Advice: Scissor Jack or Stabilizing bars??

[tom4bren]

Sue,

I've recently revised our stabalizer approach on our 32' Coachman. I just put a jackstand on both back corners & then put a bottle jack centered in the front. That 'tripod' arrangement is stable and is the easiest approach I've found. The best part is that with your tongue jack already installed, you can eliminate the bottle jack.

Just get the thing as level as possible before you start but with a slight 'rear up bias'. Then level side to side with the rear jack stands. Then crank up the tongue till it's level and steady. You can get a cup thinggy to put the wheel in so it won't roll.

I picked up a set of 4 nested jackstands for about $20. The set only weighs a few pounds. Like these:

http://www.easternmarine.com/ULTRA-F...k-48-979004-0/

[VX KAT]

Sue,

I've recently revised our stabalizer approach on our 32' Coachman. I just put a jackstand on both back corners & then put a bottle jack centered in the front. That 'tripod' arrangement is stable and is the easiest approach I've found. The best part is that with your tongue jack already installed, you can eliminate the bottle jack.

Just get the thing as level as possible before you start but with a slight 'rear up bias'. Then level side to side with the rear jack stands. Then crank up the tongue till it's level and steady. You can get a cup thinggy to put the wheel in so it won't roll.

I picked up a set of 4 nested jackstands for about $20. The set only weighs a few pounds. Like these:

http://www.easternmarine.com/ULTRA-F...k-48-979004-0/

Thanks PK, that info is great. Def leaning toward the stabilizer jacks. Gotta check our underside and see if they'll require any extra holes etc...
And Tom,with those separate, is it a PITA to store them? I thought something attached would be less hassle than storing and retrieving them etc.... The weight will be on board anyway, so attached or separate isn't that different I guess.
Thanks guys! Appreciate the tips from you more "seasoned" caravaners!

[PK]

Sue,

I've recently revised our stabalizer approach on our 32' Coachman. I just put a jackstand on both back corners & then put a bottle jack centered in the front.

What - no hydraulic stabilisers on that mansion on wheels??

You got ripped man.

PK

[tom4bren]

PK,

Yah, I was dreaming of an automatic system but then it turned into a nightmare when I started pricing the options.

KAT,

Of course, mounted is mo betta but I keep them in my dirty cubby so they don't take up any space in the 'Oh So valuable' clean storage. Wife prescribes to the old addage "It's better to have it & not need it than to need it & not have it". It actually takes the TV longer to autoscan than it does for me to level & stabalize.

The stands work nicely under my rear drag bars (hopefully soon to be replaced with HD wheels). Just set them & snug them up. The bottle jack up front does the rest (thank God since the RV weighs about 7 tons).