Please tell me about the different types of leveling sytems

GoPackGo wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
We have the 6 point Level Up system on our new toy hauler and so far I haven't been impressed. I spoke with Lippert on the phone and they said that it sounds like one of the sensors is faulty and that I should take it to my dealer for warranty service. The dealer is booked until late next month.

My two problems are...

Autolevel has never worked. It goes through of its gyrations and seems like it's almost level and then it nearly tips the trailer over to one side or the other. It's pretty scary to watch. Luckily it errors out and stops.

Also, the campsite has to be VERY level to even use the jacks in the first place. We dry camped at a pretty flat location last weekend and after extending all the jacks to the ground I couldn't level from side to side because of "excessive angle". The angle wasn't anywhere near as excessive as when the autolevel tried to tip it over. I had to pull up on 4" leveler blocks and get it nearly level before the jacks would operate. Why have autolevel jacks if you have to level the rig first?

I admit that it sounds like you have a system that needs to be looked at, but in the mean time have you tried to reset the system ? The procedure is in your manual. Basically you manually level it using the front/rear/side jacks and then tell it's brain this is the new 'level'. After that, when you hit 'autolevel', it should level your rig based on the new inputs.

I'm not saying this will absolutely solve your problem but since you can't get it into the dealer for a few months . . . .

SabreCanuck wrote:

janegowest wrote:
SabreCanuk, weary yourself no further! You are not under obligation to answer any of my questions.

BTW...I did Google first, but did not find any answers.

Jane, This is a helpful community here but asking so many questions means people will not bother answering. Trust me, I know it's an exciting time but you are kinda bouncing all over the place.. Use the community when you need to (for opinions, advise, etc.) but for technical questions you can generally find the answers yourself. My suggestion to try and help yourself was legitimate.

Perhaps you are not searching properly? I went to google. typed in RV HYDRAULIC LIFT, clicked SEARCH then clicked on VIDEOS right under the search bar. I received 6 pages (approx. 30 vids) of how-to videos and people explaining how each system works..

In the past, I have found the same scenario for pretty much everything. I recently dropped our $400.00 Panasonic camera and could tell the lens was cracked inside the camera. Found the 'how-to' video on Youtube, ordered the part and fixed it for $75.00. Quote I got from two camera repair places? "Replace it"

The information is out there.

Hope you have a good day.

janegowest wrote:
SabreCanuk, weary yourself no further! You are not under obligation to answer any of my questions.

BTW...I did Google first, but did not find any answers.

SabreCanuck wrote:

janegowest wrote:

SabreCanuck wrote:

janegowest wrote:
Well...there must be something better than all manual...how do electric and hydraulic jacks work?

Dear Jane,

The work by pushing a button and drinking a beer while your Trailer moves up and down until level. Literally.

But you should remember that they are expensive to add after the fact because you started a similar topic 4 days ago.
Here

That thread was about about adding auto-leveling after purchase. This thread is about the different types of leveling systems that are already on used units, to determine how easy/difficult they are to set up, so that we can add that factor to the mix.

Which I answered with my first sentence....

I'm growing weary....... You ask a lot of questions.. It's hard to keep up. Learning is fun. Teaching can be tiresome.

Might I suggest trying Google or Youtube search for some of the technical answers? Pretty much every single item in the world has a Youtube video on 'how-to' these days.

Good luck!
Good night.

janegowest wrote:

SabreCanuck wrote:

janegowest wrote:
Well...there must be something better than all manual...how do electric and hydraulic jacks work?

Dear Jane,

The work by pushing a button and drinking a beer while your Trailer moves up and down until level. Literally.

But you should remember that they are expensive to add after the fact because you started a similar topic 4 days ago.
Here

That thread was about about adding auto-leveling after purchase. This thread is about the different types of leveling systems that are already on used units, to determine how easy/difficult they are to set up, so that we can add that factor to the mix.

dedmiston wrote:
We have the 6 point Level Up system on our new toy hauler and so far I haven't been impressed. I spoke with Lippert on the phone and they said that it sounds like one of the sensors is faulty and that I should take it to my dealer for warranty service. The dealer is booked until late next month.

My two problems are...

Autolevel has never worked. It goes through of its gyrations and seems like it's almost level and then it nearly tips the trailer over to one side or the other. It's pretty scary to watch. Luckily it errors out and stops.

Also, the campsite has to be VERY level to even use the jacks in the first place. We dry camped at a pretty flat location last weekend and after extending all the jacks to the ground I couldn't level from side to side because of "excessive angle". The angle wasn't anywhere near as excessive as when the autolevel tried to tip it over. I had to pull up on 4" leveler blocks and get it nearly level before the jacks would operate. Why have autolevel jacks if you have to level the rig first?

SabreCanuck wrote:

janegowest wrote:
Well...there must be something better than all manual...how do electric and hydraulic jacks work?

Dear Jane,

The work by pushing a button and drinking a beer while your Trailer moves up and down until level. Literally.

But you should remember that they are expensive to add after the fact because you started a similar topic 4 days ago.
Here

janegowest wrote:
Well...there must be something better than all manual...how do electric and hydraulic jacks work?