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Originally Posted by darrellr
Ugh...busy day. You stated "I don't think they recommend using the system to jack up one side." I am disagreeing with that. Sorry for the confusion.
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More confusion? See Lippert pdf Level Up 5th wheel page 143.
You don't have to be an engineer to realize and visualize the stress you are putting on one line of these cylinders to raise one side of a fiver high enough to clear the tires. See "Hydraulic Cylinder Side Loads".
Anyone who blows this off as just something for the lawyers to add on a sticker hasn't been around hydraulics long enough. Do it enough and I hope you only blow a seal or bend/break something repairable.
Besides, a 4 or 6 ton bottle jack is a whole lot cheaper than even one of those cylinders.