Steadyfast RV Stabilizers?

I have the other brand (Armstrong I think) but they are similar. It took 99% of the movement out

I will say the JT Strong arms have worked great for our 35ft alpenlite for several years and sitting in a heavy wind they are priceless. Other brands are probably doing a good job for others.

chevman

I thank everyone for their input. I still can't believe that in all my years of camping I have never seen anyone use these, and I'm usually pretty observant.

Anyways, after much thought I went ahead and bought the JT Strongarm system. All the different manufacturers that were mentioned here used similar set ups so it was just a matter of picking one. The only reason for going with the Strongarms was the fact it uses 6 braces, 4 up front and 2 in the rear, as opposed to just 4 like the Steady Fast. It is also on sale at CW for $280 until the end of January.

Now just have to wait until the snow melts to install them and report back.

camp-n-family, if you have any questions concerning the installation of the SteadyFast system give them a call and discuss with them. During the installation on my previous 5er I ran into a situation where I needed to call them. The number that they give for customer service was actually the cell phone of the owner! Very nice guy and extremely helpful. I highly recommend this system. We also bought the 2 additional feet for the other jacks. This gives all 4 jacks a larger foot print. Also, looking at the positioning of the front jacks on your camper you will be fine. Some forum members don't know how to research different campers on the interweb therefore making incorrect assumptions and inaccurate statements about RV's that they know little about. You are more than welcome to PM me with any questions that you may have and I'll try to help. Good luck and safe travels. Tim

After spending more time perusing the Steady Fast website it appears that most of the pictures of trailers with the system mounted have the jacks mounted on angles like mine. Should be good but will look into the Plug It Right Stabilizers too.

The mfr web site for the OP trailer clearly shows the front stabilizers attached to the front A frame.

LarryJM,
I want to be the second person to post that my front stabilizer jacks are located on the a-frame. Like campingfamily said, it shortens the amount the front stabilizers have to extend. I just put 2x material under them.
Ed

big bird 2 wrote:
Steady Fast is a good product, but I have "Plug It Right" on my 40 foot FW. It is easy to install and everything you need is in the box. It costs less, weighs less and does a better job.

And you know the Plug it right works better then Steadyfast , How ??????????

camp-n-family wrote:
I haven't moved anything, the jacks are located as they were from the factory. In some ways it makes sense that they are located where they are. The trailer sits very high so the jacks need to be extended a fair bit which makes them less stable. Being mounted on the A frame lowers them and shortens the required extension by 6 inches. They are also weakest in the perpendicular. Mounting them inline with the frame would be stiffest for front to back movement of the trailer but would make side to side movement worse, as would the opposite. Putting them on an angle to the movement would be the best to help minimize movement in both planes at the same time.

From what I've read and heard, most people are very happy with this product. I think it's worth a try. I can always move the jacks if required.

Well then you have the most unique trailer and is atypical of other exact same model and year trailers in where the stab jacks are located. In almost 7 years here your post on the stab jacks being located on the A frame vs. the main frame rails is the FIRST. The only explanation I can think of is that those were added by the dealer and IMO done poorly at that as evidenced by the failure of the bolts. I can see that happening since the are now located where there are subject to higher stresses from he front of the trailer trying to "wiggle" anchored by the fixed location of the axles. You now have a longer leverage arm the further away from the axles you are for the side to side forces.

Larry

I have steadfast on our trailer and love it!!!!