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aruba's avatar
aruba
Explorer
Jun 06, 2013

How much can the landing gears lift?

Hi,

I am temporarily parked on my inclined drive way to ready the FW for the weekend. The fridge will not start because the front end of the FW is not level with the rear. Can the landing gears lift the weight of my F350 still attached to the FW in order for me to bring the front end of the FW level?
  • Buckeye_Chuck's avatar
    Buckeye_Chuck
    Explorer
    Jun 06, 2013
    DON'T DO IT! The design intent of your landing gear did not include lifting your truck. Just unhook it. It's not that hard.

    -BC-
  • 45Ricochet's avatar
    45Ricochet
    Explorer
    Jun 06, 2013
    Maybe you can drive your rear axle onto some blocks (ramps) will help.
    Not sure how much of a incline your talking about.
  • bpounds's avatar
    bpounds
    Nomad
    Jun 06, 2013
    I definitely would not lift the truck with the landing gear. I doubt it would have the power to do it anyway.

    And I'll bet that is not the reason your fridge isn't firing off.
  • Housted's avatar
    Housted
    Explorer III
    Jun 06, 2013
    I would not do it more than a couple of inches above the loaded level. The frame of the 5th is probably not designed for that kind of load.

    Housted
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Jun 06, 2013
    I would not! The landing gear has decent capacity, but not that much. Why not unhitch from the truck.

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