unable to raise pod withscissor jack
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Topic: unable to raise pod withscissor jack
Posted By: 6163
Subject: unable to raise pod withscissor jack
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 6:01pm
| I cannot level with these jacks as soon as there is any weight can not raise any further even tried a breaker bar must be doing something wrong. any help seems so basic. I have the smallest pod rp171 |
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Posted By: beachmaster
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 6:09pm
| not for leveling...just to stabilize. level with blocks under the wheel. scissor jacks can bend the frame |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 12 May 2015 at 6:28pm
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Use the hitch jack to level the pod, then just snug the scissor jack to stabilize it. You can use cut boards or the orange things to put under the tires to help level the pod if needed. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 3:59pm
It sounds like you are trying to level the pod side to side by lifting the chassis with a stabilizer jack. Not going to happen. They might break. The stabilizers (they technically aren't jacks even though they look exactly like jacks) are only for making the Pod stable once it's set up level. 1) Use the tow vehicle to pull the Pod forward onto leveling blocks (wood, plastic Camco legos, whatever you got) and get it as close to level side to side that way, even if it takes several tries by adjusting the height under one Pod wheel. 2) Wheel chock, safety block your Pod wheels so it can't roll, disconnect the tow vehicle and pull away. 3) Use the tongue jack to level the Pod front to back. Once that's done, use the stabilizers, make firm contact with the ground and that's it. Pod will be reasonably level and won't jiggle wiggle while moving around inside. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: 6163
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 9:18pm
| Thanks to all of you for preventing damage to the trailer. successful level today using these techniques. Am glad i joined this . Don't really know how to ask a question on this just stumbled onto the post you answered . Am an old dog. |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 13 May 2015 at 9:50pm
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There is a great manual that Doug and others have put together that covers most things that you could run into ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 14 May 2015 at 10:48am
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Other options for side-to-side leveling, besides driving onto blocks, are the Anderson leveler and BAL leveler. I've been using the BAL for several years, and like it a lot. Google them for more info and pricing.
------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills." 
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