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09-22-2012, 08:28 PM
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Wheel off the ground
I have a 2012 allegro red 34.. New to rv world with a bus. How do you keep the front wheels on the ground if my drive way is not quite level??
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09-22-2012, 09:09 PM
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2x12s.
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09-22-2012, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by crockett
I have a 2012 allegro red 34.. New to rv world with a bus. How do you keep the front wheels on the ground if my drive way is not quite level??
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I don't have a problem with having my FRONT wheels off the ground when I am trying to level it. NEVER get the rear wheels off the ground. The rear wheels keep the vehicle from rolling because of the emergency brake.
You can always put blocks under the wheels and lower it down on the blocks if it makes you more comfortable.
I have done this for years and never have used blocks under the wheels and have never had a problem.
Unless your MH manufacturer or the jack manufacturer specifically
says No it should be OK.
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09-25-2012, 07:14 PM
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This is what I do.
I have gone as high as 3 boards under the front tires but I NEVER leave the wheels off the ground when leveling. NEVER! I believe the owners manual says as much as you could damage the jacks if for some reason there is movement.
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09-25-2012, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by woodburner
This is what I do.
I have gone as high as 3 boards under the front tires but I NEVER leave the wheels off the ground when leveling. NEVER! I believe the owners manual says as much as you could damage the jacks if for some reason there is movement.
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As I type this, my coach is set up exactly the same way. I don't think the mfgr of my coach or jacks say to avoid it... but I just don't like it so I use yellow interlocking blocks to drive the front wheels up on before leveling on a really slopped site.
It should go without saying to never lift the rear wheel off the ground.
Rick
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09-25-2012, 07:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woodburner
This is what I do.
I have gone as high as 3 boards under the front tires but I NEVER leave the wheels off the ground when leveling. NEVER! I believe the owners manual says as much as you could damage the jacks if for some reason there is movement.
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Do you drive onto the boards or slide them under the wheels when they lift off the ground? I'm curious because I used to have to level my class C by driving onto 2x12 planks I carried with me (very time consuming), ad was under the impression that auto-leveling jacks would eliminate this from my setup routine when making camp...
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09-25-2012, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by cheeseyrider
Do you drive onto the boards or slide them under the wheels when they lift off the ground? I'm curious because I used to have to level my class C by driving onto 2x12 planks I carried with me (very time consuming), ad was under the impression that auto-leveling jacks would eliminate this from my setup routine when making camp...
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Trying to slide them under the wheels might be possible if the slope isn't too bad and you can use your jacks to lift the front way high and then lower it on to the blocks until level. On the rare occasion I have to do it, I drive the front wheels on to the boards and then use the jacks to level it.
Don't be discouraged by this process. It's not at all common for me to have to do it. Most sites are well within the range that will allow the jacks to level the coach without lifting the front wheels off the ground. And, if you have to do it in your driveway, it'll just become second nature and you'll know to put the right number of boards under the wheels as you park and before you deploy the jacks.
This isn't at all like the tedious process of trying to get a Class C level using only blocks under the wheels. It doesn't have to be precise. The jacks will handle the precision work for you.
Rick
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09-25-2012, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RickO
Trying to slide them under the wheels might be possible if the slope isn't too bad and you can use your jacks to lift the front way high and then lower it on to the blocks until level. On the rare occasion I have to do it, I drive the front wheels on to the boards and then use the jacks to level it.
Don't be discouraged by this process. It's not at all common for me to have to do it. Most sites are well within the range that will allow the jacks to level the coach without lifting the front wheels off the ground. And, if you have to do it in your driveway, it'll just become second nature and you'll know to put the right number of boards under the wheels as you park and before you deploy the jacks.
This isn't at all like the tedious process of trying to get a Class C level using only blocks under the wheels. It doesn't have to be precise. The jacks will handle the precision work for you.
Rick
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Thanks for the clarification Rick.
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09-25-2012, 08:11 PM
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When I pull into a site and it is obvious that it is unlevel from side-to-side, I will place 2x12 boards just to the front or rear of the tires on the low side, then drive up on them. Two boards in the rear - 1 for each tire. I then put a board below each jack on that side. Then I just use auto level.
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