Show your leveling jacks
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Does anyone using the BAL C Jacks know the measurement between mounting holes? I'm trying to determine the distance from the back corners of the frame to a cross member. I realize these will vary depending on the model, but it looks like those using them here are using the 31".
I can't seem to find these measurements anywhere.
Thanks!
I can't seem to find these measurements anywhere.
Thanks!
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On my latest trailer I made two attachment points on the back of the spare tire carrier. I have two attachment points on the rear bumper, that can be used for leveling or changing a tire. You have to carry three jacks to do it, but all are out of the way. If you look at the Kelly thread you will see them in the pictures.
Bob
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woods247
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I'm wondering the same thing? Did you find an answer?
Nope. Sure didn't. I had these on an Offroad toyhauler and was not impressed with the stability, granted the toyhauler weighed in at 5000 pounds. I am going to weld up some posts on the rear of the trailed that slide down out of the down tube on the rack. I will nose down the trailer a bit with the tongue jack then drop the rear legs and pin them. I will then raise the front of the trailer with the tongue jack and drop the front legs from the front downtubes. Then lower the tongue jack. Four sturdy legs holding trailer level and i wont have four big bulky jacks mounted to the outside edge of the trailer. That's my best idea, anybody got anything else?
Nd4SpdSe
Adventurer, eh?
I had bought the Atwood ones and had planed to modify them (since I needed 31"+ inches), but that didn't really work out. I then bought the BAL C in their 31" model, but they're just really wide and really long that installing them in a manner that's tucked away wasn't possible. With that I decided to sit on it for a bit, and run through a few ideas I've had in my head on how and what I wanted and needed. The simplest seemed to be a design base it on the Valterra style that uses a strap.
http://www.trailerlife.com/camper-trailer-news/trailer-gear/valterra-universal-rv-stabilizer/
However I went to make some with an adjustable length to get them more compact to fit where I needed them too. I started with the front for the moment, since I knew the space I had to work with, and help out the tongue jack since it doesn't like the weight that's been added since it was built. I'm undecided if the rears will be longer or not. There will be a strap that will go between them, but the other leg needs a small adjustment before I can use/test it, and I still need to figure out and make a base for them, especially for soft surfaces.
http://www.trailerlife.com/camper-trailer-news/trailer-gear/valterra-universal-rv-stabilizer/
However I went to make some with an adjustable length to get them more compact to fit where I needed them too. I started with the front for the moment, since I knew the space I had to work with, and help out the tongue jack since it doesn't like the weight that's been added since it was built. I'm undecided if the rears will be longer or not. There will be a strap that will go between them, but the other leg needs a small adjustment before I can use/test it, and I still need to figure out and make a base for them, especially for soft surfaces.
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old_man
Adventurer
I am a tightwad fabricator with tools, so I fabricated my own jacks since finding tall enough ones cost an arm and a leg.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...Man-s-Toy-quot-offroad-teardrop-trailer/page5
There are more pix in the build thread.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...Man-s-Toy-quot-offroad-teardrop-trailer/page5
There are more pix in the build thread.
