Thought I was swift but...

[DHayden]

I guess not. I have been looking all over (including forums) for some type of landing gear block for my trailer. I'm sure you guys have had the same problem with your truck being to tall for the landing gear to raise the trailer. I get tired of bricks and so forth and I am looking for something that is good looking and usable. Can you guys help me out? what are you using? where'd you get it?

 

[Ray Torresdal]

landing gear

Don't your landing gear legs telescope? If not, I would figure out a way to make them telescope, and multiple holes, so they work with any truck. On my H&H, the legs telescope, and are spring loaded, so when I pull the pins, they snap up. Great system!



Ray

 

[DHayden]

They are extended as far as they will go, and I'm still about 5" short. Guess I might have to see if I can get a little welded on at the bottom if know one else has come up with anything slick.

 

[Jff24Gordn]

just get a few pieces of 12x12" wood post to set the jack on.

 

[CPG]

landing legs on blocks

Just be sure if your landing legs have been let down on large spacer blocks, that the wheels have been chocked or locked before disconnecting from the trailer. There have been times where a trailer has slipped off the blocks when disconnecting from the trailer, resulting in bent bed rails. This has happened more than a few times with people.



Chuck

 

[JWTX]

A friend of mine built some stands out of angle iron for his 5er. They are a little heavy but work well.



Made a small box out of L iron with the angle opening upward. The box is just big enough for the landing feet to set in. Then built a larger box out of L iron again with the angle up. I think the larger box was 12"x12". Then attach the four corners of the L iron boxes with 4 L iron risers. Small box in top of course.



The end result is the landing foot snuggly in the small box and the weight or the trailer distributed along a larger footing or base. The bigger foot print adds to the stability. Plus, there is a little less rocking with the landing gear arms since they are not extended way out. Since there is less arm extension there is less leverage.



Downside: These things are heavy.

 

[mlockner]

Be careful setting it up on bricks and stuff. There is a camper in the lot where I store mine that was set up on cinder type blocks and the wind blew and the front shifted because of the cinder blocks and man is that thing tore up because the wind blew it over and it came crashing down onto the blocks. Just a reminder!!!

 

[Batman]

I made some land blocks out of 2x8 pressure treated.

I put to blocks 2x8x16 long side-to-side,

placed two more on top of these in opposing directions,

I then screwed the four blocks together using galvinized screws.

The finished product is one block 16 x 16 x 3-1/4"



I made these for a sandy area that I had the trailer for a while. I take them wherever I go and use them in case the ground is soft.

Thay are a little heavy, but work great.



If you needmore height, just screw more blocks on.

HTH

george

 

[kluther]

i used jack stands and welded square tubes to them. i put 5 adjustment holes in them and work great. i remove them during travel. ken

 

[Dean Upson]

I use 6x's about a foot long and I screwed screen door handles on them. I use them under the front jacks and rear stabilizers.



Dean

 

[Diesel Gunner]

Did the same thing as Batman for my TT. It is a bit heavy, but what I like about it is that I can keep my tongue jack retracted farther and the TT is more stable.



I like the idea of putting screen door handles on it, too.

 

[DHayden]

Thanks for your input guys, I like what I've heard so far. I think I would like to find/have made an extensible leg. I only have one 10K leg (enclosed car hauler). But I would really like to be able to retract the leg and not have to throw anything in the back of the truck.