Are the six point level systems worth it?

It is the cat's meyow!!!

Wouldn't be without it and did factory order it. It was one of many options we said we wanted when ordering our new unit. Our's can lift the tires right off the ground and on some really un-level sites does sometimes with auto level.

We ordered ours with it. It has a remote, but DH prefers to level it with buttons. Only once did we have a problem with front jack trying to drop when we were trying to leave the park. Ran them all down and not a problem since. That was 3 years ago.

DH was able to raise it up high enough to change out a tire on one of our trips last summer. Then all up to switch out new tires last fall in the RVPark.

Our prior Suite didn't have it and we used to carry around stacks of wood blocks when we were parked on a slope. Was nice to get rid of those.

How much does the system weigh? And what do you do it if fails? Are the jacks hydraulic or electric?

Having just repacked my bearings, it would have beeen nice if I could have used it to lift the trailer's wheels off the ground vs having to jack it up and down repeatedly. Will it do that? I could see the benefit of getting weight off tires during storage too...even if not totally unweighted.

That all said, last site I camped in was pretty irregular. Had to lower the nose a bunch and that put rear way high. Needed bricks under rear jacks. Side to side was off too but not as much. Likely in most places I'd go I'd end up having to do manual stuff even with it like the previous poster.

Bottom line for me, I'll do without but I can see some attractions if it will lift wheels totally off ground.

I will never have it. Its just something else to break when I want to be relaxing.

I haven't had any problems either until this last trip...backed into what looked like a fairly level site at least to the naked eye...put the chocks out, unhooked the truck...plugged power in and hit the auto level button...it started going thru it motions and then just quit...tried 3 more times same thing....figured it was broke.

Luckily we had a POS level for setting up the satellite which I put on the floor and started manually adjusting the jacks..took some playing around until I got the hang of it..it was then I realized that the site from front to back dropped appox 2-3 ft...evidently the rear jacks couldn't make up that distance which was why it wouldn't auto level...put some linx blocks under them, finished leveling manually by watching the level indicator on the system window until I got the green light....not that big of a deal but now I know what to look for...

bobsue2 wrote:
Our previous 5er was a Bighorn...never had any issues leveling it so I didn't understand all the hype about auto leveling until we got our current trailer with the 6 pt system...the auto function works great but what I really like is that it always raises the trailer enough to take most of the weight off of the axle springs...so once its finished...its very solid when walking around in it....GL

It does make the trailer feel more solid than anything I was able to do on my previous fifth wheel. The system is very convenient as long as it is working properly. Other than a blown fuse, I haven't experienced any problems with mine yet.

One thing I really like about it is the ability to lift the tires off the ground without jacking the trailer up and putting stress on the frame. For Winter storage, I use the leveling system to take the weight off the tires. If we plan to stay somewhere more than a few days, I usually take a little more weight off the suspension after it auto-levels. This definitely helps make things feel more solid. Anytime the suspension comes into play, you will always have a little wiggle in the trailer.

Is it really worth the cost? Maybe not, but if you can truly afford >$50,000 for a recreational vehicle, I don't see how a little more for this convenience is of any consequence!

Our previous 5er was a Bighorn...never had any issues leveling it so I didn't understand all the hype about auto leveling until we got our current trailer with the 6 pt system...the auto function works great but what I really like is that it always raises the trailer enough to take most of the weight off of the axle springs...so once its finished...its very solid when walking around in it....GL

I love it til it refused to retract last week. I am waiting for warranty to step up. The system isn't difficult to understand but lipperts crappy documentation and marketing on YouTube is. I.f they actually hired a technician writer for thge guides and manuals it would boost their respectability.

I use a $300 1/2" drive impact wrench for mine. Takes a little manual work but it also comes in good use for changing out flat tires on the side of the road and for changing out my sand rail paddles.