Newbie with leveling problem

[Stuart W]

Originally Posted by wepinegar

I also have had no problem with the front wheels off the ground!

On the Diesels with air suspension, wheels of the ground happens very rarely. Comparing gas and diesel rigs is apples and oranges.

[WoodyS]

Originally Posted by Stuart W

On the Diesels with air suspension, wheels of the ground happens very rarely. Comparing gas and diesel rigs is apples and oranges.

That's not been my experience.

I have a KSDP with air-suspension and HWH levelers. When I use the Auto-Level feature, the front tires often lift completely off the ground! When I manually level, they rarely come off the ground.

So I no longer use Auto-Level.

[Stuart W]

Originally Posted by WoodyS

That's not been my experience.



I have a KSDP with air-suspension and HWH levelers. When I use the Auto-Level feature, the front tires often lift completely off the ground! When I manually level, they rarely come off the ground.



So I no longer use Auto-Level.

The primary difference is on the newer gas coach’s built on the 24 and 26K chassis, they tend to go down the road higher in the back due to excess load capacity. Diesels with air suspension are constantly adjusting to a predetermined ride height and tend to be more level. The big difference that effects leveling is on the Diesels the air suspension drains lowering the chassis all of the way down prior to starting the leveling process on a gasser the back is still higher due to the leaf springs capacity, the rear jacks mounted behind the axle add to the issue.
For example my Canyon star 3710 had a cargo capacity of nearly 9000 pounds due to the 26k chassis, a large part of that capacity was over the rear axle.
This is not to say that under the right/wrong conditions a diesel front wheel can’t come of the ground , just less likely in my experience. Obviously many factors come in to play; wheel base, capacity, and the site itself to name a few.