[Old Mustanger]

Originally Posted by Harleydodge

While on the topic of x-chocks, I recently purchased a set, as I have seen many people using them and thought they looked to be a great option.


Upon using mine though, I am finding issues.
With my lippert auto level system, I don't really need to chock up once the 6 legs are down and taking the weight of my trailer, as most of the time one side or the other the wheels are slightly off the ground anyway.
Therein lies my issue, as when the wheels become elevated, they also move away from each other and the x-chock falls out.
I am worried that if I reinstall the x-chock and tighten it to the tires when raised, that when I lower the trailer to hitch up, they would exert too much force on the tires and cause damage to them.


I could see them being handy if I was simply storing the trailer and not leveling or lowering the legs, but that is seldom/never the case for me, as we set it up when at home where it is stored.


I think, for me at least, the traditional chocks are best for when I need to stabilize the trailer when hitching up or unhitching.



Just food for thought for anyone with an auto leveling system.

The X-chocks are not to be used in place of wheel chocks. Do not install them until after you have unhitched and leveled and remove them before lowering the trailer to hitch up, the instructions that came with mine indicated this. I use the fastway one step chocks for holding the trailer still for unhitching and install X-chocks after leveling. Jury is still out as to whether the X-chocks do any good with a leveling system but I still use them just in case.