Scissor jacks

[jlechmanik]

Finally on our first trip with the TT. 1 week in and I am wondering how tight should the support scissor jacks be? I use an electric ratchet wrench and it stops about 1 turn beyond contact. I t seems they aren't doing much good at this tightness. So how much tighter?

[Ugeesta]

I’ve went several turns past contact with the ground to where the back end raises up an inch or two. The scissor jacks won’t raise the wheels off the ground but raising the back up a bit helps stabilize the trailer. This was with a 5th wheel, not a TT.

[RogerR]

I agree with above, an inch or less over contact. Too much is a strain on the frame. Too much and you could put a tilt on the trailer as you couldn't lift the other side to match.

Go back and give it some more if you stay more than a day. Unless you are on concrete or really packed gravel it always settles a little.

[Grumpy]

X-3

[Brownie]

An inch is O.K., but remember, they are "stabilizing" jacks; NOT "leveling jacks". The most important thing is to make sure they're all tightened evenly, so you don't twist the trailer frame. I've noticed if I get the frame twisted even a little, I have trouble closing/latching my entry door. At my winter site in Texas, I had it so skewed that the bathroom door wouldn't latch. Thought I was going to have to relocate the strike plate. But when I retracted the jacks to leave, the bathroom door closed & latched perfectly. Just goes to show you it doesn't take much!

[lefoster]

I use a drill to get them all down, then go around and check them with the hand crank, so I can "feel" the tension on each one and get them even.
and yep, settling can occur, so if camper starts to wiggle after a while, I check them again with hand crank.

[dhinkle57]

We use an inexpensive drill driver that has a clutch. Set it on about 8 and that is good for our camper. If we feel it starting to bounce some I just go around and give that jacks a buzz with the drill and they all stay the same tension.