Installing scissor jacks???
I am not happy with the electric stabilizing jacks on my camper and the lack of stability they provide. Therefore, I'm installing manual scissor jacks to the four corners like my previous camper had....
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Retired JSO wrote:rbpru wrote:
Two of mine are bolted on. I had two replaced and they were welded on.
Personally I would drill and bolt them as already suggested.
Plain ole drill screws work just fine. The only thing the screws do is hold the jack when not in use. I have 6 bal jacks. 4 on the corners and 2 just ahead of the front axle. That axle jack has helped greatly taking the spring bounce away.
Self tap screws can indeed work, BUT, the OP was asking about real nuts and bolts and how to go about that..
Self-tap screws may be better in some respects in the fact that if the jacks bottom out on something solid, the screws will most likely give instead of the frame or jack..
Seen quite a few severely bent jacks on the back of trailers since the jacks tend to stick down lower than anything else under the trailer.. Worse on longer trailers as they do tend to drag more than short trailers..
My 26ft trailer drags a lot more than my previous 20ft trailer..
I would rather have the jack come off without damaging the trailer frame when dragging or hitting a solid object..
After seeing bent jacks, I went the old school route of not attaching jacks, especially on my 26ft TT.
Food for thought.
