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ThePowells · 06-21-2017, 08:22 PM

I tried this one and it worked.
I put the coach in the spot I wanted and marked the spots where the jacks land. Then I moved the coach and using a laser level I started from the high spot and measured the drop and then even up the spots using cribbing. When the cribbing is in place it comes to within an inch of the pads. Now I put the cribbing in place when I park and my system levels it out perfectly every time with an absolute minimum of lifting.

Dutch Star Don · 06-21-2017, 10:10 PM

"For The Dogs"....a photo of your coach in your driveway would most likely answer some questions and provide some additional help.

I don't recall you saying why it wouldn't auto level. I'm guessing it's telling you "excessive slope".

Even though your coach has auto levelers and jacks that will eventually make it level, there are just some spots you SHOULD NOT try and level at. When you say your door is jamming up, it means that you're really tweaking the coach the coach to get it level.

Yes, you can level just about anywhere, but some places you just shouldn't try.

For The Dogs · 06-22-2017, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePowells

I tried this one and it worked.
I put the coach in the spot I wanted and marked the spots where the jacks land. Then I moved the coach and using a laser level I started from the high spot and measured the drop and then even up the spots using cribbing. When the cribbing is in place it comes to within an inch of the pads. Now I put the cribbing in place when I park and my system levels it out perfectly every time with an absolute minimum of lifting.

Thanks Powells. This is sort of what we ended up doing, only we just eye-balled it. I hadn't thought of using a laser level. Very precise! I like that!

For The Dogs · 06-22-2017, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

"For The Dogs"....a photo of your coach in your driveway would most likely answer some questions and provide some additional help.

I don't recall you saying why it wouldn't auto level. I'm guessing it's telling you "excessive slope".

Even though your coach has auto levelers and jacks that will eventually make it level, there are just some spots you SHOULD NOT try and level at. When you say your door is jamming up, it means that you're really tweaking the coach the coach to get it level.

Yes, you can level just about anywhere, but some places you just shouldn't try.

Thanks Don. You are correct about auto-level reading excess slope, but I didn't mention it because that was before we drove the front wheels onto boards. We no longer get that reading, we just get the twist. The thing is that with the blocks, we are very close to level so we didn't expect to have any problems. As for our driveway, it's paved, but besides the gradual grade, we are dealing with the uneven surface of an older driveway that has been through many many winters of freeze and thaw. At this point, we have settled on the understanding that the system doesn't deal with each jack having to extend a different distance, even though to us, the varied distances don't seem so great. So we put down a couple of thin boards beneath the jacks that hit the lower spots and we seem to be good to go!

Ray,IN · 06-25-2017, 09:48 PM

I assume you have HWH hydraulic leveling system. The HWH 4-jack system ALWAYS extends 2 jacks at the same time to prevent twisting the frame. If you have 3 jacks the front jack ALWAYS extends and levels the MH front-to-back first, then the 2 rear jacks level the MH side-to-side, again to prevent twisting the frame. This assumes the system is operating as designed.
The only flaw to leveling in your compound off-level driveway might be if you didn't use thick enough pads, and the jacks reached their extension limit before level is obtained.
It is explained in that HWH FAQ webpage.
BTW do not allow rear wheels to get off the ground.

For The Dogs · 06-26-2017, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray,IN

I assume you have HWH hydraulic leveling system. The HWH 4-jack system ALWAYS extends 2 jacks at the same time to prevent twisting the frame. If you have 3 jacks the front jack ALWAYS extends and levels the MH front-to-back first, then the 2 rear jacks level the MH side-to-side, again to prevent twisting the frame. This assumes the system is operating as designed.
The only flaw to leveling in your compound off-level driveway might be if you didn't use thick enough pads, and the jacks reached their extension limit before level is obtained.
It is explained in that HWH FAQ webpage.
BTW do not allow rear wheels to get off the ground.

Thanks Ray. Our leveling system is made by Equalizer. During auto-level, the jacks come down one at a time, beginning front left and then going clockwise. When manually leveling they extend two at a time and the choices are 2-front, 2-rear, 2-left, 2-right. The jacks are not reaching their limit and nope, back wheels never off the ground...ever