Raising Trailer

I have a driveway that slopes away from the house to the street. Even when I raise the legs to their upper limit the 5th still angles down more than is good for the fridge. I'd like to make the unit level so that I can start and pre-chill the fridge more effectively prior to trips. Other than jacks and blocks is there a simple way to make the leg mechanisms go higher than factory?

I've tried the most obvious by putting 8" cinder blocks under the legs but that doesn't help...the legs still have a maximum limit to the up travel, and the 5th doesn't go any higher with or without the blocks.

Perhaps I should just live with it because I wonder if I was able to raise the front too much it will essentially lift the front axle and put too much strain on the rear axle and springs??

thanks

Not trying to be smart but are you pulling out the leg extensions to the highest hole before you run out the hydraulic jacks? I am not sure exactly how much mine runs out but I would think between 2-3' which is alot of adjustment. Why does it not go higher when u add blocks to the legs? I would think with the suspension you can add enough blocks to get it close to level but I would make sure the wheels are chocked really good! You could use a tape measure and a level to give you an idea of how far you need to go to get it to level.

Another thought would be could you pull the camper into your driveway and lower the front to get it level?

Good Luck

Don't trust cynder blocks ~ they explode without warning!

When you raise the front as far as it goes, where does the back sit? If the back is resting on the driveway, you're trying to lift the entire weight of the trailer. Can you show us a photo?

ScottandGrace wrote:Don't trust cynder blocks ~ they explode without warning!

You got that right. I know a person that had his 5th on cinder blocks and one of the front ones exploded. He said it was feeling.

I'm with Tater on Seeing a photo of the parking area.

Thats gotta be one extremely steep hill if you can't level it.


That would be so steep I wouldn't even trust the wheel chocks.

I'm kinda with hunter_jb also on the leg extensions not being used.

But a Photo of the legs and the hill would get the problem solved quickly.

I'll have to figure out how to attach photos to a reply first.

But let me say that although it isn't a ski hill it is steeper than the leg travel will accommodate. And as far as wheel chocks...I have made a plank/chock assembly. I use 12" planks with chocks that are lag bolted to the planks so the 5th cannot roll away. Very secure and I've done this for 20 years on this driveway with various RV's.