porthole
Retired
For 8+ seasons of using LevelUp I never saw a need for them. I even turned down a set for "free - evaluation", as I saw it as not something useful for me. Or, "a solution for a problem we didn't know we had"
I gave in earlier this year and ordered a six pack of the pads.
No longer having a need for the dimensional 2 x 12's I was using, I left most of the wood blocking in the shed.
Two weeks ago we had a mini campout, might even have been a mini Wilkins RV campout, in soggy Pennsylvania.
One thing I can say is, when you run G-114's at 125 PSI you have narrow tires that don't flex much. Couple that with soft ground and you may leave some work for the grounds crew after you leave.
I still used wood blocking for my front jacks to minimize ram extension, but had nothing to put under the rear jacks.
With the SnapPads on the jack pads the diameter is a few inches more then the rut left by the tires. Just enough that when the jack is down and you start lifting the trailer, you CAN bend the jack pads.
I don't know if the pads bent when leveling or just the trailer settling into the ground. Either way I now have four dinner plate shaped jack pads.
So, if you use the snappads, and you are on soft ground, I would recommend some type of wood under the pad to distribute the weight properly. Something that will not flex and bend your LevelUp pads.
Had I used my 21" x 12" x 2" jack pads, the pounds per square inch load would have been significantly lower, less then half (16psi versus 35psi).
I gave in earlier this year and ordered a six pack of the pads.
No longer having a need for the dimensional 2 x 12's I was using, I left most of the wood blocking in the shed.
Two weeks ago we had a mini campout, might even have been a mini Wilkins RV campout, in soggy Pennsylvania.
One thing I can say is, when you run G-114's at 125 PSI you have narrow tires that don't flex much. Couple that with soft ground and you may leave some work for the grounds crew after you leave.
I still used wood blocking for my front jacks to minimize ram extension, but had nothing to put under the rear jacks.
With the SnapPads on the jack pads the diameter is a few inches more then the rut left by the tires. Just enough that when the jack is down and you start lifting the trailer, you CAN bend the jack pads.
I don't know if the pads bent when leveling or just the trailer settling into the ground. Either way I now have four dinner plate shaped jack pads.
So, if you use the snappads, and you are on soft ground, I would recommend some type of wood under the pad to distribute the weight properly. Something that will not flex and bend your LevelUp pads.
Had I used my 21" x 12" x 2" jack pads, the pounds per square inch load would have been significantly lower, less then half (16psi versus 35psi).