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Getting all the needed supplies for our new 5ver, had a class C before.. What;s the best wheel chocks? Seems like some might slide around on smooth cement etc? Also - stabilizer pads - I hate spending 30$, when some scrap wood ( strand / osb etc ) is sitting in my garage..
Like Sous (above) I have three packs of the Lynx Levelers. I also have their leveler caps. I use those under the tires. Picture below.
I also carry a couple 2"x10"x6' boards for when there is soft ground. I'm rarely at an established campground, mostly boondocking. If you're going to be at campgrounds then the need for a lot of leveling gear is quite a bit less.
I use Anderson levellers on one side and big ol' Harbor Freight rubber wheel chocks on the other. I also use pressure treated 4x4 sections under stabilizer jacks and/or landing gear.
The landing gear and stabilizers should be on a solid surface, like wood blocks. The plastic levelers are ok (and very versatile) for leveling the wheels because the tires are soft and they don't add anything much to the squish. One problem I had with the plastic blocks came about when I tried to move the trailer onto the blocks on a hill. The trailer wheels kept sliding them all over the place. I finally figured out it was the hill assist engaging that locked the trailer brakes long enough to just push the blocks instead of rolling up them. I Unplugged the trailer connector and rolled right up on them. Something to keep in mind!
I use Anderson levellers on one side and big ol' Harbor Freight rubber wheel chocks on the other. I also use pressure treated 4x4 sections under stabilizer jacks and/or landing gear.
I forgot I had a set of those. In my opinion they are too small. I would like to see them about 2" wider. Around here they just sink into the soil, and I'm not talking soil that is muddy.
Shifting soil is a problem for me. I have to relevel my trailer every couple of days.
I have a set of the HF rubber wheel chocks that wrvond also has. They work well, but they're heavy. I've been known to scrounge up some large rocks or use available logs as wheel chocks.
I use rubber wheel chocks and have large plastic semi trailer dolly pads for the level up jacks. I also carry an assortment of 2x12's of various lengths to use under the low side of the trailer in case I'm parked in a very uneven side to side site. This way the tires are on the boards and not up in the air. It has happened a couple of times.
I do have a set of Lynx levelers that I used with a smaller and lighter (9900 lbs) 5th wheel but was wondering if any one has had this problem with them, I tried to use them with a 15,500 lb 5th wheel and they started to flatten out.
The JT Strongarms also do a fantastic job of eliminating movement. The first time my wife camped in the trailer her biggest complaint was the movement. The leveling/stabilizing jacks were down firmly but they just don't have the ability to stop front/back movement.
I have another version of the JT Strong arms made by Hanscom Enterprises. They did wonders for setting the movement down. I have contemplated getting the X-chocks too, but might be chasing vibrations that are impossible to remove 100%.
I had backed into a site that was hard packed dirt with very little gravel. It was uneven side to side so I put down a 6 foot long 2x12 so that the lynx levelers would be on a flat even surface.
I bought some of the heavy rubber wheel chocks from Tractor supply after the BAL chocks between the tires failed when the trailer rolled a bit. I dont use the lynx levelers anymore, they started splitting when used on dirt, from the unevenness and the weight. I used too, but decided I dont need them anymore with the level-up 6 point hydraulic levelers. I did buy the snappads that are solid rubber that attach to the jacks feet permanently.
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