King pin stabilizer ?

[cougar28]

On my old 5th wheel it had just screw down jack in the rear and I used a king pin stabilizer and it did help with the 5er movement. Our new 5er has the auto leveling which puts a lot of weight on the jacks at 4 points. So my question is those with auto leveling do you use and if so are there much improvement using a king pin stabilizer?

[Cummins12V98]

ford truck guy wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I get a kick out of the people that place a stabilizer under an air bag kingpin.

Yes, that WAS ME in my rookie season in a 5'er. . . . Lot's of laughs...Lot's of learning ...

After all, I knew it all ! ! ! :S

Yes we have ALL made plenty of ROOKIE mistakes. Years ago forgot to put TV antenna down. Got waived at shortly before overpass, pulled over to see what was wrong!

[ford_truck_guy]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I get a kick out of the people that place a stabilizer under an air bag kingpin.

Yes, that WAS ME in my rookie season in a 5'er. . . . Lot's of laughs...Lot's of learning ...

After all, I knew it all ! ! ! :S

[Cummins12V98]

I get a kick out of the people that place a stabilizer under an air bag kingpin.

[ford_truck_guy]

** YUP **

I had one with my 1st fiver back in "08".. Some lucky winner on here received it for free from me a month or so later..

Never looked back

[Nicholsfamily05]

We have a 42’ fifth wheel and it has the 6 point hydraulic leveling system. It’s a front living room and has a lot of bounce with our two kids and 2 65lb dogs as well.
We use the king pin stabilizer and it helps a lot.

[laknox]

Super_Dave wrote:
A kingpin stabilizer with a little modification would make a great satellite dish mount for the front of the 5er and double as a head protector.

Especially as there's so many free ones out there! :B

Lyle

[fj12ryder]

How did this thread morph into a discussion of slide out supports, from king pin stabilizers?

[Super_Dave]

A kingpin stabilizer with a little modification would make a great satellite dish mount for the front of the 5er and double as a head protector.

[laknox]

davosfam wrote:
Wish I would have read this a few days ago. We have a 4-pt. system but still feel movement, especially in the bedroom and LR slide. We ordered a pin stabilizer, slide stabilizers and jacks for the rear bumper. Our 5'er is set up on our lot and doesn't move so we only have to set up everything once and then we're done. Wouldn't bother with all of this if we had to do it every weekend.

Shoot, if it's a permanent site, just jack the durn thing up, put blocks under the frame, take the tires off and skirt it. I would =never= use slide stabilizers without the frame being blocked. Imagine the damage caused if the rig settled for some reason!

Lyle

[JIMNLIN]

Those slide out stabilizers come from the era before powered slides and were to use under what we then called tip outs or pull outs (no power). Most modern trailers have powered side outs now and most trailer mfg don't recommended their use. Check with your trailer mfg for their input on their use.

[austinjenna]

I am in the group that also sold it. It didnt seem to do much, weighed a ton and took up a lot of room. I put JT's on instead.

[davosfam]

Wish I would have read this a few days ago. We have a 4-pt. system but still feel movement, especially in the bedroom and LR slide. We ordered a pin stabilizer, slide stabilizers and jacks for the rear bumper. Our 5'er is set up on our lot and doesn't move so we only have to set up everything once and then we're done. Wouldn't bother with all of this if we had to do it every weekend.

[laknox]

cougar28 wrote:
On my old 5th wheel it had just screw down jack in the rear and I used a king pin stabilizer and it did help with the 5er movement. Our new 5er has the auto leveling which puts a lot of weight on the jacks at 4 points. So my question is those with auto leveling do you use and if so are there much improvement using a king pin stabilizer?

I have a 4-pt system and factory JT Strongarms. It's so stable with only the 4-pt down, that I sometimes forget to lock the JTs and hardly notice it. :B

Lyle

[cougar28]

Thanks everyone for the replys.Think my stablilizer will stay with the old 5th wheel. My son has our old 5th wheel now so he won't have to buy one.