Wheel chock question

One of the best ways to "chock", is to dig holes on the high side, instead of blocking the low side. Where appropriate of course.

I use those yellow plastic chocks, and they worked well on the legos. Since I have a twin axle, it is easier to do. I put the chocks between the tires, and depending on the slope, I place one chock on either side of ht trailer, then with the truck, put some weight on those chocks and have my wife slip the other chocks in place. When I put the truck in neutral and let the trailer settle, both chocks are now locked in. By the time we get the trailer leveled off, the tires are cool. I Utah where it was 100* by the time we reached our campsite after spending time in the office getting the paperwork done, they were cooled so I could chock them and put the X-chocks in.

The plastic chocks I have have ridges on the bottom for better grip and they seem to grip the lego blocks OK. Camco Chocks

I have used our Andersen Levelers a lot and really like them. However on our recent trip I could not use them because our parking spot was graveled. When I tried to drive up on them they would just slide. I don't think the Legos would have worked either. For the little leveling that was needed I used the stabilizer jacks with blocks under them. Worked fine.

mike-s wrote:

GrandpaKip wrote:
The most sloped site I've ever been on was a little over twice the height fom font to back in 25'.

Wow. I'm guessing your TT was about 10' high, so twice the height would be a 20 foot difference. But I don't think that's what you meant. Can you describe it differently?

The front of the camper was about two feet off the ground and the rear was 1 foot. I'm guessing here. I did not actually measure it. The tank outlet was touching the ground and I've never had that happen before.

bpounds wrote:

dave54 wrote:

bpounds wrote:
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.

Which is better is a matter of hotly debated opinion.

Over the years I migrated from wood to plastic. Never had a plastic block break. Wood frequently splits.

Yeah, I know it is debated. There will always be those who prefer to just throw money at a problem. Which would you rather have to replace? A plastic block, or a piece of scrap lumber.

And BTW, if you choose the lumber wisely, it is unlikely to split.

Haven't had to buy a set of blocks yet, and have four sets. The dealer threw a set in with each of the rigs I bought, and won two sets at raffles. Blocks are lighter, do not soak up water, and easier to wash the mud and dirt off. They also interlock making a more stable support than stacked wood. I still carry a set of 12" x 15" plywood for soft ground, but find I seldom need them. To each his own.

Besides, the grandkids age 4 & 6 like helping grandpa. Stacking Grandpa's Legos are their job when setting up and breaking camp. That is the best reason...

dave54 wrote:

bpounds wrote:
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.

Which is better is a matter of hotly debated opinion.

Over the years I migrated from wood to plastic. Never had a plastic block break. Wood frequently splits.

Yeah, I know it is debated. There will always be those who prefer to just throw money at a problem. Which would you rather have to replace? A plastic block, or a piece of scrap lumber.

And BTW, if you choose the lumber wisely, it is unlikely to split.

bpounds wrote:
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.

Which is better is a matter of hotly debated opinion.

Over the years I migrated from wood to plastic. Never had a plastic block break. Wood frequently splits.

GrandpaKip wrote:
...Properly chocked, the tires are not just cradled, they are truly chocked and won't go anywhere. Like I said before, all 4 tires are chocked.

I would like to understand how you deploy Andersen style levelers under all 4 tires. Seems the whole idea of those would be to use them on one side only, to get the rig level. I'm guessing you use these under one side, and standard wedge chocks on the other, right?

Also would enjoy seeing pics of your homade Andersens.

GrandpaKip wrote:
The most sloped site I've ever been on was a little over twice the height fom font to back in 25'.

Wow. I'm guessing your TT was about 10' high, so twice the height would be a 20 foot difference. But I don't think that's what you meant. Can you describe it differently?

The most sloped site I've ever been on was a little over twice the height fom font to back in 25'. Don't know if that counts as serious sloping. Was to me, though. Had no problems with my levelers.
And I do understand the physics. Retired science teacher.
Properly chocked, the tires are not just cradled, they are truly chocked and won't go anywhere. Like I said before, all 4 tires are chocked.