Leveling with hydraulic jacks
We have a Southwind 36 ft. New to us and also new to us are the use of leveling Jack's. We leveled some of the wheels with blocks to get close then used the Power Gear Jack's to finalize the level. We...
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DSDP Don wrote:This is the same nonsense that Doug was pushing. It is NOT necessary to extend the jacks on a gas rig any further than it is on a DP.
This one has been beat to death, but there is a major point that is being missed. I think "dougrainer's" point was misinterpreted. When you drop the air out of a diesel, the suspension basically disappears and the jacks are lifting the frame. Here is the important part....jacks extended 6" are more stable than jacks extended 12"....they just don't wobble as much.True statement...
On a gas chassis....the jacks have to extend further to overcome the suspension and stabilize. Even then, they don't completely defeat the suspension which can allow for some bounce. This is a point that was missed when the OP was placing blocks under his coach. He just made the issue worse.
"dougrainer" provides a lot of information on this forum especially when it comes to A/C and refer issues. It's hard to always express things precisely and then others can misinterpret.
You don't have to completely lift the frame off the springs to stabilize the rig. The springs will have NO further effect unless you think you are heavy enough to stand (jump maybe?) in the rear and lift the front off the ground? You might get a little "bounce" when it comes down. You certainly aren't going to compress a jack to make it bounce.
