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06-09-2012, 06:37 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Burney
Posts: 107
M.O.C. #11789
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And You Don't Chock Your Wheels?
Today we were at a friends daughters high school graduation party. One of the family guests had come from a distance and were there in a Mountaineere. We were invited over to see the rig. As I was walking around it, I noticed not ONE wheel was chocked. When I brought this to the owners attention, he poo pooed the idea saying it has never rolled and he thought the weight alone of the rig would keep it in place. I tried to point out to him the three times it could roll--when you unhitch it--when you hitch it up--and when its just sitting there all by its lonesome self. Now, with this advice, he still did not see the need to chock the wheels.
Which makes me wonder; should I even try to point these things out to people, or just let idiots like this learn from experience? Hmmm! The jury is still out on that question.
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06-09-2012, 06:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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Well after he has to replace the front legs because they got bent when it hits ground, and keeps rolling back. he can look back and maybe remember your words of caution.
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06-09-2012, 07:42 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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Dennis,
We know that those folks will be safe forever! The normal rules that apply to everyone of us do not apply to them. Just make sure you're on the up hill side if he parks in the same camp ground as you! Dennis.
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06-09-2012, 07:52 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Redding
Posts: 1,421
M.O.C. #12339
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I hear you Dennis. My DW and I talked about this very subject. When do you tell people and when you just stop trying. While I respect everyone's opinion, rights etc., I speak up like you did, when I know them, or their actions potentially effect my family. If they don't listen or refuse to see the logic I go on about my business. That said if their actions, potentially could harm me, they have a problem and I will take actions to insure my families safety. I can think of hundreds of reason to chock, and not one good reason for not chocking.
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06-09-2012, 08:15 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,284
M.O.C. #11675
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Totally agree - what do you have to lose by just doing it? It's one of those easy things to do that makes so much more sense to just do it than take a chance on having a problem. I feel like if the rig has even a little pressure on one of the chocks, it seems to keep the trailer movement down a little too.
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06-10-2012, 12:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,369
M.O.C. #8728
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You can't fix stupid. 1- Tell them, 2- Wait for something to happen, 3- Just smile at them and shrug your shoulders when it does.
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06-10-2012, 02:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Some folks just dont get it.
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06-10-2012, 02:15 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Artemus Gordon
I hear you Dennis. My DW and I talked about this very subject. When do you tell people and when you just stop trying. While I respect everyone's opinion, rights etc., I speak up like you did, when I know them, or their actions potentially effect my family. If they don't listen or refuse to see the logic I go on about my business. That said if their actions, potentially could harm me, they have a problem and I will take actions to insure my families safety. I can think of hundreds of reason to chock, and not one good reason for not chocking.
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06-10-2012, 03:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canon City
Posts: 1,340
M.O.C. #7919
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Reminds of the time my neighbor placed two 4x4s under each of his front jacks and raised the rig, unhooked the hitch and the rig rolled back off the 4x4s.
Yep you can guess what happened. He got a bent up bed on a new Dodge and some damage to the rig. He had a bad day. Joe
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06-10-2012, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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It is right to tell them of what might or will happen.It might make them think. It is like the bedsaver issue.Never dropped the 5th wheel, Don't need the bedsaver. Extended warranty, etc.When I see someone doing something potentially dangerous I have to point it out to them. I have done my duty.
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06-10-2012, 03:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Ore City Texas
Posts: 1,648
M.O.C. #2224
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Yes, I chock; but NO I do not put blocks under the landing gear, so no place to drop. The only boards I use are 2X on dirt or soft asphalt. SO . . . no drop. I have yet to see what (good) difference blocks make. The difference in stability is imperceptible to me, and could just as easily be negative. JMO
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06-10-2012, 03:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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I always chock my Monty. If I ask someone if they considered chocking their rig and they say they don't (for whatever reason) then they have made a choice and I let it go. Like others have said... keep your own safe & sound, fate will sort out the rest eventually.
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06-10-2012, 04:07 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Victor
Posts: 940
M.O.C. #1709
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Well you can point it out and just tell them it's not if it rolls but when it rolls. They'll remember well when it does. My oldest son got an American Bull dog from a friend a few years back. I wasn't pleased. I told him then it's not if but when he bites you. Oh he WAS a great dog till he broke his arm and tore his thumb off. Then latched down and wouldn't let go. WHEN does happen.
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06-10-2012, 04:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Chock first , unchock last. I learned the hard way , luckily without damage
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06-10-2012, 05:07 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 2,702
M.O.C. #7992
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Wisdom is knowledge learned too late. You can't teach wisdom to everyone. They sometimes have to experience the knowledge on their own. Really not much different then our kids. Jim
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06-10-2012, 05:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 1retired06
Some folks just dont get it.
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...true, and some get mad.
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06-10-2012, 05:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sebring
Posts: 3,657
M.O.C. #9969
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I agree with everyone, BUT there exceptions to every rule. If you have the Level-Up System you need to watch your chocks, especially if you use the X-Chocks. The system will raise the unit up while leveling resulting in the axles seperating slightly causing the chocks to loosen, you can retighten them, but if you do loosen them before retracting the jacks, as the weight comes back down on the wheels they will push together and make the X-Chock next to impossible to remove (voice of experience). So I do chock, but check after leveling and if they're loose I remove them.
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06-10-2012, 06:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
Posts: 5,627
M.O.C. #889
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mhs4771, I was just thinking the same thing while reading this thread...I wonder how the level up system will impact the chocks? Thanks for the heads up on this one!
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06-10-2012, 06:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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True Story! learned that early in my travels
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06-10-2012, 12:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Shelburne
Posts: 688
M.O.C. #8693
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HOOK said it. First and last. I don't think the level-up will save the day if the Monty rols while the level-up isn't engaged on all points, e.g., un-hitching and hitching. Disciplined habit beats cleverness, which goes missing too often in my case...
When I was a boy, camping, I watched a parked car roll down a hill into a lake, taking with it the little boy that was messing with the controls. Heroic efforts by the other campers saved the little boy. So, I chock.
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