ericandalice
Senior Question Asker
I did a search on the forums for things like leveling, levelers, chocks, etc and I read all the way back to 2007. In addition, I sought out videos on YouTube and have looked at all the rigs in campgrounds we've visited.
Here's the problem: our rig is new so it has the 6point hydraulics on it. It seems like everything I see and read is for rigs that do not have this. They also have electronic rear jacks, which we do not have.
The second problem is I don't think I have my terminology correct. And when I start to read the manuals and written advice, my eyes glaze over at all the warnings (and lack of pictures, lol)
I call all of the shiny silver hydraulic things 'legs' and the round discs on the bottom 'feet.' But I think the technical term for the front two legs is landing gear. And the back four would be what? Stabilizers?
I don't understand how the tires come into play when we're leveling the rig. Yes, I know we have auto leveling, but frankly, after that misshap in the mountains (my arrivals post) I don't trust the auto level feature on anything but level ground.
So:
1. Should the tires be gently touching the ground once we're stopped and leveled?
2. Since we have the 6point system, do I new to do any pre leveling (side to side) via boards under the tires prior to hitting the leveling/landing gear button?
As an aside, we have 4 yellow chocks that I put in as soon as we are stopped in our spot. Yesterday we bought the X shaped/scissor chocks from Bal (like the ones Dan suggested.)
Today I'm going to HomeDepot for lumber. And after that it's to Walmart for the orange 'giant Legos.' I forget the brand name.
I'll admit I'm scared of putting anything under the rigs feet unless we're level and sinking in mud.
Right now, we're home and our driveway is flat side to side and front to back, but there's a 2-ish percent slope away from the house. Great for keeping the house flood free, not so good for a 40' rig. So her front legs are pretty long. Eric manually leveled her. Somehow one of the middle legs is a 1/4" off the ground. I shoved a 1/4" piece of lumber under there so it wouldn't wobble.
So when do I use 'blocks' with this system? Is it safe to use say a piece of 2 x 10 under the front feet since those are the most extended?
If you had a 6pt system and were off to the lumber yard, what cuts/sizes would you get and would you get any of the plastic blocks?
I cannot wait to get to a rally!!!
Here's the problem: our rig is new so it has the 6point hydraulics on it. It seems like everything I see and read is for rigs that do not have this. They also have electronic rear jacks, which we do not have.
The second problem is I don't think I have my terminology correct. And when I start to read the manuals and written advice, my eyes glaze over at all the warnings (and lack of pictures, lol)
I call all of the shiny silver hydraulic things 'legs' and the round discs on the bottom 'feet.' But I think the technical term for the front two legs is landing gear. And the back four would be what? Stabilizers?
I don't understand how the tires come into play when we're leveling the rig. Yes, I know we have auto leveling, but frankly, after that misshap in the mountains (my arrivals post) I don't trust the auto level feature on anything but level ground.
So:
1. Should the tires be gently touching the ground once we're stopped and leveled?
2. Since we have the 6point system, do I new to do any pre leveling (side to side) via boards under the tires prior to hitting the leveling/landing gear button?
As an aside, we have 4 yellow chocks that I put in as soon as we are stopped in our spot. Yesterday we bought the X shaped/scissor chocks from Bal (like the ones Dan suggested.)
Today I'm going to HomeDepot for lumber. And after that it's to Walmart for the orange 'giant Legos.' I forget the brand name.
I'll admit I'm scared of putting anything under the rigs feet unless we're level and sinking in mud.
Right now, we're home and our driveway is flat side to side and front to back, but there's a 2-ish percent slope away from the house. Great for keeping the house flood free, not so good for a 40' rig. So her front legs are pretty long. Eric manually leveled her. Somehow one of the middle legs is a 1/4" off the ground. I shoved a 1/4" piece of lumber under there so it wouldn't wobble.
So when do I use 'blocks' with this system? Is it safe to use say a piece of 2 x 10 under the front feet since those are the most extended?
If you had a 6pt system and were off to the lumber yard, what cuts/sizes would you get and would you get any of the plastic blocks?
I cannot wait to get to a rally!!!