steadfast stabilizers
My new TV has electric stabilizer They areally great for setting up and acting kinda snobish, but they don't get tight enough to stop the trailer from shaking with every step. I looked at the steadf...
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The standard Lippert stabilizers so many TT have do stop almost all up and down movement. However they do not stop side to side movement - rocking - caused by the TT springs flexing as weight moves from side to side of the trailer.
I've used Bal Loc-Arm stabilizers on both my TT (the same ones - I installed them on the first trailer and moved them to the second trailer) and they stop almost all movement.
The Bal stabilizers provide a 90 degree offset from front to back. I haven't had the ability to set one to go across the TT.
Steady Fast does the same thing - but emphasizes a cross-trailer arm. Which IMHO does a great job. It works really well between the front two landing pads of a 5th wheel.
I have several friends who have them and love them.
No, they are not electric. They are mechanical supplements to your existing stabilizer/ leveler system.
The existing stabilizers deploy normally - then you tighten the friction lock on the Bal Loc-Arm or Steady Fast to lock the mechanical arm in place. You must loosen the friction lock before raising the stabilizers.
Your TT / 5er is designed to allow movement in three directions between the ground and the frame due to the springs and shocks (1 - tilt up and down from to back, 2 - vertically up and down from bumps in the road, and 3 - side to side rotational movement as weight shifts). Normal stabilizers only minimize / stop movement in one of those three directions.
As mentioned above - the stabilizers work best if they only have to extend a short distance - blocks do help. Another thing to help a lot is a jack under or near the axles to take weight off of the springs. A pair of supplemental scissor jacks really help.
Another point to remember is that all stabilizing systems have a little 'play' in them. And if you are not setup on a firm concrete pad, you may find a lot of slack after a day or two.
We setup today in an RV park with grass with a little gravel for a pad. Fifth time our Good Sam group has been here in four years. I know from experience that my blocks will sink a bit in the ground, and I'll have to adjust the stabilizers and levelers every day or so.
I've used Bal Loc-Arm stabilizers on both my TT (the same ones - I installed them on the first trailer and moved them to the second trailer) and they stop almost all movement.
The Bal stabilizers provide a 90 degree offset from front to back. I haven't had the ability to set one to go across the TT.
Steady Fast does the same thing - but emphasizes a cross-trailer arm. Which IMHO does a great job. It works really well between the front two landing pads of a 5th wheel.
I have several friends who have them and love them.
No, they are not electric. They are mechanical supplements to your existing stabilizer/ leveler system.
The existing stabilizers deploy normally - then you tighten the friction lock on the Bal Loc-Arm or Steady Fast to lock the mechanical arm in place. You must loosen the friction lock before raising the stabilizers.
Your TT / 5er is designed to allow movement in three directions between the ground and the frame due to the springs and shocks (1 - tilt up and down from to back, 2 - vertically up and down from bumps in the road, and 3 - side to side rotational movement as weight shifts). Normal stabilizers only minimize / stop movement in one of those three directions.
As mentioned above - the stabilizers work best if they only have to extend a short distance - blocks do help. Another thing to help a lot is a jack under or near the axles to take weight off of the springs. A pair of supplemental scissor jacks really help.
Another point to remember is that all stabilizing systems have a little 'play' in them. And if you are not setup on a firm concrete pad, you may find a lot of slack after a day or two.
We setup today in an RV park with grass with a little gravel for a pad. Fifth time our Good Sam group has been here in four years. I know from experience that my blocks will sink a bit in the ground, and I'll have to adjust the stabilizers and levelers every day or so.
