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I have a Momentum with 6 hydraulic legs, and that thing is solid as a rock! I do use some homemade larger blocks, but sometimes they are too tall for the front and the front cant drop down far enough to do it's auto-level.
I'm finding the same to be true for this Solitude I picked up last weekend. The 6 hydraulic legs of the Lippert Level Up system seem to lock it in place well. Laying in the bed with my adult kids walking around in the trailer will be the litmus test.
Blocks for the rear 4 jacks to keep leg extension to a minimum helps, and now considering a pair of recycled tire snap-pads for the front legs, since the landing gear does not extend much on a level site due to the drop frame.
Thinking now the Steadyfast system will stay on the travel trailer and be sold with it.
I've got 10" of plastic at each corner, still get a fair amount of side to side wobble when moving about the interior. Those side to side stabilizers seem to be what I need.
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!
Hey Ken, I installed a 2nd set of scissor jacks right behind the back axle on our 42' Impact. It did help a lot on front to back and side to side movement. You will have to play with the adjustment with both the far rear jacks and the ones near the back axle in order to achieve what your looking for. Pretty cheap upgrade and I would suggest not mounting the ones behind the back axle until you find your sweet spot.
Hey Ken, I installed a 2nd set of scissor jacks right behind the back axle on our 42' Impact. It did help a lot on front to back and side to side movement. You will have to play with the adjustment with both the far rear jacks and the ones near the back axle in order to achieve what your looking for. Pretty cheap upgrade and I would suggest not mounting the ones behind the back axle until you find your sweet spot.
Good to know, thank you!
I'm still looking and found two more store-bought gadgets that might work. For the front landing gear, MORryde makes this x-brace
I also found a bunch of videos for a home-made system that uses 2x4s and a ratchet strap.
I have used these for every rig I’ve owned. A little redneck but I feel they work really well. I usually paint them with a truck bed coating. I just made these since we got a new fifth wheel and haven’t had a chance to spray paint them yet. They do take up room in the storage bay, but for the cost and stability, I’m a fan. I have a set up front too.
I have used these for every rig I’ve owned. A little redneck but I feel they work really well. I usually paint them with a truck bed coating. I just made these since we got a new fifth wheel and haven’t had a chance to spray paint them yet. They do take up room in the storage bay, but for the cost and stability, I’m a fan. I have a set up front too.
