Swivel Jack Selection

[Francesca Knowles]

I s'pose this sounds a bit radical, Alice, but have you given any thought to making room on the tongue by going to one propane tank centered between the rails?

That would open up space along the rail for a swing up jack.

I've gone for as long as eight days in cold weather on a single twenty pound propane cylinder, and much longer in warm weather when I don't need to use the heater much.

[mary and bob]

Originally Posted by Wallo

Thinking maybe I can paint locator markings . Will try that and see if it works.

Best idea yet, and the cheapest and easiest too!!

[Bob Miller]

Originally Posted by Ice-breaker

Don't rely on the jack for trailer stability. Use the stabilizers in the four corners of you trailer instead.

Wow, you keep making it more complicated, now you want me to add stabilizers to a 1200 lb Hunter Compact-II

Been using it for years with a pair of screw-jack stands in back and the 3500 lb. tongue jack in front. Rock solid and very simple.
Here's it's pics

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Come to think of it, I used to set up my same age (40+) single axle Airstream in the same manner per factory instructions

[Francesca Knowles]

Originally Posted by Bob Miller

Been using it for years with a pair of screw-jack stands in back and the 3500 lb. tongue jack in front. Rock solid and very simple.
Here's it's pics

Me, too. Except I have a pair of Atwoods in the back. (The screwjacks that came with the trailer are too tall to fit under the bumper.)

I always wonder what folks are talking about when they bring up "stability issues" as relates to parked, disconnected Tiny Trailers. The only time there's any movement at all in my Trillium when parked is when someone gets up and walks around. But since my 15 footer has less than fifteen square feet of walkin' around space, that never amounts to much, nor can it.

What can people be doing in these itty bitty trailers that can cause so much motion that stabilizing sufficient for a 40 foot DP is required???

[Mike Magee]

I have used the swing-away, bolt-on jacks from Harbor Freight. Under $30 and super easy to install. Downside was the quality; the gears while cranking sometimes felt really cheap like they could give out (but they never did). Swing away jacks are the way to go IMO.

[mary and bob]

Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles

Me, too. Except I have a pair of Atwoods in the back. (The screwjacks that came with the trailer are too tall to fit under the bumper.)
I cut down a pair of the screw jacks, shortened them to fit under the front corners. No room for the swing away type

What can people be doing in these itty bitty trailers that can cause so much motion that stabilizing sufficient for a 40 foot DP is required???

Our swing away tongue jack is not solid enough to use just it and the rear stabilizers. Therefore the screw jacks at the front corners.

[Bob Miller]

What can people be doing in these itty bitty trailers that can cause so much motion that stabilizing sufficient for a 40 foot DP is required??? [/QUOTE]


Ahhhh Francesca....

I can only think of two possible answer, they being.....

If you have to ask what they are doing, you don't want to know....
and the corollary;
If the trailer is a rockin' Don't bother Nockin'

[Brandiwhne]

It's all about north/south movement versus east/west.

Just pick a direction with less rocking. Lol