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Yep. I use the Lego blocks, but there’s still a lot of side to side wiggle especially with the 4 point leveling system.
thanks for all the info. I found a little more info of strong arms vs steady fast - the strong arms in the rear are front to back. The steady fast is side to side.
this solidifies the steadyfast for me since the side to side wiggle is the major problem. The front brace and my x chocks will be enough for any front to back motion.
If your getting side toi side and want to stop that use a couple small bottle jacks mid point, also on blocks.
Thanks Ken. We don't get much movement at all. I was just curious if they made anything for an auto leveling RV. We did in our last 5th as it didn't have auto leveling. It was a 42' long toy hauler and only front jacks and rear (near the rear bumper) electric scissor jacks. I added scissor jacks behind the rear wheels which helped a ton but still had a little side to side movement. Was a pretty cheap addition if anyone is thinking of adding something under 100 bucks.
In case anyone is still following this thread I'm lighting it up again to share some unfortunate news. I decided a while ago that the Steadyfast stabilizer was the way I wanted to go, but I've been procrastinating on the purchase. Today I noticed that Amazon doesn't carry them anymore, so I went to SteadyFast: 5th Wheel and RV Trailer Stabilizer to see if I could buy them direct. To my surprise and disappointment, they went out of business in October due to lack of business.
They have a phone number so I called for the fun of it and actually spoke to Paul Hanscom, the owner. He seems like a super nice guy and would be willing to sell the design and inventory if someone was interested. He's located in Bakersfield, CA if that matters.
I sure do wish someone like Lippert or some entrepreneur in California would grab it up, because it seemed like a better design!
Thats too bad. I'm really liking my SteadyFast on my 5ver. I had looked at the JT StrongArms but didn't like how they connected to the halfway point up front, and into some thin metal, not the frame. (although I did see when installing my SteadyFast that there were holes pre-made for the JT Strongarm lol. But, I'm still happy with my decision to go with the SteadyFast.
If we ever move to another 5th wheel, I will be taking the Steady Fast stabilizers with us. It is a shame they are going out of business, but in the current economic state of our nation, I understand.
Oh man - that is sad. This product works great on my 30 TT with 4 scissor jacks. Not sure I could pull them and use them on a 6 point system on the next rig - different design, right?
EDIT: His item "C" is for auto-leveling trailers. It's actually a cheaper kit that does not include footplates - uses the existing ones. I might be able to re-use the kit from the travel trailer after all - will look into this.
Dang it, I just realized another reason why Steadyfast was the way to go. I just looked and I don't have a structural crossmember near my landing gear or my scissor jacks. Since crossmembers are needed for the short length of the JT Strongarm tubes, I'd have to run tubing (or something similar) across the frame at both spots. I'd also have to hope that whatever I add is rigid enough to not deflect in the unsupported middle where the JT Strongarm connects. Geez I wish I would have ordered the Steadyfast.
At this point I'm seriously thinking about buying a pair of Harbor Freight scissor jacks (https://www.harborfreight.com/automo...ack-96406.html) and placing them at the halfway point on both sides just to see what happens.
Or, here's another idea. @scraprat you're a handy guy, how about selling me your Steadyfast and building yourself a new one for your rig?
I did add a length of square tubing between the frame to secure the JT Strongarms to. It may have been before I fully understood how they could be mounted as I ended up not using it, but still left it in place.
Dang it, I just realized another reason why Steadyfast was the way to go. I just looked and I don't have a structural crossmember near my landing gear or my scissor jacks. Since crossmembers are needed for the short length of the JT Strongarm tubes, I'd have to run tubing (or something similar) across the frame at both spots. I'd also have to hope that whatever I add is rigid enough to not deflect in the unsupported middle where the JT Strongarm connects. Geez I wish I would have ordered the Steadyfast.
At this point I'm seriously thinking about buying a pair of Harbor Freight scissor jacks (https://www.harborfreight.com/automo...ack-96406.html) and placing them at the halfway point on both sides just to see what happens.
Or, here's another idea. @scraprat you're a handy guy, how about selling me your Steadyfast and building yourself a new one for your rig?
No Steadyfast or JT Strongarm supports here.
I have the BigFoot auto levelers (2 legs in front, 2 legs behind the rear wheels). I do use xchocks and put scissor jacks at the rear to help take up any movement which they do pretty wheel.
Those rear scissor jacks aren't permanently mounted are they? It doesn't look like it and given where you go I wouldn't expect you would want to lose that much clearance on the rear. Now I'm wondering how much less stability the scissor jacks would have if not bolted on.
Those rear scissor jacks aren't permanently mounted are they? It doesn't look like it and given where you go I wouldn't expect you would want to lose that much clearance on the rear. Now I'm wondering how much less stability the scissor jacks would have if not bolted on.
No they are not attached. When I crank them up they're on the frame members. I'll use a drill to raise them but snug them with the hand crank.
Some of the boondock spots I go to have hardly any clearance back there and that hitch will drag at times. 36' 5th wheel.
My 31 footer’s scissor jacks are located fairly close to the back, maybe a foot or two from the bumper. That’s why I’m thinking about sticking an extra pair about halfway between the existing scissor jacks and landing gear, just to see what happens.
I tried metal x-chocks between my wheels but the ones I bought wouldn’t fit, so I’m using the cheap plastic ones with a single screw adjuster. Those don’t seem to do much, but maybe they’re not as effective.
I could have sworn you had stabilizers @scraprat, but I was kidding anyway!
