No leveling jacks on motor home

[Leh1973]

I am interested in purchasing a 1998 Georgie Boy CruiseMaster 3515. It is in great condition and has the layout that will work great for our needs BUT the dealer told me that all 4 leveling jacks were removed. Is there a way to level the RV without these since replacing them would cost about $3500 just for the parts.

[MSHappyCampers]

Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We’re sure glad you joined the gang here!

Hopefully someone will be along to help with your question.

Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!

[moisheh]

Wooden boards. 2x10.

[Healeyman]

VERY FEW Class Cs come with leveling jacks.

For almost 15 years I have leveled with Boards and Blocks.

I carry 4 sets of 2 X 12 wooden boards cut to 16 inches long and 4x4 blocks also cut to 16 inch length. All are cut to 16 inch length as that is how deep my by-the-door
storage compartment is.

Level front - back by how high you drive up the ramp and level side to side by moving one ramp father forward than the other.

In all of the lower 48 states and all of Canada, I have never found a site that I could not get level in.

Tim

[Gary RVRoamer]

Sure - drive the wheels up on 10" wide boards, stacked to a suitable height at each wheel. Or use the plastic slabs made for that purpose. You need to eyeball the amount of height needed at each wheel (if any) and maybe repeat a few times to get it right, but you will probably get the hang of it after awhile. Lots of RVers do it - most Class C's and trailers are leveled that way and have been since time immemorial.


But the smart way is to buy the coach at a low enough price to make the leveling system affordable. Then make one of your first camping trips to the Bigfoot (Quadra Mfg) dealer and get them installed. Make the dealer an offer that leaves you enough $$ to do that.



At a guess, the GB originally had electric jacks, nearly all of which failed within a few years of use. The product was so unreliable it was removed from the market.

[Alpine36]

Boards and Lynx leveler blocks are cheap, easy and very effective.
It’s all we did for years with truck campers, travel trailers and class c’s.
Sure, there’s times it’s a pita, however the same holds true with automatic leveling jacks sometimes. If the price is right I wouldn’t worry about investing in a new leveling jack system.

[153stars]

ALSO....There are phone apps, you put in your wheelbase ,use level on smart phone placed on flat surface . It will give the thickness boards/blocks each tire, to use at that very spot.

[tap4154]

I made these for my 28" Class C several years ago, and usually they're all I need. I do carry some Lynx etc. as well, just in case. These are made of 2x10 glued and screwed, with plywood glued and screwed to the bottom to reduce cracking. So far, they're holding up well. I store them on the shelf in the propane bay. This method does not completely steady the coach, like jacks do, but it's fine IMO.

[Dutch Star Don]

After using your coach and manually leveling it a few times, you can typically get proficient at knowing where it needs blocks, just by looking.

If you struggle with it, the Level Mate Pro is a good product that will tell you what you need.

https://www.amazon.com/LogicBlue-Tec...2-63e904010ad0

[mfire1339]

Offer $10,000 less and fix it.

Mike

[Leh1973]

Thank you all so much for all of the great information and advice. This is going to be our first RV and we are going to be fulltimers so I am trying to make sure I have all the information that I need to make a good choice. The dealer is asking 14k and it has 64,000 miles.

[yeloduster]

The plastic leveling blocks were mentioned but not explained. Click HERE.

They work sorta like Legos! Stack them offset to make a ramp and drive on. They work really well for smaller vehicles like a Class C motorhome. When returned to the storage bag they take up MUCH less room than home made wooden blocks. At the current price of decent lumber the Lynx levelers are not that much more expensive.

You will probably need 3 bags of 10 blocks/bag. That sure is a lot less expensive than adding jacks to a motorhome.

[tap4154]

Originally Posted by yeloduster

The plastic leveling blocks were mentioned but not explained. Click HERE.

They work sorta like Legos! Stack them offset to make a ramp and drive on. They work really well for smaller vehicles like a Class C motorhome. When returned to the storage bag they take up MUCH less room than home made wooden blocks. At the current price of decent lumber the Lynx levelers are not that much more expensive.

You will probably need 3 bags of 10 blocks/bag. That sure is a lot less expensive than adding jacks to a motorhome.

Agreed that the Lynx/Lego blocks work, are very compact to store, and I've got a couple bags of them. However I find them fiddly and time consuming to use, and if you need to raise up close to 4-5 ", not ideal. Also agreed that lumber prices are ridiculous right now, and thankfully I bought my 2x10s before they started the massive price rise during the pandemic.

There's other systems as well, like those plastic ramps that act like rockers, and you put a chock behind them, but IME those only go up about 3.5", and are tricky to use. In fact I also have a set of them in my MH. However, as I said, most of the time I can get my Class C Level enough with just those two homemade wooden step ramps, and occasionally use Lynx or the rocker on another tire. They really make setup and breakdown so much easier.

The last site I stayed at I needed to raise up the left side. I put both of those wooden ramps under the rear duals, then used the rocker ramp on the front tire. I know not everyone agrees, but I don't like blocking up just one tire on the rear.

[yeloduster]

Originally Posted by tap4154

Agreed that the Lynx/Lego blocks work, are very compact to store, and I've got a couple bags of them. However I find them fiddly and time consuming to use, and if you need to raise up close to 4-5 ", not ideal. Also agreed that lumber prices are ridiculous right now, and thankfully I bought my 2x10s before they started the massive price rise during the pandemic.

There's other systems as well, like those plastic ramps that act like rockers, and you put a chock behind them, but IME those only go up about 3.5", and are tricky to use. In fact I also have a set of them in my MH. However, as I said, most of the time I can get my Class C Level enough with just those two homemade wooden step ramps, and occasionally use Lynx or the rocker on another tire. They really make setup and breakdown so much easier.

The last site I stayed at I needed to raise up the left side. I put both of those wooden ramps under the rear duals, then used the rocker ramp on the front tire. I know not everyone agrees, but I don't like blocking up just one tire on the rear.

The Lynx Levelers are handy in my opinion. They worked well on my last Class A that was relatively light. Not so much on my current Class A. It is too heavy to drive up on the Lynx Levelers. SO...I made some wooden ramps.

I almost always boondock. I have to get level on un-level ground that is so far off level that my jacks can't do the job. I use the wooden ramps to get it close and then place stacks of Lynx Levelers under the jacks to give the jacks enough lift. I then use the jacks to finish the job.