Wood dock leveling technique

[fatlazyless]

No kidding .....that seems like a decent price ......Harbor Freight! .......Perhaps, one of the forum posters will demonstrate 'How to correct an uneven, Lake Winnipesaukee dock by using a farm jack' ..... and post some photos here! .......

[meredith weekender]

Farm jacks work great but if the water is deeper than 5' starts to get a little tricky. Definitely a 2 man job

[Kerk]

I have a seasonal dock and I use floating toys or car/truck inner tubes which you could put under the section to be lifted or supported and pump up. I have a small sears air compressor for this and to pump up the toys. Less than $100.oo when on sale and is always handy at the lake.jmoho . Hope this helps.kx

[Dave M]

Since MAXUM mentioned about the wood getting old you may want to replace the wood with galvanized posts. Attach ta base to the bottom of post and use a post bracket that attachés to the dock. I had 5 sections where each section was attached to half of the post bracket. Used bolts to secure. Here's the benefit. Bought a mini come-a-long and you can raise or lower the dock from the dock. Attach one end to the top of post the other under the dock. I did this for 40 years before getting a lift dock. Bought it from Raise-A-Dock, why, he uses galvanized posts. If you have cross pieces you will have to undo before lifting.

Dave M

[DBreskin]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

No kidding .....that seems like a decent price ......Harbor Freight! .......Perhaps, one of the forum posters will demonstrate 'How to correct an uneven, Lake Winnipesaukee dock by using a farm jack' ..... and post some photos here! .......

FLL, I thought you would have been on top of the $30 Walmart farm jack deal: http://www.walmart.com/ip/14560049?w...&wl13=&veh=sem

[fatlazyless]

.....geez.....I must be loosing my grip or someting becuz I didn't even think of Walmart ....... for shame on me .....tsk tsk ......u know this jack in the Walmart link got four very crappy reviews by four different users so it's probably not worth buying.