How much pressure/torque on "stabilization" jacks?

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On manual stabilization jacks on a travel trailer how much pressure do you feel is right without over doing it?

My feeling is it's nice to have "bounce" out of frame but I don't want to break/bend the jacks.

I like to manually put them down with the crank handle and when I feel resistance of the ground, give them 2 more turns.

I usually put them up with a drill.

Never had any problem but wonder why they don't uncrank down when traveling?

Anyway what's your method, as I'm not sure I'm doing it 100% right?

[hawkeye-08]

Folks often overlook the settling of the stabilizers over a few days when on softer surfaces. I put mine down snug and then snug them up again the next morning or sometimes before bed (if we are not on pavement or concrete)..

[RollandB]

I installed the cross stabilizers Old Biscuit showed in the picture on my previous 5er, it look 95% of the wiggle out of it. Took them off when I sold it and will install them on our new one when it warms up and stops raining in the wet side of Oregon.

[Deleted_per_op]

AFTER leveling the trailer, I run the jacks down snug and add one-half turn. I recheck my wheel chocks and stabilizers several hours later after the tires cool down. The tires have shrunk slightly with cooler air in them so the chocks are usually loose. The ground & blocks under the jacks may have compressed and I sometimes add 1/4 turn to the jacks.

[Old-Biscuit]

Wiggle

Between tires wheel chocks......X-chocks
Stop the wheel motion fore & aft

Additional stabilizer jacks between front and rear ones


SteadyFast lateral supports

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Old-Biscuit wrote:
Stabilizing jacks will not take the 'bounce' out.......that is due to tires and suspension still on ground. (jack under frame at wheels will)

OK, bounce is bad term maybe should be wiggle?

I never thought about using tongue jack to set other jacks. Good idea.

[Old-Biscuit]

Stabilizing jacks will not take the 'bounce' out.......that is due to tires and suspension still on ground. (jack under frame at wheels will)

I run front of trailer down (below level), set rear stabilizers snug and then run front of trailer up to level.

They stay UP while traveling cause no one is turning jack screw.......friction.