mardi 20 février 2018

Professional Tips On How To Stabilize A Parked Travel Trailer

By Nancy White


Camping is supposed to be fun but will easily be ruined by a trailer that is unstable. Trailers save you the trouble of setting up a tented camp. It also delivers comfort and security because of the hard and solid body. Since camping grounds are usually uneven, most owners and campers have to deal with the challenge of how to stabilize a parked travel trailer.

Amateur campers wonder why a lot of attention is on stabilizing trailers. An unstable cabin will give you a nasty experience. It causes items you carried like glasses to break because of the swing. Other sections of your cabin like doors, drawers and slides malfunction because of instability. In the process of breaking, these cabin parts and items will injure occupants.

Without stability, the entire trailer could easily be damaged. When the swing is too wide, it will get out of balance and may cause the entire camper to fall. It becomes expensive to tow it back and will eventually ruin your camping expedition. You need to move to a ground that is a bit level. When this is not available, you must use necessary mechanisms to find stability.

Stabilizers used on trailers are not meant to support a lot of weight. Their design and the materials used for manufacturing the stabilizing gadgets are indications that they are not meant for holding weight. Ensure that your wheels and other units hold the most weight and can sustain the position for a long time. Get customized stabilizers or use the ones that come with trailers.

Most trailers and fifth wheels have leveling systems sold during acquisition. During purchase or fabrication, ensure that you get the tools that are naturally designed for stabilizing. They include a section of wooden blocks that are two by ten inches. You will get between four and eight of such blocks to be used below the levers or stabilizers you are going to use. The blocks can also be used below jacks to prevent the jack from digging into the ground and thus causing further instability.

Stabilizers are built alongside cabins. By placing them strategically at the ends of the cabin and shaft connecting the cabin to the truck, they achieve perfect balance. If the cabin was not bought with ready levels, they can be custom made for you. They come with adjusting mechanisms to enable you change the height and orientation of your cabin to achieve stability depending on how the ground is leveled.

Stability and level should first be achieved from side to side before moving to the front and back. Side to side stability should be achieved before you disconnect the mobile unit from your truck. There are leveling blocks that are used on wheels to help the entire unit to gain balance. Brakes should be applied and tries chocked.

The stabilizers are lowered to the level that will enable you achieve stability. Add the blocks appropriately and on the shaft connecting to the truck if your cabin is not too long. Maintain boards in good condition to ensure that they do not break under pressure. Choose a level and solid ground to reduce chances of sinking and instability.




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