its your coach, so do what you want. i dont believe welding is going to hurt anything, but we dont recommend it, because of warranty requirements and the chance of metal failure at the welded area. this is a liability assumed by the party that does the welding.
because of chassis mfg’s requirements, we use the clamp on method when required.
i know all the chassis mfg dont want their chassis welded on. if a problem arises, in an area where there was welding, it can void the warranty. i found this on class C and class B rv’s. there are areas on class A rv’s that welding is prohibited, for liability purposes. probably the same on cars and pickups.
hwh has thousands of leveling systems installed on c’s and b’s using the clamp method.
i have helped install dozens of systems using this method. if the jacks fall off, or are coming loose, its usually the installers fault. there are lots of bolts, and clamp positions that need to be checked. miss one, and it could cause a real problem.
again, it becomes a liability issue.
when installed correctly, clamps positioned correctly, and ALL bolts tightened properly. you will not have this problem. since hwh has been using this method, on the aforementioned rv’s, i have only had two coaches where the jacks came loose. and as i stated, the bolts were installed, but not tightened.
it is possible to dislodge jacks when you hit something, or bend the mounting brackets, and i have replaced several mounting brackets because of accidents, but as a normal rule of thumb, they dont just fall off. there is an installation problem.
all the bolts have locknuts to help prevent just such a problem. properly torqued, it would be very unusual for a bolt to come loose by itself.
paul maddox
i work full time for hwh corp. i do not solicit part sales on this forum. i do not do service work except as assigned by hwh corp.
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