Sorry the pictures are bad. Phone lens has some scratches I didn't realize it when I took them. I'll have to polish it out and re-post sometime.
I started by making a set of stabilizers from Home Depot conduit, a couple bolts and nuts. I think I have about $20 into it now. I put a pc of angle iron on the bottom of the front frame to mount the two arms to. The bottom mounts I drilled for and they bolt through the landing legs. We had a king pin stabilizer before this, and I gotta say...these things ROCK! Best $20-30 I ever spent. I have two more whipped up also to mount the other way as well. Not sure if I'll need yet another set on the back jacks or not. We'll see, but I doubt it.
From there I removed the tire rack that was mounted under the garage. On our maiden voyage, but still only half way there, we blew a tire. I now carry TWO spares. With six tires, you just can't be sure you won't loose more then one. However, the rack was only set up to hold one. So I bought another crank on eBay exactly like the first for $45. I used some 1.5" angle iron I had kicking around to make two new mounting locations on either side of the original. I shortened the crank down shafts, bolted them on either side, and now have a rack for two tires for a whopping $45 and some time.
While I was at it I shortened the sewer line about a foot, and mounted the redesigned rack in front of the leading axle to prevent dragging it everywhere I go. This is where it (they) should be mounted to start with. In the rear is just a terrible idea.
On to the next mods...
I started by making a set of stabilizers from Home Depot conduit, a couple bolts and nuts. I think I have about $20 into it now. I put a pc of angle iron on the bottom of the front frame to mount the two arms to. The bottom mounts I drilled for and they bolt through the landing legs. We had a king pin stabilizer before this, and I gotta say...these things ROCK! Best $20-30 I ever spent. I have two more whipped up also to mount the other way as well. Not sure if I'll need yet another set on the back jacks or not. We'll see, but I doubt it.
From there I removed the tire rack that was mounted under the garage. On our maiden voyage, but still only half way there, we blew a tire. I now carry TWO spares. With six tires, you just can't be sure you won't loose more then one. However, the rack was only set up to hold one. So I bought another crank on eBay exactly like the first for $45. I used some 1.5" angle iron I had kicking around to make two new mounting locations on either side of the original. I shortened the crank down shafts, bolted them on either side, and now have a rack for two tires for a whopping $45 and some time.
While I was at it I shortened the sewer line about a foot, and mounted the redesigned rack in front of the leading axle to prevent dragging it everywhere I go. This is where it (they) should be mounted to start with. In the rear is just a terrible idea.
On to the next mods...