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Monday, July 29, 2013

How To Use The Travel Trailer Leveling Jacks

By Maryanne Goff


There are vehicles that are much heavier than the normal car and to therefore perform service on them that involves changing cars or unhitching them is very cumbersome. One has to therefore learn on how to use the travel trailer leveling jacks. These are the device that can easily assist lift these heavy vehicles to carry underground repairs or change tires.

There are a number of steps that are involved in this jacking process. The first step that is involved includes the selection of the best jack and jack stand to use. This selection should be based on the ability of stably supporting the camper at a given height. This will assist avoid any problems that might be associated with the fall back of these vehicle. And in addition damages that might be cause like accidents that cause injuries and deaths are avoided.

The camper should also be packed at a leveled ground. This will make the jack and the jack stand easier and safer to use. Most of the camping sites that are used in this process are already flattened but one need to carry out a detailed study of the area to find minor depressions and wholes that require to be leveled by filling them up.

After all the preparations have been made, one can start the jacking process. These can be done to make repairs that are done on the underneath part of the camper or when replacement of the tires. When one need to replace the tire, they need to provide stopping devices to keep the wheels that are not being replaced stable. This might include a wooden block or any other device that can provide support.

To stop the wheels from any form of motion, a stopping device or the wheel chocks are positioned against the tires. Some of the stopping devices include the woodener block or a stone. When one is working on a car change, they as well need to use a stopping device. At this instance however it is not placed on the wheel one is working on but the one that is opposite it.

When jacking one starts by lifting the trailer off the hitch before it can be lowered to be just at the level on the front portion. The jack is then fixed to the back just below the frame. If the trail does not balance and one of its sides is slightly lower, the lower jack stand should be moved up to make them at level. Raising the front with this jack causes a relative change in the side that is lowered.

The jack is usually positioned at a place near the tire that is being changed. The jack is usually place under the axle where it is only jacked up to a level where the travel trail weight is over the tire. Likewise when a person is working in different parts, they need to place the jack near the point. This assists the weight to not cause any hindrances to the person working on it.

The importance of the travel trailer leveling jacks can only be realized when one diligently follows the steps that involved. In addition all the functions that involve uplifting the vehicle can be achieved. This will make the vehicle to always be maintained in the proper working conditions.




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