Front wheels off the ground

I have only use the Auto Level function on our motorhome 3 times during the first month we owned it. After that I have always used the manual leveling feature following the guidelines in the manual. Much happier with the Manual Level. The Auto Level always jerked the coach around and took it too far up in the air for my liking.

Everyone should check their autolevel regularly, the can and do get out of calibration. We see this happen several times a year. dont put blind trust in technology, no matter how many years its worked fine.
Best level is a frying pan with a bit of water. Place it where you can see it then manually level. The water knows all 4 ways, cannot be wrong.

Tires off the ground front or rear is never the best idea, whether front to rear or side to side. Never have seen damage because of it though, it just makes sense particularly with the rear axle due to its braking, weight hanging on suspension and differential stability if one side is off the ground.

In my opinion the best campsite is level side to side, 2-3 inches low to the rear.
Drainage is a must, noone likes a puddle. Trailers lower in front gives more stability due to the shorter jack length, for A MHs the steps are not lifted, for Cs they are often high at the rear being built on a truck chassis.
Ever notice Cs without jacks nearly always have blocks under the front wheels when parked on a level site?

No mfgr I know of advises to not lift the wheels off the ground, tire shops use levelers to change tires. What are you comfortable with?

We have manual leveling, but have noticed that happens more often with the auto level systems. Have read complaints about that too as they were able to manually level without having the tires off the ground. The one time we were somewhere like that, we also put chunks of wood under the front jacks so the jacks were not extended all the way.

azdryheat wrote:
I've seen diesels off the ground.

I've seen diesels with the rears off the ground and the world did not come to the end. It was also steady as a rock.

Front wheels off the ground are OK, but never the rear wheels due to their need to provide braking.

I have a friend with a large diesel pusher who parked her MH in her steep driveway. When the Northridge Earthquake occurred, it did a lot of damage to the leveling system and more as the MH hit the ground.

As long as the ground the jack pads ore on fairly level and firm, and you do not have air bag suspension assistance, it should not hurt anything.

The only time it is a concern to have the front wheels off the ground is if you have air bags in the front suspension.

Not a concern of mine.

I've seen diesels off the ground.

Although it should not hurt anything as long as the jacks have a good solid base, I prefer to drive up on some planks before leveling under those conditions and put corresponding blocking under the jack pads so they do not over extend.