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Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 24 | Wheels off ground when using auto level jacks. What's the definitive consensus? I'm on my first big trip in my 2017 Thor Outlaw 37BG. I'm a stupid newb who isn't nearly as prepared as she thought she'd be, so it's been "fun." |
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Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 405 | I researched this topic and come to the conclusion that the majority of those who feel it�s a bad idea are basing it on the fact your air brakes are your rear tires. So if they are off the ground your relying on your jacks to stabilize you and keep your coach from rolling. __________________ |
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Monaco Owners Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Clovis, CA, USA Posts: 12,025 | We don't have auto leveling on our coach, thank heavens. __________________ |
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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 96 | jacks Star Blocked, I noticed the same thing when I bought my travel supreme some years ago. When on automatic the jacks continued to do minor adjustments and often would put some wheels off of the ground. I have for some time just did it manually with the controls; faster and more efficient. On very uneven terrain, I sometimes have the front tires off of the ground but I don't like it. If I am at the campground more than a day or two, I will use blocks under those wheels. Note I NEVER raise both of the rear wheels off of the ground at the same time. Happy Trails |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,797 | There's been a few instances where in order to get level, my front wheels were lifted off the ground. As mentioned above, the rear wheels are where your parking break is so having them off the ground can be an issue. __________________ |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: So Cal Wine Country Posts: 689 | As mentioned above, having the front wheels off the ground is ok, but not the rear wheels. __________________ |
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Fleetwood Owners Club Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: In a lawnchair Posts: 11,990 | If your automatic jacks lift the RV too high in every campground, you probably need to recalibrate them. (Which may or may not fix the problem.) We have PowerGear hydraulic jacks and the automatic function has always lifted the front too high, so we learned how to manually level.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 111 | This is out of the Lippert manual for my jacks: __________________ 2014 Georgetown 351DSCharleston SC |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 4,187 | If you coach has air suspension, you need to dump the air suspension BEFORE leveling. This does two things, it lowers the entire coach (in our case around 4" to 5") so it reduces the height of the "lowest" corner by the same amount, thus reducing the amount the coach has to rise to be level. The second thing it does is to eliminate your coach becoming unlevel overnight, or over several nights if the air suspension bleeds down over time. __________________ |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Watertown NY USA Posts: 5,352 | Have you talked to your dealer? They should be able to go through this with you and show you the proper way to use your levelers. If not, call the factory. __________________ |
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,707 | I agree that the auto function my coach is too wasteful of jack extension. Generally I do it manually, but it is not actually the level sensor itself, since when I do it manually, my center button indicator agrees! If you are not careful in manual mode, you might not have all 4 jacks touching the ground, which, in itself is not dangerous but doesn't provide the maximum rocking stability when walking around the coach. Attached Thumbnails
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: North Ridgeville, OH Posts: 2,449 | Newmar states in the manual for our MH to keep the tires on the ground. So, I use blocks when necessary. Since we've only had our Bay Star since late May, I haven't decided if manual leveling is any better. Just recently, I downloaded a bubble level app to my android based phone and plan on experimenting with manual leveling in the coming months. __________________ 2012 Newmar Bay Star 3302 5 Star Tune, SumoSprings, Roadmaster Steering Stabilizer, Blue Ox Avail Brake Buddy, 2015 Chevy Malibu |
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Senior Member Commercial Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: behind the steering wheel Posts: 2,244 | not good, but ok in a pinch. dont make a habit of it. |
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 31 | Can�t speak to your system but my LCI auto system is NOT designed to be used wheels off the ground. I carry blocks to try to minimize off level conditions if needed first. Sometimes auto level just makes bad decisions and I revert to manual mode. |
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