Leveling Jacks

[USMCRet93]

I recently inherited a 20 year old, 24' long Fleetwood Mallard TT. It was a "free" gift from my son. My wife and I are quickly learning that there is no such thing as a "free" TT. Being 20 years old and not being used in a couple of years, it has/had some issues to be addressed. There were some electrical and plumbing problems which were repaired before I took the TT from northern California to the Dallas area. I also had to replace a circuit board ($200.00) to get the heater working. Since I got the TT home, I have removed and replaced all the old caulking in the bathroom and the kitchen, installed a TV, a storage shelf, and am working on replacing the dining room table (the old one was fiberboard that was cracked and unusable).

All the above being said, I am looking at some future improvements I would like to make. I want to replace the 20# propane tanks with 40# tanks, I want to install an electric tong jack (oh my aching arms!!!), and I want to install a set of scissor type leveling jacks. My question is, what type of scissor jacks should I look for? Are there jacks that I should stay away from? Do I want to mount them to the frame under the TT permanently, or stow them in the storage compartment when not in use? This is our first TT, and we are as DUMB as DIRT when it comes to this thing.

Any suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated...


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USMCRet

[USMCRet93]

robsouth wrote:


And please delete or remove that huge picture that is impossible to make sense of.

Noted that myself and am in the process of doing so as we type.

[robsouth]

First of all, they are "stabilizing" jacks, NOT "leveling" jacks. Never use them to level a camper. Use them to stabilize a leveled camper. Most have the scissors jacks available at many places (etrailer.com, walmart, camping world, etc) and are welded or bolted to the frame of the trailer at the 4 corners. There are other types of stabilizers available as well, depending on how much you want to spend.

And please delete or remove that huge picture that is impossible to make sense of.