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Old 03-11-2019, 07:42 PM   #1
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X-chock

Anyone use x-chocks? Was thinking about it but was not sure if they stress the axel.
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Old 03-11-2019, 08:27 PM   #2
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Old 03-11-2019, 08:36 PM   #3
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Use them all the time. No problems with the axle, and they compress the tire a small amount.
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Old 03-11-2019, 08:36 PM   #4
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i do, almost a year, no problems.
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Old 03-11-2019, 08:47 PM   #5
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Mine are in place and in the job right now. They work great at preventing forward-aft movement of the trailer.
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Old 03-11-2019, 09:27 PM   #6
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X chocks have been mentioned in a variety of threads FYI:

https://www.google.com/search?q=X+ch...com&gws_rd=ssl

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Old 03-11-2019, 11:07 PM   #7
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X-chock

I have some chocks that work in a similar manner, wedges tightly between the tyres. Tightened with a hand screw to clamp them. Will skid if i forget to remove them.

It is not going to break anything if tightened properly. Heck, the axles take travel, bump, and weight loads you can’t possibly apply with just chocks.
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Old 03-12-2019, 03:24 AM   #8
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Old 03-12-2019, 07:09 AM   #10
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Gave all my regular "chocks" away!

Best thing is that you can level the trailer with blocks and still have both sides chocked properly.

Put a Red ribbon on them. . . . Don't ask!
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Old 03-12-2019, 07:48 AM   #11
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I use these also. Although made by BAL, they are not X-chocks. In my thinking they have fewer moving parts, therefore a better design.
Being lazy, I found a right angle DeWalt drill on e-bay, and use it (with a 3/4" fitting, same as stabilizers) to expand and contract.

If I had a complaint, they're heavy, but they sure lock those tires down!
Especially if your tires are on blocks, where standard chocks are ineffective!
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Old 03-12-2019, 06:29 PM   #12
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I think you talked me into a set...

Thanks all!
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Old 03-12-2019, 08:11 PM   #13
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I use them but lost confidence in them. I forgot to remove them when leaving home last year. Truck at idle, pulled forward enough to close gate and found bent chocks laying on pavement where trailer had been parked. It is a Duramax, but at idle?
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Old 03-12-2019, 08:32 PM   #14
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I really like our X-Chocks..... got a great deal on them a few years ago at Camping World..... got a pair for what one costs now.



You will destroy a tire (or two) before you need to worry about the axles.
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Used them last year. Very good upgrade. In severe conditions, I use the traditional chocks for the TV. A set of suspenders is a good thing when gravity is part of the environment. Pat
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Old 03-13-2019, 05:20 AM   #17
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Just a word of warning, I was parked on wet leaves (don't do that!) on a slight grade and the Airstream slid and the X-Chocks popped right out. Luckily I was still chained to the tow vehicle so no major nightmare. But since that incident I do not use them as the sole source for chocking. I use them occassionally as a back up with regular wedge chocks when I have the tires up on blocks for leveling or occassionally I will use the Anderson levelers ( say it ain't so!) if the ground conditions are right for those. Have heard of those failing, too, so ground has to be right for them. I told my story of the X-Chocks to several friends and one of them said he had the same thing happen, trailer slid on a hill and X-Chocks popped right out. Now don't flame me, all you X-Chock lovers, I'm just relaying my experience with them. And I do still use them, just not alone.
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Old 03-13-2019, 06:53 AM   #18
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Here's the BAL chocks;

As you can see the part that rests against the tire is one long piece. I can't see them flipping out.
The X-chock uses four smaller pads against the rubber. I guess the tire flexes enough for the X-chock to push into the tire then flip out.
I'm confident with the BAL.
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It is puzzling why BAL makes both styles. 🤔

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I can not answer that question. However I suspect that they build things that people buy. If people buy two different styles, then make both stlys and sell more product to willing buyers.

There are many examples in the market place of manufacturer/retailers doing this practice. A good manufacturer/retailer knows the market inside and out. Builds and sells what the market buys. (fills a need) And changes when the market changes. Because the marekt is ever changing. Even when the market place buys an inferior product. If the seller is going to the market place with a superior product and no one (or very few) buy the product, it is either shift or die. History is littered with superior products that did not sell and the company is no longer in business.

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