Landing gear question
So after 10+ years of travel trailer ownership, I took delivery of our first 5th wheel on Saturday. The hitching/unhitching process went pretty smoothly, but I have a question on the landing gear....
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dryfly wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
With 5vr still hitched
Raise the Inner tubes up fully
Extend the Outer tubes until you hear then click/clack
Retract then 1" and paint a RED Line -----that is the MAX extension you want to do so you do not damage drive nut/shaft/gears
Are you saying that fully extending the outer legs (without any load on them) until they make a noise, will not damage the gears?
In my experience, over-running to the point of making noise has caused the fuse to blow and/or the bolt on the crossbar to shear. I suppose you have to find out the limit so you can mark it when totally extended but be ready to repair something if/when you do.
