when to put slide outs out
just curios as to what the correct process is do you level your trailer then slide them out or slide them out then level it thanks
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- Level entire unit/then slides. If the unit is not level you might put a strain on the slides.
- It's hard to imagine why anyone would need slides out first, unless of course the obvious being you think slides put the coach off level.
- IMHO, it just makes good sense to level first. Otherwise, as stated it could put undue stress on the slide out, and/or the mechanism!
- I have hydraulic jacks front and rear.
1) Level front to back with front jacks.
2) Extend slides
3) Extend rear jacks
4) Level side to side
When time to break camp:
1) Retract rear jacks
2) Retract slides
3) Adjust front jacks for hitch
This sequence for set up and take down results in the least torque and stress on my trailer frame.
This applies only to hydraulic systems with or without auto leveling. - We level twice. Before and after we put the slides out. HWH in Iowa said level first.
- my manual says level first then slides
- Level first. On ours, I have opposing slides and would have to climb under them to add 2x to level side to side if I extended them first. That would be too much of a pain. Front to back no problems.
- I level, and hookup everything out side before I put out the slide.
- The slide goes out after all leveling and disconnecting has occurred. More difficult to crawl under the slide to mess with the wheels. We do however, when checking for level side to side, leave the slide side a hair higher prior to extending. Better than a hair lower for that side.
Terryallan wrote:
I level, and hookup everything out side before I put out the slide.
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