Hydraulic vs Electric Landing Gear
We are looking at new fifth wheels, the Cardinal has hydraulic 6 point leveling system and the Jayco has 6 point electric leveling system. Our current unit has hydraulic front landing gear and I rea...
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j2catfish wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:j2catfish wrote:
Had both, really like hydraulic better. My old electric front jacks were over loaded from the factory so I bought a second motor and wired it so that the front jacks could be controlled by themselves. (Removed the cross over bar).
WAS THIS an electric jack issue or a construction/design issue?
bumpy
I'd say a design problem, but I could have overloaded the front compartment. Some people have been known to do that! The original motor might have been marginal because the problem went away when I added the second motor and gear box. YMMV.
Catfish
The front cylinders on the Lippert 6 point are rated for 12k lbs EA. I don't think you could overload them. The other 4 are smaller at 8k EA. That's why you can lift the entire RV, 56k lbs of lift.
