Help with my stabilizers...will bal levelers help me even out?

[choppe]

I always seem to have difficulty with the stabilizers...they are tight n hard to raise,even though I wd-40'd them. I will also admit that typically I end up raising n lowering them 3&4 times, back n forth I go, every time I set up.  Ok, I admit I am a Blonde n can never remember how to do it (I was never good at spatial games or math.) I now there has to be an easy way to do this...will bal levelers help me out?  Any input or advice is appreciated! Thanks all!

[ghacker]

I've had a BAL leveler for a couple of yrs. now and love it. For me it's a lot easier than playing with blocks.

But from your post I get the impression that you're using the stabilizers for leveling. My Coleman manual specifically warns NOT to do this. Mine are similar to screw jacks where you turn a screw gear to set a pad firmly on the ground to stabilize the PUP ends.  Using them to actually lift the frame will cause it to warp.

Some stabilzers are just drop down. IIRC some early model Colemans did use the them for supporting the weight of the PUP but don't think that's the case for at least the last 10-12 yrs.

What kind of PUP and stabilizers do you have?  You might want to put the yr, make, and model of your PUP in your signature so people know when they reply.

[austinado16]

I always seem to have difficulty with the stabilizers...they are tight n hard to raise,even though I wd-40'd them. I will also admit that typically I end up raising n lowering them 3&4 times, back n forth I go, every time I set up.  Ok, I admit I am a Blonde n can never remember how to do it (I was never good at spatial games or math.) I now there has to be an easy way to do this...will bal levelers help me out?  Any input or advice is appreciated! Thanks all!

You just need one BAL Light Trailer Leveler (ebay).  Park the camper where you like, toss the BAL under the low side wheel, and spin the supplied wrench to make the BAL raise the wheel.  If you purchase a "torpedo level" the small level that carpenter's use (about 8" long) you can set that on the floor just inside the doorway.  Once you have the camper level from side-to-side using the BAL, spin the level 90 degrees and use the tongue jack to level front-to-back.

That's it, you're done.

Now you can raise the roof and pull out the bunks.

With the roof and bunks deployed, set the stabilizer jacks on the ground, and give them a slight further adjustment so that they are being supportive.

Easy.

[beemerphile1]

I don't understand what you are doing and why it takes 3 & 4 times.  First you level the camper with wood boards, Camco plastic leveling blocks , or a BAL.  Then you run the stabilizers down till they touch and then just a little more to make them tight.  Stabilizers are not used for leveling.

I use a BAL light trailer leveler, a Ryobi 18v cordless impact, and the four factory stabilizers.  It takes me a total of about four minutes to level and stabilize my pup.

[Tukee44]

Ask the next site neighbor. Being a blonde, you should not have any problem finding helps, right?

[GregCruess]

Ask the next site neighbor. Being a blonde, you should not have any problem finding helps, right?

+1  That was going to be my answer ;)  But really, being relatively new to camping ourselves, I never hesitate to ask a friendly neighbor for help.  I find that it can be a great ice breaker.  Just try to find someone that actually looks like they know what they are doing on their own site. 

[Chuck S]

To level the camper you need to put something under the low side wheel(s) line a board, Lynx Leveler, or the very nice Bal Leveler/chock that has a screw adjustment.

To stabilize the camper run the stabilizers down.  They stabilize.  They're not designed to level the trailer and you'll damage them and the trailer if you use them as levelers.

-- Chuck

[choppe]

Ask the next site neighbor. Being a blonde, you should not have any problem finding helps, right?

+1  That was going to be my answer ;)  But really, being relatively new to camping ourselves, I never hesitate to ask a friendly neighbor for help.  I find that it can be a great ice breaker.  Just try to find someone that actually looks like they know what they are doing on their own site. 

Thanks for all the great answers everyone!  I think Tukee44 and Greg hit the nail on the head!! That's what I was gonna do for backing into my site!!  Hee hee!

Seriously, though,  I guess I have been trying to level w/ the stabs,  n that's what the problem has been!  Thank you!