Shoutout to the guy who showed me the floating stabilizer trick

I was struggling to get leveled on uneven gravel at a job site in Portland last Tuesday. An old timer told me to float my stabilizers just an inch off the ground before setting them down. It saved me from sinking into soft fill and I got the pick done in half the time. Has anyone else tried this on soft ground or do you just wing it with cribbing?

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jordanc321d ago

Tbh that "just an inch off the ground" part is key but how do you stop it from digging in when you actually set down the weight on soft fill anyway?

taylor.amy1d ago

For me on soft fill, I always lay a piece of plywood flat under the jack stand first.