HWH jack system failure with six on board

[Mteerjim]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Bledsoe 2006 Dutchstar 43'

I suggest calling HWH for tech assistance. I had a problem in 2009 with a jack not extending. Tech rep gave me advice for resolving...did not work. Called back and the tech stayed on the phone with me as I was under the coach for about 1/2 hour as we checked things out...problem resolved. Give them a try.

Thanks, I will certainly do that.

[pkmesser]

Originally Posted by Mteerjim

I assumed that we would get a lot of sway number one and number two we might stress the housing. Not true??? This is only my third time out as the new owner and I am learning the hard way.

In my case, (Workhorse gas chassis) the Newmar manual does not indicate a problem with putting the slides out, w/o the jacks deployed. I normally put them down for stability, but if we are level, and need the slides out, sometimes I do so w/o putting the jacks down. I suspect your frame is much heavier (stronger) than mine, so I would not worry about stressing the houseing, that will only happen if the frame itself is tweaked, which is very unlikely to be caused by people moving about.

[wa8yxm]

One (well 4 actually) of the things I carry in my rig are stair steps.

Take a plank, 12 feet long and the same width as your tire treads, cut 4 sections, each one foot long off the end, not cut the remaining length (8 feet) into 4 equal (2 foot) sections.

Lay the long planks out on a newspaper covered picnic table and then taking a bottle of wood glue cover one side of each (one at a time) of the short planks, lay them about 1-2 inches from the end of (one each) of the long planks so they form "Stair Steps" each step 1.5 inches high.

Run lag bolts (at least 2 per set) thrhough to hold them together as well as the glue, you can recess the heads a bit if you worry about that kind of thing (I do not worry about the heads but I did run 'em down so thy are not up much) Let dry

The result is a set of stir steps for the rig.. I have levels on the dash and wall next to the driver's seat (under the window)

If the bubbles show I'm low in the rear.. I put one plank (Low side nearest tire) either in front or behind each of my rear tires. If in the front I use one plank in front or behind each Front tire, if right or left I use 3 planks, one front and two rear.

Then I back/pull onto the first step, stand on the brakes and read the bubbles. If needed I pull onto the 2nd step.. I'm on 2nd step now. Then drop jacks

I should point out, when I hit the button for the jacks. of the 5 lights (right/left/front/rear/level) it was the LEVEL light that came on. Drop jacks and you are good.

NOTE: If I rebuild these (And I really should, wider boards) I may go 3 steps, that will take an additnaol 12 feet (4-3' sections) of lumber

I'm also thinking of a 2x2 at the end of the "High end" as a "Parking stop" but have not done it yet.

[DandS]

I don't carry part of a lumberyard.......a bag of Lynx Levelers serves well when I run into the occasional uneven site.