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Old 09-02-2009, 04:20 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Bill View Post
But without the wheel, I was always nervous about putting the end of the jack stem directly on a board, and cranking the jack down. The hitch weight is large, the end of the pipe is quite sharp, and I'm afraid it could cut through or break the board.
Our TM sits in our driveway with the jack stem sitting directly on several sections of 2x6 pressure treated lumber stacked on top of each other and screwed together. I do this to get added height, as it is parked on a hill, and the tongue sits up fairly high to get the TM level. I'd say there is ~1/16" indent from the jack stem in the board....it certainly shows no sign of splitting.

We always just rest it on a board while camping, unless we need extra height, in which case I slip on a metal foot which adds another 4"-6" or so.

Dave
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