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03-18-2015, 12:09 PM
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Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Leveling & Slideouts
We just purchased our first MH a 2003 Holiday Rambler Scepter 40.
I wanted to know if someone would tell me which to operate first The
leveling jacks or the slides Thank You
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03-18-2015, 12:13 PM
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Entegra Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
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Depends on manufacturer, hopefully some with a holiday rambler will help you out.
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2015 Anthem DEQ
2014 Jeep Sahara Unlimited
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03-18-2015, 12:22 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ras777
We just purchased our first MH a 2003 Holiday Rambler Scepter 40.
I wanted to know if someone would tell me which to operate first The
leveling jacks or the slides Thank You
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Pretty much everyone advocates leveling your motor home BEFORE extending slide-outs. The reason is that if the coach is not level, you have gravity working against you in one way or another.
The slideout room is heavy. If the coach is level, then the motor only works to move the room, and the tracks have a easier time of guiding the room out.
If the front of the coach was low (for example), while extending, gravity would be trying to make the room slide forward also...putting undue stress.
Regards,
Dan
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03-18-2015, 12:42 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Most are level first, then extend slides. Upon breaking camp, retract slides, then raise levelers. That said, check your coach's specific instructions for the definitive word.
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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03-18-2015, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dpinvidic
Pretty much everyone advocates leveling your motor home BEFORE extending slide-outs. The reason is that if the coach is not level, you have gravity working against you in one way or another.
The slideout room is heavy. If the coach is level, then the motor only works to move the room, and the tracks have a easier time of guiding the room out.
If the front of the coach was low (for example), while extending, gravity would be trying to make the room slide forward also...putting undue stress.
Regards,
Dan
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Doesn't matter what "everyone advocates"! Do what YOUR RV manufacturer says to do! Nothing else matters, they're the one that built it and know for sure!!!
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Charter Good Sam Lifetime Member, FMCA,
RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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03-18-2015, 12:58 PM
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Community Administrator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_D
Doesn't matter what "everyone advocates"! Do what YOUR RV manufacturer says to do! Nothing else matters, they're the one that built it and know for sure!!!
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I agree
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03-18-2015, 01:41 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Texas Boomers Club
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MONACO SAYS - Slides FIRST out and LAST in...
Good advice above. If answerer (is that a word?) doesn't own or owned your brand, DISREGARD all after "I think"...
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03-18-2015, 01:50 PM
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Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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With hyd jacks, yep, put the slides out first, while your air bags are in 'travel' mode, then level.
I have air leveling, and put them out either at travel height, or leveled on the air system.
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2008 43' Holiday Rambler Scepter PDQ
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03-18-2015, 02:51 PM
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Slides out. Dump air. Level coach. Reverse order when breaking camp.
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2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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03-18-2015, 02:51 PM
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Junior Member
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Location: South Carolina
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Owners Center
You can find the owners manual for your coach at this site. My '04 scepter manual says coach must have airbags inflated to move slides. Seems to be a clearance issue.
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03-18-2015, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Roaming Fulltimer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by H. Miller
MONACO SAYS - Slides FIRST out and LAST in...
Good advice above. If answerer (is that a word?) doesn't own or owned your brand, DISREGARD all after "I think"...
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Agreed - you should find a manual for your rig and do as it says - or call them if you don't have a manual.
But on my '04 Diplomat, slides are only to move when air bags are fully inflated. So on arrival the sequence is:
slides out -> dump air -> level -> enjoy
On leaving:
start engine to inflate bags -> raise levelers -> engine off -> slides in
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03-18-2015, 03:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by H. Miller
MONACO SAYS - Slides FIRST out and LAST in...
Good advice above. If answerer (is that a word?) doesn't own or owned your brand, DISREGARD all after "I think"...
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Well maybe once in a while, when it's brand specific, maybe in this situation when it comes to slides. But most of the MH's have components from the same sources and a lot of people offer good advice, even if they have a different manufacturer. Those posting were only trying to help.
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Mike & Charlotte
2014 Newmar Canyon Star 3610
Orange County, California
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03-18-2015, 03:50 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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On my '03 Camelot the slides are only to move when air bags are fully inflated. So our the sequence is:
slides out -> level -> dump air -> enjoy
On leaving:
start engine to inflate bags -> raise levelers -> engine off -> slides in[/QUOTE]
This is what the manual for my Camelot says.
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2003 Monaco Camelot (New to us Dec 2014)
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03-18-2015, 10:28 PM
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