electric vs hydraulic jacks

iquilt888 wrote:
I suppose it is just a term choice but when the sales person responds to the question of, "...does it have self leveling jacks..." by saying it has hydraulic jacks does that mean the jacks are self leveling?

I have hydraulic jacks but they are manually controlled. Don't confuse self levelling with automatic. Mine could be called self levelling because I just push the buttons from the driver's seat but automatic I would only push one button and the computer levels it automatically.

iquilt888 wrote:
I suppose it is just a term choice but when the sales person responds to the question of, "...does it have self leveling jacks..." by saying it has hydraulic jacks does that mean the jacks are self leveling?

No.
There are Electric jacks---really only Atwood Levelegs are out there'
Then there are Hydraulic jacks and they are as varied as anything.
Some, are AUTO level which means you push a button and they extend and level the RV automatically
Then there are the ones that YOU have to push the buttons and watch the level sensor and manually push and retract until the RV is level.
ELECTRIC jacks have fallen out of favor as they are prone to troubles and parts are expensive. Motorhomes with Electric Jacks have a lower value than an identical motorhome with Hydraulic jacks. You want Hydraulic jacks, not Electric. Doug

I suppose it is just a term choice but when the sales person responds to the question of, "...does it have self leveling jacks..." by saying it has hydraulic jacks does that mean the jacks are self leveling?

Having been around and operated a lot of heavy equipment, unless I had a small TT of some sort, I'd prefer hydraulic jacks. My MH has them. When I got it I changed the fluid to be sure what was in it. Everything continues to work fine.

Bill