
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Thanks everyone for the feedback; I did not consider the movement of the trailer. My slide-outs are okay, it is just sometimes I wonder about whether it needs more support. What all of you have said makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

Larry:)

P.S I also have some extra jacks which I was going to get rid of but thought I'd use them under my slide-out. Bad idea, glad I asked about this here before using them that way.
2012 Ford F-150 3.5L w/Ecoboost
2012 Heartland Prowler 5th Wheel

skipnchar
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My opinion is that if your slide room is not stable get it repaired rather than prop it up and risk further damage. Good luck / Skip
2011 F-150 HD Ecoboost 3.5 V6. 2550 payload, 17,100 GCVWR -
2004 F-150 HD (Traded after 80,000 towing miles)
2007 Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer

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Dick_B
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Try searching this Forum for `slide' then search the results for `stabilizer' and read on.
Dick_B
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spadoctor
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DO NOT USE THEM...you can cause damage to the slide

Old-Biscuit
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K Charles wrote:
If they didn't give you one with the trailer then they don't want you to use one.


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Reason is......they are not needed. Slideouts are self-supporting.

Use of 'jacks' can cause damage to the slideouts.

If rig should move (either forward/backwards by chance but more likely down as in settle) the slideouts move with rig.
Jacks could cause upward pressure on slideouts in rig should settle.
Upward pressure can cause damage/twisting/out of alignment issues.

Just because a product is offered for sale via aftermarket doesn't mean it is better, an improvement or needed.

Save your money for something that IS needed.
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K_Charles
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If they didn't give you one with the trailer then they don't want you to use one.

DutchmenSport
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From everything I've read and heard about slide-out, you don't put jacks under them. The Keystone Owner's manual also says don't put jacks under them.

I suppose the risk of trailer movement would cause damage on the slide mechanism by putting stress in the wrong places.

I personally do not think it's a good idea. But there again, "to each his own!"