Levelling on uneven ground

Artum Snowbird wrote:
It has occurred to me that if I was to set the front electric leveling jacks with one touching the ground and the other a few inches from touching, the touching side would begin to level the unit from side to side before both jacks make contact with the ground.

Is this an acceptable way to set up the rig? It almost seems better than putting blocks under one set of fifth wheel wheels because then the pin would not be into the hitch jaws quite right.

How do others adjust for side to side leveling with their rigs?

Really a little lost on your question.

#1. Does your hitch pivot side to side? If it does not an issue, if it doesn't I would also block the TV back wheel or get a four way pivot hitch.

#2. Level the 5er side to side with block under the low side as mentioned before. Then either block the low side of the landing gear, OR just extend it further than the other side so they are close to the same distance from the ground. I would assume with electric you have the telescoping legs,I also carry some 1" board, and some 1/2" so I can get it real close.

2-MTnesters wrote:
I would highly discourage you from doing this. What you are doing is putting the entire weight on the one landing gear leg. By doing this you run the risk of stripping a shear pin and the 5th wheel dropping. You could also possibly tweak/bend the frame of the rv. I have always and will continue to shim under the low side wheels until rv is level, chock wheels on both sides of rv, then proceed to raise the camper off of the hitch. I have been in some very unlevel spots and have always been able unhitch/hitch. Tim

XX2 The landing gear won't take very much abuse... use the boards under the wheels...

Thanks for your quick answers. I have a lot of things to learn, and appreciate the responses. Yes, the hitch does indeed tilt in 4 ways. I had forgotten about that.

I agree with 2-MTnesters, don't want to warp your frame. Bad things for the slideouts when you do that.

Your concern about the pin not lining up correctly is valid. That's the justification for a 4 way hitch head that has a few degrees tilt side to side.

I would highly discourage you from doing this. What you are doing is putting the entire weight on the one landing gear leg. By doing this you run the risk of stripping a shear pin and the 5th wheel dropping. You could also possibly tweak/bend the frame of the rv. I have always and will continue to shim under the low side wheels until rv is level, chock wheels on both sides of rv, then proceed to raise the camper off of the hitch. I have been in some very unlevel spots and have always been able unhitch/hitch. Tim

Side to side, level with boards under wheels. Front to back, level with jacks. Nice to have independent jacks but if not, compensation is made with blocks so that they rise together.