Recent content by Gandalf

Since yesterday was supposed to be the warmest day of the week, I packed up my new bottle jack and jack support materials, and headed out to the RV storage lot with a buddy to take on the flipped shackle. I had auto-leveled my rig before I left last time so step one was to retract the rear...

Thanks for explaining how the shackles respond to the auto level. I wondered why my shackles looked more relaxed than the 5th wheel parked next to me at the storage lot. I'm a bit nervous about this so just to be clear, you are saying 1) auto-level the coach, 2) slightly raise both sides of the...

Thanks everyone for the great comments. I checked out my shackle positions today and you were right on the money. My passenger-side shackle position is similar to the pic you posted: one side has the leaf spring joint that is above the equalizer joint but the other side has the leaf spring joint...

I'm new to 5th wheeling and recently bought a Bighorn 5th wheel with a 6 point Levelup Lippert lift system. I read in the owners manual that I should move my RV at least every 3 mo to prevent flat spotting of the tires. Since my storage lot was snowy and muddy in spots I decided to use the lift...