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NAP1947
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Topic: Stabilizing jack as a jack Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 4:12pm |
I Will check the Venza jack, good idea.
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Susan and Norm
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2018 RP179
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SteveA
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Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 8:53am |
+1 with ChetC
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ChetC
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Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 8:02am |
I simply use the jack that is provided with the tow vehicle.
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mcarter
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Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 7:42am |
The stabilizers probably are weight rated to handle the load of the trailer, however the frame and connections points to the frame are not. My stabilizers are attached with 4 sheet metal screws on each stabilizer. I don't even use them to level on unlevel ground. Here at house I have a BAL leveler on the low side to bring trailer low side up. The only thing I use the stabilizers for is to keep trailer from moving on the axle and suspension.
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Mike Carter
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NAP1947
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Posted: 12 Apr 2018 at 6:27am |
Thanks everyone, the consensus is pretty unanimous, I will use my existing 3000 pound scissor jack with the wood block, just my nature I resist carrying any more than I need and try to make things do double duty. Seemed like a natural but I do not want the pod to fall off a jack.
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Susan and Norm
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TheBum
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Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 11:15am |
Based on how easily bendable they are, I would never use the stabilizers to support half the weight of the trailer.
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Alan
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Larry-D
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Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 7:44am |
I also had the same question last year so I contacted Forest River and received a response that the stabilizer jacks could be used to level the trailer. There was much disagreement here and the overall consensus of opinion was that they should only be used to stabilize the trailer, not lift it.
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jato
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Posted: 11 Apr 2018 at 5:51am |
+2 to Vann, this has worked well for us since 2011. A good way to go.
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Pod People
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Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 9:50pm |
I found that a bottle jack was too tall to fit under the pod if there was a flat tire. We use a small floor jack that came from Harbor Freight. As I recall, it is a 2.5 ton jack and cost about $65 on sale. We have used it multiple times for tires and maintenance. It is simple, easy, relatively light and compact. We store it under the bed in the original carton it came in. Vann
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NAP1947
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Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 7:51pm |
Maybe I am not making myself clear, my thought was not to raise the tire from the corner of the 179 but use one of the rear units which will be removable with the save-a-jacks, to mount under the axle using StephenH’s wooden block device. I have found replacement stabilizers with different ratings up to 4000 pounds but nowhere could I find the rating for the 179 units.
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Susan and Norm
2016 Venza, V6 factory tow
2018 RP179
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