Leveling MH

I park in the level area of the site. In over 15 years using levelers I've never parked where I've had to place blocks under the wheels. If I can not get level without raise my rear tires off the ground then I'll ask for another site. I have had the front off but Never the rear! The idea of levelers is you don't need to drive up on blocks any more.

et2 wrote:
When additional help is need to get the MH level ( so wheels aren't off the ground by using hydraulic jacks), would it be advisable to support both rear wheels? If you used blocks under one wheel the other would be along for the ride. I assume the answer is to put support under both.

What is the most height you've had to drive up on? I've a couple heavy duty plastic ramps I used for my fiver that are about 2.0" at the high side. I only had one time with the last fiver which had hydraulic jacks that the fiver wheels were off the ground by about 1/2". I would need to try to get another ramp if this is the case.

Did it just this past weekend. We too look for level, or close, but had no choice this past week. Yes, put something under both tires on that side and be sure it is wide enough to support the entire tread, not just part of it. I have only ever had to use 2X8 and that was enough to get me level. Hope this helps.

I have found the most scenic places are sometimes near the edge of a drop off and sometimes are not nearly level. Same goes for those "Leftover sites" that are the only ones left at 8 pm on a Friday night, after I got off work.

Simple answer. Your tires are only rated at about 3,000 pounds each, while the rear axle is over 11,000 pounds, so you MUST support each tire, not just two of them.

To this end, I used 2X10" lumber, and cut the top level 9" long, with each level below that 4.5" longer (so 13.5, 18" and 22.5" if you need that many levels) I made mine 4 levels thick, and 4 ramps.

Sometimes I only needed to support one side in the back and the same side in the front. Sometimes I would need to raise the front tires on all 4 levels, it is still low enough that I might need to put another ramp or 4X6" block (about a foot long) under the jack foot.

Once I was in such a off-level position, that I flipped one ramp upside down, then put the other on top of it, then drove onto both ramps, bringing the tires up about 8 - 10", then put two blocks under the front jack. Everything was good, however my steps mid-way down the center of the RV was way off the ground. This was a extreme condition, where I was on the worst part of a circle around a campfire out in the desert. More to prove to my buddies "I can level up anywhere" than anything else, and also to show how quickly I can set up my motorhome - compared to their Weekend Warrior fifth wheel.

Fred.

If you can use enough lumber to support both tires, then you definitely should. But, if you don't have boards big enough, then supporting only one tire will work. After all, the tires are rated for "X" weight, but also have to tolerate bumps, curbs, etc while rolling. When on your supports, the tire is static and one tire can easily handle the load by itself. Also, you are probably only going to park there for a few days, not months.

the jacks will be holding most of the wieght of the motorhome regardless.

On my coach by dumping the air, I have a lot of travel on the levelers where I have never lifted the tires off the ground. It would have to be some really bad parking spot for it to lift off the ground. I think I would just request a different spot. On my coach you will not find any spacers or blocks to put under tires or even under the levelers. The BigFoot pads are big, so they do not require blocks like I have seen on some coaches.