Carla McCullough
Newbie
We're on our maiden voyage with our 2021 Raindrop and can't find the leveling jack. Does it come with one? Thanks!
Hello Carla,
There are two on the rear end. Get down low and look at the bottom of the trailer and they should be there - near the bumper if you have one. The trailer should come with the appropriate wrench for lowering them. Remember, only one should be down at a time if the trailer is being used, slept in or subject to lateral loading.
Cheers,
--Ken
That was the fast answer, in case you were online right now looking for the answer.
Longer answer... you may not need it, but our process...
__Select relatively flat area. I prefer to have the tongue up-hill if possible (makes my kitchen taller if ground is sloping away).
__Chock the uphill tire
__Level the trailer laterally by lowering the jack on the downhill side. We carry a small level in the forward storage area for this.
__Level the trailer front to back by adjusting the tongue height. Use a level or your doors to check. If your doors are open 90 degree to the trailer and don't swing forward or back then you're pretty level.
__Chock the tongue wheel.
Welcome to the club. You won't find better customer service ANYWHERE than from Cary and the CI staff. These are the most fun little trailers and I hope you have a great time. Also, if you have the manual, it has a very useful checklist which I highly recommend using.
Cheers,
--Ken
We're on our maiden voyage with our 2021 Raindrop and can't find the leveling jack. Does it come with one? Thanks!
Sweeney, are you saying the wrench you linked is easier to use on the stabilizers than the supplied, long hand crank one? I've noticed it can be a bit challenging at times due to the length. Would love an improvement over the original.Our "first purchase" was 3/8 drive with a 3/4 socket--- I picked up a ratcheting 3/4 wrench and use that now, it takes up less space and takes no time at all to deploy the stabilizers. We stow it in the galley area which is the first thing we open when we hook up shore power.
Pro tip: Turn off the breaker at the power pole before you plug everything in, then reset the breaker.
Sweeney, are you saying the wrench you linked is easier to use on the stabilizers than the supplied, long hand crank one? I've noticed it can be a bit challenging at times due to the length. Would love an improvement over the original.
Yeah. I had to change a tire once on a freeway with the supplied Elkhart crank. OMG. Gotter done, but what an ordeal, both up AND down. Same afternoon was at a Home Depot buying a 3/8" socket wrench, 3/4" socket and a 10" extension.
Don't use it to level, but if the need arises to change a tire or adjust the brakes, I'm set. Those tools reside with the spare and cost maybe $22. Well worth it.
Something like this? Have been given quite a few over the years.For brake adjustment, just be sure you chock it, lock it, and block it....make sure its not moving anywhere. You don't want your head under that weight
I missed the Orange twisty comment above -- good idea. We bought the parking brake option with ours, and I'm paranoid as heck about leaving it locked unintentaionally. Back in the day, I was similarly paranoid about leaving the batwing antenna raised in the class A --- ripping one of those off on a tree branch can do SERIOUS damage to the roof.
I picked up a "remove before flight" ribbon from an air museum I went too --- that hangs on my gearshift as my reminder to make all those checks...it has saved me at least once. I almost drove off with the shore-power still connected.
Those are Nite Ize Gear Ties, available at Home Depot, Amazon, REI, many other retailers in various sizesI've seen these, but can't remember where. What are they called? Anyone know?
...the stabilizers are not designed to lift weight of the trailer, just to stabilize...