Rear Jacks

First topic message reminder :

I was reading over on ModMyRV site and ran across this:

http://www.modmyrv.com/2010/08/17/rv-rear-scissor-jacks-replacement#comment-2664

Take a look, very interesting idea.......

Oh, how does it perform for lateral movement that the JT Stabilizers seem so remove? I can see a benefit from taking weight off the axles, but that is only in the vertical axis.

kwf904 wrote:Just a question on the LevelUp system. The woman gets out of the truck while it is still attached to the 5er. If the truck is still hooked when you start the leveling process How are you going to release the pin if it has a lot of tension on it? Am I missing something?

In the video, the whole process is not shown. First step is unhooking from your tow vehicle. The LevelUp jacks can be run manually as well as in auto mode. Once you've lifted the front of your Wildcat off of the tow vehicle and pulled the tow vehicle forward, a simple press of the "auto level" button does the rest. Great thing is, once you're ready to pack up and take off, you press another button and the coach returns to the memory stored "unhook" hitch height, making your Wildcat ready for hook up.

jetskier wrote:Oh, how does it perform for lateral movement that the JT Stabilizers seem so remove? I can see a benefit from taking weight off the axles, but that is only in the vertical axis.

Good question. It was a slight adaptation we asked them to do for us. A widening of the front landing gear stance as well as a slight negative camber angle (2-3 degrees) created great stability. Also don't forget that the weight of the coach is spread over 6 points (instead of the typical 4 points in most leveling systems).

Can the center jacks be used to unload an axle to change a tire?

jetskier wrote:Can the center jacks be used to unload an axle to change a tire?

You won't see that in any documentation from us...

I have seen the LevelUp system lift the coach completely off all 4 wheels. And if you're on unlevel ground, the system really does a great job with each jack independently adjusting to the correct height.

Wildcat Chris wrote:

jetskier wrote:Can the center jacks be used to unload an axle to change a tire?

You won't see that in any documentation from us...

I have seen the LevelUp system lift the coach completely off all 4 wheels. And if you're on unlevel ground, the system really does a great job with each jack independently adjusting to the correct height.

So that's a yes.

Jet Skier,

In the OTHER FORUM that I belong too, some of the folks have had the level-up installed on their coaches, and they have commented that its funny to walk up to their coach after the install(at the LCI factory) and to see all 4 tires off the ground.

So, I guess if they do it at the factory after the install, than its a YES.

Now we just need a better folding stair. I wish I had a quad step. The triple is too short as it is without an auxilary step. Another 4-6" would take it 4' off the ground.

I have used the Bigfoot system on our Cameo to change a tire. I just had to enter into program mode so that I could convince the system to keep raising even though it was already level.