Decided to do a product review and comparison after installing these:
I am not sure why RV companies scrimp by installing what seems to be inferior products when there are quality products that many of us would be willing to pay for, if it were at least an option. I cannot speak for everything that Jayco builds, but the stock leveling jacks are pretty flimsy compared to the BAL:
Photo above: BAL jack top, stock jack below
Here is a close up of each jack:
Photo above: stock jack
Photo above: BAL Jack
Can you guess which fasteners were used for which jack:
The stock bolts were removed with a 3/8s socket and ratchet. The BAL were installed with a 9/16 socket.
BAL makes their leveling jacks in 24 inch and 30 inch. The ones in the photos above are the 30 inch. I went with this size as it was about 23 inches from the ground to the bottom of the trailer rail. The 24 inch would have worked, but it was close enough to use the 30 inch. I can now probably throw away the 4 x 4 blocks that went under the stabilizers and use either a 2 x 4 or maybe one or two of the plastic leveling blocks.
The 30 inch does protrude out farther than the stock jacks but I don't think it will be enough to worry about
:
Photo above: stock jack
Photo above: BAL jack
If you look close at the photo below, you will see how far the jack sticks out just below the electrical cord.
Just so you know, I have 10 thumbs when it comes to this kind of thing. The mounting plate of both jacks are nearly identical for hole locations. The stock mounting holes need to be enlarged to 5/16 to mount the BAL jacks. However, due to the smaller mounting hardware of the stock jacks, the holes do not quite line up with the BAL. Rather than drill new holes in the trailer frame, I re-drilled the holes in the mounting bracket of the BAL jacks enlarging them just enough to be able to get the new bolts to line up. I used a washer with each one and some blue thread locker for a little insurance.
I do believe that our White Hawk 20MRB will be doing a lot less rock & roll with the BAL jacks compared to the flimsy ones that came stock! Shipping weight is 37 pounds
per pair!
I would rate these 5 stars!
I have no stake in this product and thank you for reading.
Murff
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