Wheel chock question

[Steve_911]

When setting up a single axle tt where the site is not exactly level, what is the best way to chock a wheel that is elevated on a Lego or other type of block under the downhill wheel? A newbe question.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Golfcart]

If im using my legos and need to chock the wheel I keep a rubber 18wheeler chock in my gear. Never had an issue with the rubber chock slipping in that situation

[mike-s]

SoundGuy wrote:
And some apparently can't spell. :R

Sorry to disappoint but I fully understand how the Andersen leveling system is designed to work, which on a seriously sloped campsite is IMO questionable as there's no way to use a ground level chock in addition to the Andersen. Different strokes for different folks - I'd prefer to know my trailer is firmly chocked on both sides, regardless of the site slope. Having the low side tires simply sitting in a cradle doesn't meet my criteria of "firmly chocked". 😞

LOL. It's alway amusing to see someone who lacks the knowledge to answer an argument with intelligence resort to flailing around and trying to win a minor victory wherever they can. It's clear you don't understand the physics.

[bpounds]

Not surprising, that something made of plastic, would break when thousands of pounds are parked on it. Never had any use for plastic leveling blocks. Wood is cheap, and better.

[Dalo]

I've had problems with these lynx levelers scooting when used on gravel. This summer I broke 2 of them when trying to level-up at a very rocky campsite.

[SoundGuy]

mike-s wrote:
Seems people either don't understand how the Anderson system works, or don't understand physics.

And some apparently can't spell. :R

Sorry to disappoint but I fully understand how the Andersen leveling system is designed to work, which on a seriously sloped campsite is IMO questionable as there's no way to use a ground level chock in addition to the Andersen. Different strokes for different folks - I'd prefer to know my trailer is firmly chocked on both sides, regardless of the site slope. Having the low side tires simply sitting in a cradle doesn't meet my criteria of "firmly chocked". 😞

[GrandpaKip]

My Andersen type levelers are home made to fit the tires I have. Once leveled, I chock the levelers. Essentially, it is the same as chocking the tires. Done correctly, which I do my best to do, I have never had the camper move.
I would be interested to hear what experiences other users of Andersen levelers have had.

[mike-s]

Seems people either don't understand how the Anderson system works, or don't understand physics.

The Anderson levelers are simply chocks which have a bend to them. They rise about 4" in 16", so in order for them to "want to roll off the end," you'd need to be parked on a 25+% grade.

There's no issue with them, they function as both chocks and levelers. If you're trying to set your wheels on a spot with a 25+% grade, you're doing it wrong.

[SoundGuy]

GrandpaKip wrote:
I never rely on just the levelers to keep the camper secure. All wheels are chocked. Andersen type levelers can be used in either direction. The slope of the site and the side to side difference determines how to use the levelers.

Since all tires shrink as they cool the only truly effective way to chock any trailer to prevent it from inadvertently shifting is to use ground level chocks on both sides of the trailer - which is impossible when using the Andersen system. 😞 The best one could do is use some form of ground level chock to secure the high side tires and hope that low side Andersen chock doesn't slip. Having once had a trailer slip away on me on a significantly sloped campsite with a river behind it :E that's just not good enough for me - I want the tires on both sides of the trailer firmly chocked, not just sitting in a "cradle" formed by the Andersen leveler / chock. 😉

[GrandpaKip]

SoundGuy wrote:

Deep Trax wrote:
The primary purpose of these is for leveling. They work much better if your tire rolls up to the mid point of the large ramp which gives you about a 2" lift for leveling. That way the small chock fits fully under the large ramp as shown in the picture.

If you need smaller or larger lift for leveling such as 1" or 3", your tire will be much closer to one end or the other of the large ramp. When you end up like this, the slightest movement of you trailer can cause your tire to roll off either end of the large ramp.

The only solution to avoid this is to keep repositioning your trailer and the large ramp until you end up with your trailer level and with the bottom of your tire near the mid point of the large ramp. Of course this is more work and eliminates the advantage that Anderson claims to have in this design.

I have a pair of these in my trailer and don't find them near as great as all the Anderson videos show.

DISCLAIMER:

I don't use the Andersen Leveler system because our current Coachmen has a narrow 29" axle spread so coupled with 14" tires there's just not enough room between adjacent tires to fit the leveler. Yes, I could trim the narrow end, even profile the thick end, but they still won't fit. With that said, I often find myself parking on campsites that slope noticeably to the rear so I'd have to agree - I wouldn't be comfortable at all parking the low side tires on a set of Andersen levelers and having the tires sitting so close to the fat end, not when the slope of the site itself is wanting to pull the trailer off the leveler and the only thing stopping it are those Andersen chocks. :E

I never rely on just the levelers to keep the camper secure. All wheels are chocked. Andersen type levelers can be used in either direction. The slope of the site and the side to side difference determines how to use the levelers.
I was just on a site that was about 18" out of level front to back and 2" out side to side. No problem getting level and secure. Just a little bit of cogitating.
If the site is a lot worse than that, then all bets are off.

[rbpru]

I am with the folks that carry a pair of five foot 2x12s. I use 1 or both as needed.

I lot depends on how level suits you. Given that my TT floor, frame, table and slide all show slightly different degrees of level; close is usually good enough.

[bpounds]

SoundGuy wrote:

bpounds wrote:
Most often I only chock the side with the tires on the ground. But if there is a bad slope, I will chock both sides. Just put enough planks down so the tire and the chock are on the same plane.

I guess it's a matter of confidence ... I once had a trailer unexpectedly roll away on me :E so I always now chock the tires on both sides of the trailer.

Yeah, I here ya. I've been on sites so bad, that even with both sides chocked, it was still scary.

[SoundGuy]

bpounds wrote:
Most often I only chock the side with the tires on the ground. But if there is a bad slope, I will chock both sides. Just put enough planks down so the tire and the chock are on the same plane.

I guess it's a matter of confidence ... I once had a trailer unexpectedly roll away on me :E so I always now chock the tires on both sides of the trailer.

[bpounds]

Most often I only chock the side with the tires on the ground. But if there is a bad slope, I will chock both sides. Just put enough planks down so the tire and the chock are on the same plane.

[SoundGuy]

Deep Trax wrote:
The primary purpose of these is for leveling. They work much better if your tire rolls up to the mid point of the large ramp which gives you about a 2" lift for leveling. That way the small chock fits fully under the large ramp as shown in the picture.

If you need smaller or larger lift for leveling such as 1" or 3", your tire will be much closer to one end or the other of the large ramp. When you end up like this, the slightest movement of you trailer can cause your tire to roll off either end of the large ramp.

The only solution to avoid this is to keep repositioning your trailer and the large ramp until you end up with your trailer level and with the bottom of your tire near the mid point of the large ramp. Of course this is more work and eliminates the advantage that Anderson claims to have in this design.

I have a pair of these in my trailer and don't find them near as great as all the Anderson videos show.

DISCLAIMER:

I don't use the Andersen Leveler system because our current Coachmen has a narrow 29" axle spread so coupled with 14" tires there's just not enough room between adjacent tires to fit the leveler. Yes, I could trim the narrow end, even profile the thick end, but they still won't fit. With that said, I often find myself parking on campsites that slope noticeably to the rear so I'd have to agree - I wouldn't be comfortable at all parking the low side tires on a set of Andersen levelers and having the tires sitting so close to the fat end, not when the slope of the site itself is wanting to pull the trailer off the leveler and the only thing stopping it are those Andersen chocks. :E

[SoundGuy]

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