AuBug
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Thanks for all the inputs. I guess I'm just conditioned to chock something, even if it's wrong I spent many a year as a volunteer firefighter, and it was SOP to chock first and ask questions later.
I did get the tires on the platforms, and, with the tranny in Neutral, let off the brakes. The Rambler creeped just a bit. So I engaged the AutoPark and got out. I did chock both rear tires to the rear, and one on the front side.
Overkill? Almost certainly. But I'll snore better.
Thanks Again!
Bruce
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I am fulltiming in a '97 Holiday Rambler Vacationer. 16,500 lbs on the Chevy chassis. It has the AutoPark that is much maligned. I am currently in a park with fairly level gravel. I have built 4 inch platforms to keep the tires off the ground, large enough to spread the weight. It occurs to me that I should chock it well. I do use the levelers to stabilize it, but they aren't extended much.
My question is How many tires should be chocked, and which end? I am thinking that one very well chocked tire would be sufficient to prevent movement. Two might be better, but only a few percentage points better. Because of the hose and cable connections, I don't want to chock the rear. Would one front tire being very well chocked keep you from lying awake at night?
Bruce
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A bit late, too, but I'm on Lake Livingston, Tx, just west of the Escapees office in Livingston. By on the lake I mean it. I can open my back window and cast into the lake. I pay $350/month, plus electricity. Paved roads and concrete pad. My elec bill runs from $45 in winter to $175 in July and August. There are a couple of parks near me, not on the water, for $275 to $300, plus elec. There are a few other parks for less, but most are a bit sketchy.