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Old 08-01-2018, 09:24 PM   #1
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replaced level jacks question

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I replaced my leveling jacks on my 2018 Hummingbird 17FD because I bent a couple due to a newbie screw up. I changed from the four 2500 pound jacks to four 5000 pound jacks. The question I have is the sheet metal screws that hold them to the frame. They seem inadequate. Any one felt the need to go with something a bit stouter?

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Drill out and go with bolts and nylok nuts.
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Your original jacks probably were not intended to "level" the trailer and were only designed to stabilize your trailer. Your new jacks may distort the frame by applying more force than the frame can handle. Normally you should level the trailer using the wheels and front jack and use the other jacks to stabilize.
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Normally you should level the trailer using the wheels and front jack and use the other jacks to stabilize.
This is what I have been doing for front and back leveling, but not for side-to-side. I don't plan on doing much more than stabilizing when possible.
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Just read the manual and it notes that they are stabilizer, not leveling, jacks. Not meant to hold the weight of the trailer. I never intended to raise the trailer off the ground to level it, but this does mean there's a need to be careful in not crossing the line between stabilizing (just barely putting force onto the ground I guess), and leveling, which would be a good bit more force on one or more of the jacks.
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Drill out and go with bolts and nylok nuts.
^^ This

And be careful, it would be really easy to twist the frame with over spec'd jacks. Just make sure you use the tires and tongue jack to level, and only use the jacks to stabilize, just snug to the ground.
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