How to level without popping a windshield???
My last 4 MH's had leveling jacks and I never even thought about popping a windshield, or had one do that. Well, the ground on the side of my house where I park my current MH, slopes to the left a...
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There is a recommended process for leveling a motor home manually. It would seem most people posting here are not aware of it. Here is that recommended process as published by Monaco:
( Sorry for the poor format of this copy and paste below ) --- the latter part is extremely important to read - please do so.
Manual Operation-
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Planting the Jacks: The jacks will be extended in pairs Fronts or Rears or Left or Right Using the DOWN
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extend the jacks until they
contact the ground (this is referred to as “planting” the jacks). As you extend each pair of jacks the corresponding LED ja
ck status lights will come on to indicate jack(s) are out
of the “stowed” position. Jacks will be operated
in pairs.Extend and plant the front jacks first
Then extend and plant the rear jacks. Only after planting the fronts and then the rears, should side to side corrections (level
ing) be attempted. This process will stabilize
all four corners and minimize twist prior to the leveling process.
( Sorry for the poor format of this copy and paste below ) --- the latter part is extremely important to read - please do so.
Manual Operation-
·
Planting the Jacks: The jacks will be extended in pairs Fronts or Rears or Left or Right Using the DOWN
?
extend the jacks until they
contact the ground (this is referred to as “planting” the jacks). As you extend each pair of jacks the corresponding LED ja
ck status lights will come on to indicate jack(s) are out
of the “stowed” position. Jacks will be operated
in pairs.Extend and plant the front jacks first
Then extend and plant the rear jacks. Only after planting the fronts and then the rears, should side to side corrections (level
ing) be attempted. This process will stabilize
all four corners and minimize twist prior to the leveling process.
