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speedy72vega
Nov 20, 2015Explorer
"As far as parking your trailer on a sloped driveway, one doesn't need to go to extremes to prevent any trailer from inadvertently rolling away - simply use the weight of the trailer bearing down on a set of wheel pads with chocks affixed to the pads, just as I've already illustrated, to prevent the trailer from rolling forward. It's a simple concept and it works. :p"
Under ordinary circumstances I would agree, but my driveway is so oddly sloped at different angles, I felt the added cable winch gave me a little more peace of mind. I can have the tongue of my trailer over 40" in the air with the jack fully extended on a large platform that I made and the trailer still doesn't sit level from front to back. Even with all 4 tires chocked, I still put the cable on it just for added protection, especially when it gets windy.
Under ordinary circumstances I would agree, but my driveway is so oddly sloped at different angles, I felt the added cable winch gave me a little more peace of mind. I can have the tongue of my trailer over 40" in the air with the jack fully extended on a large platform that I made and the trailer still doesn't sit level from front to back. Even with all 4 tires chocked, I still put the cable on it just for added protection, especially when it gets windy.
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