John and Debbie

I do have two red auto ramps. I wonder how hard it would be to hook up using those to get the hitch up that high. It would be easy to use those to unhook though. Maybe reworking the gravel pad to make it more level, just thinking outloud. John

Hi all, I use yellow Camco jack stands and a couple 2×4 pieces on top for a slip surface on all three jack stands. I park the trailer by the garage and there's a slight downwards slope to where that gravel drive meets up with the road. The rear jacks only need to extend a couple inches, but the front jack extends 12 inches out to the jack stand/2×4 pieces to get to level. Is that too far? Obviously, the less travel the better, but when I back the trailer into the spot, one jack stand and one layer of two 2×4 on top are all that will fit while hooked up. John

Congrats from #1290. We have enjoyed ours. It tows so easily. Nice to know there's an Oliver dealer in Denver as our daughter lives there and we could get some service done there while visiting. John

Hi all, I use yellow Camco jack stands and a couple 2×4 pieces on top for a slip surface on all three jack stands. I park the trailer by the garage and there's a slight downwards slope to where that gravel drive meets up with the road. The rear jacks only need to extend a couple inches, but the front jack extends 12 inches out to the jack stand/2×4 pieces to get to level. Is that too far? Obviously, the less travel the better, but when I back the trailer into the spot, one jack stand and one layer of two 2×4 on top are all that will fit while hooked up. John

Did you replace the leaf springs or have them with you in case you do need them? Is there a particular weight rating for the 5-leaf springs from Alcan? I plan to get the 5-leaf springs next April and have the shop in Grand Junction install them. What did you do with the shocks? Lew said he could put better shocks on our Elite II than the Monroe. Our trailer and yours are only one hull number apart. Thanks.

John How do you flush the gray tank? TIA. John

That was my thought too. I would think that their 500 pound limit takes into account the forces on the hitch of a static weight of 500 pounds hitting some movement. With highway movement that weight would be higher on the hitch. From physics the formula F=ma would explain it I would think. F is force, m=mass, a=acceleration. I would think that at driveway speeds it would be ok too. Thanks for your comment. John

Hi all, I have a tight parking spot next to the garage and thought a front mounted hitch would make it easier to maneuver the trailer into the spot. E-trailer has one that would fit my 2017 Ford Expedition EL, but the specs say it's only good for 500 pounds of vertical force. If anyone uses a front hitch, what did you do to make it work? Thanks

I have one too. Don't unscrew and loosen the gripper too much as you can lose the little parts that grip on to the zerk. There are about three or four little pieces that will be lost. How do I know this? I did just that and had to buy another 90 degree attachment. Great tool though! John

Hi John, what shocks are you going to use? Lew at Alcan suggested RadFlo. We plan to do the job in Grand Junction and do springs and shocks at the same time. $52 sounds like a good deal to avoid doinf the job. John

John, what do they charge you to do that? I need to crawl under the trailer this week to grease ours. John

Welcome to the family from #1290. You will enjoy yours. John

Here is what I found out.

I get the impression that the Bulldog shocks are better made. They don't seem very expensive. Is your Monroe shock the 555001. I can look at what the equivalent number is on the Bulldog. Thanks John

Hi all, I plan to replace the four leaf spring type with Alcan five leaf type springs. The weak point in the four leaf spring type is that three inch section to the eye that's a single piece. Our trailer is hull number 1290, one of the last built in 2022. I thought it might be good to replace the shocks at the same time. I have about 12,000 miles on the trailer. My question is what model number and brand is best? John