How much of an incline can a trailer be leveled?

[moosetags]

Having a level spot for the trailer with the TV on an extreme slope could prove to be problematic when trying to disconnect and hook-up.

Brian

[tmarquis]

Thanks guys. As always this forum is one of the best places for friendly, solid advice.
I'll be looking at houses this weekend and taking a close look at the driveways. The realtor, i'm sure, will question my priorities ;>

[joeysmith]

I have a 2017 FC 23D and have it currently parked on my driveway.

The slope is about 3 degrees so I do have to extend my jack out about 12” (stand is on top of an ~8” Andersen jack block) for it to be somewhat level. Also have my stabilizers down.

Had a few questions about the setup:
1. Is this safe to go in and out of the AS? We have been carefully going in and out and it seems alright but wanted to know if there are some gotchas regarding safety of people going in and out.

2. Will this stress my jack stand (long term damage) given the extension?

3. Does this cause long term damage to my rear axle given it is raised?

4. If this is not a good setup, any other ideas of safely storing this on my driveway? I would like to keep it at home rather than finding a storage place away from home if possible...

I was thinking of using jack stands in some way to further support the setup but I am not clear on where I could put them to provide additional support. Also this would not address the concerns about the rear axle.

Thx!

[n2916s]

Well Hello!

You might not get a lot of feedback as this is a thread from 2009...

But, to answer your question,

If it isn’t so high that you have all four stabilizers down and you have it WELL chocked, you should be fine.

[joeysmith]

Originally Posted by n2916s

Well Hello!

You might not get a lot of feedback as this is a thread from 2009...

But, to answer your question,

If it isn’t so high that you have all four stabilizers down and you have it WELL chocked, you should be fine.

Thanks for responding despite being an old thread and thanks for the info!

I will kick off a new thread if I do not hear anything else. Am new to owning an AS and on these forums so was not sure if I should kick off a new thread or not.

[DaveP]

I have a similarly sloped RV pad off of my driveway. To reduce the stress on the rear axle and on the jack, I only level the trailer when I am working in it. Otherwise, I lower the front so that the trailer is parallel with the surface of the RV pad.