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PersonTony28
10/4/2017 at 11:33pm
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I was looking to fit wind down corner steadies to my TT, until I saw how expensive they are! The standard legs are pretty useless, and don't stay in place, so needing something better, but not wanting to spend a fortune, I began searching for an alternative solution.
After a bit of searching I found these,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181425768469
I'm hoping they will do the trick, I will report back when I've had chance to find out.


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Person2Peas in aPod
11/4/2017 at 7:12am
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Did you think about Car Jacks Just a thought



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Personsmartecosse
11/4/2017 at 7:22am
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Quote: Originally posted by Tony28 on 10/4/2017
I was looking to fit wind down corner steadies to my TT, until I saw how expensive they are! The standard legs are pretty useless, and don't stay in place, so needing something better, but not wanting to spend a fortune, I began searching for an alternative solution.
After a bit of searching I found these,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181425768469
I'm hoping they will do the trick, I will report back when I've had chance to find out.



proper trailer tent corner steadies come up quite often on eBay......about £50 for a full set of four normally......


PersonTony28
11/4/2017 at 8:07am
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Quote: Originally posted by 2Peas in aPod on 11/4/2017

Did you think about Car Jacks Just a thought



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I did consider axle stands, but they're a bit heavy, and you can't fine tune the height adjustment, and these jacks are designed for the purpose I want to use them for.

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Personnavver
11/4/2017 at 8:30pm
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Minimum height seems to be 280mm, (about 11 inches). That may be a bit high for a trailer tent and definitely will be on sloping ground. You need to add on the thickness of a pad under them as well.


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PersonTony28
15/4/2017 at 8:20pm
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 11/4/2017
Minimum height seems to be 280mm, (about 11 inches). That may be a bit high for a trailer tent and definitely will be on sloping ground. You need to add on the thickness of a pad under them as well.


I've had a measure up, and I've got about 1/2 an inch to play with, so a set of levelling ramps (the stepped type that don't need chocks) should give me just enough extra height to make the jacks work. I think it will work well, and if it doesn't work as well as I hope, I won't have spent a fortune, and I'll be able to make some of my money back by selling the jacks and ramps on.

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Personvwgpmk2
17/4/2017 at 8:29pm
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If these are not successful have a search on eBay for static caravan jack's very similar to what you have there but come in a variety of different sizes, the longer ones under my caravan extend to 24" plus


PersonTony28
17/4/2017 at 8:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vwgpmk2 on 17/4/2017
If these are not successful have a search on eBay for static caravan jack's very similar to what you have there but come in a variety of different sizes, the longer ones under my caravan extend to 24" plus


Thanks for that, I've just had a look and those, and they might be ideal for what I need, though they may be a little bulky, so need to check the weight of them first.

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