I'm new to RV'ing and I guess I should have done more research before I bought my Class A last week. Got a 2006 Four Winds Hurricane 31D. Only 10K miles on it, very clean, etc. I wasn't aware that Class A's should have leveling systems. Apparently mine does not have one. How bad is this? Will it affect the performance/life span of my coach? Should I have a leveling system installed? If so, what kind?

You will want to level the rig for comfort and to extend the life of your LP Refrigerator.Leveling blocks under the tires are more user intensive, but will serve the purpose.There is a level app for smartphones that you might find useful.

We bought a 2006 Hurricane 30Q a few years ago and had a leveling system installed when we purchased it used. Works great. I believe the cost was around $5,000 installed. I saw you're in FL; the Quadra Mfg folks are somewhere near Lakeland. Their website is www.thebigfootleveler.com. Check them out for sure.

We have spent over nine months and over 60K miles in three different motorhomes. We have used the leveling jacks maybe a dozen times. We have had no refrigerator problems, though I have no authority to doubt the opinion of the previous poster.You might see how much you need them before you spend.Matt B

I'd invest in having levelers installed. I've owned units without and it is a real pain. The older I get the less inclined I am to haul out leveling boards and place them under the wheels and remove them when leaving.

Leveling systems are NOT required. But, they make life easier if you have one. IF you have a slide out, you will want a leveling system installed. Motorhomes will lean to the extended slide out side without a leveling system. Most Class A's with slide outs built in the last 10 years have leveling systems. The only reason a Class A would not have one is, it does not have a slide out or the OEM was trying to save money and build a unit with a lower price point to compete with other OEM's. DougPS, this is one item that will add to your re-sell value down the road.

No Leveling System in my Class A | Good Sam Community

23 Replies

mike_brez
Explorer
Aug 29, 2014
I have had HWH air leveling for five days now sence getting our new used coach. For the other 20 years we never had any type of leveling except for 2x12s this was on a 5er a class c and on a class A.
southpark
Explorer
Aug 29, 2014
Just wanted to say I'm surprised how many people don't have a leveling system of some sort.

I've read that if you use boards or blocks and they do not COMPLETELY cover the footprint of the tire you can damage the tire. I wonder if the prevalence of people leveling with boards might explain many otherwise unexplainable tire failures? Just wondering out loud.

Moreover, for anyone with a coach with an air bag suspension I'm pretty sure, though not positive, that HWH can retrofit an air leveling system. That would be my first choice vis-a-vie jacks.

YMMV.
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Aug 29, 2014
I installed Bigfoot's single pump "EZ Leveler System" on our '95 Coachmen 33' Class A myself in about 8 hours spread over two days. My cost at the time in 2008 was about $2000 including shipping. Our current '01 Landau came factory equipped with Bigfoot's 4-pump auto-leveler system. I like the one touch auto leveling feature, although I don't think it saves any time over leveling manually in the Coachmen.
jplante4
Explorer II
Aug 28, 2014
We don't have them on the Green Machine, but the DW has added levelers to the "must have" list for the next bus. I think we get along just fine without them and they'd only be one more thing to break.

However, Happy Wife, Happy Life
mericksonjr
Explorer
Aug 28, 2014
Because of the size of the unit the Levelers are very nice to have. But they are also expensive to have installed aftermarket. If you can afford it I would say to go ahead and get them as they make life much easier. It was one of the reasons I bought a class A and not a Class C as most used Class C motorhomes don't have the levelers either.
Mike
weathershak
Explorer
Aug 28, 2014
Doin fine without for over 4 years now. I do have the plastic drive up ramps, but haven't had to use them.
The occasional rocking motion at times probably helps the fridge.:W
anconn
Explorer
Aug 28, 2014
We travelled 3 months and 12k miles last year without the jacks working. I used 2 packs of the yellow blocks from C/W. Other than rocks getting stuck in them and my unit a bit heavy for them they worked fine.
DaveG39
Explorer
Aug 28, 2014
If you have slides, I would have leveling mechanism to keep from damaging slide mechanism on unlevel ground. Blocks or jacks are a personal choice. I would put the jacks on (as I did on a previous 1991 class A years ago). If you don't have slides, it is not as important. Fridge does not have to be completely level to work.
SeaDog_BRR
Explorer
Aug 28, 2014
I learned something today, I thought that leveling systems were standard equipment on class A coaches. With that said I use the leveling system in my winnie when camping mainly to ensure the Fridge keeps working (just replaced the cooling unit) but also to keep the winnie stable when folks come and go or the wind is blowing. I don't think I would spend the extra money to have levelers installed and would go with leveling blocks under the wheels.
MountainAir05
Explorer II
Aug 28, 2014
Our first two did not have them 70s/80s and are far as I remember they were not available. Our current one has them, as stated a pain some times, and every once in a while still have to put a couple blocks so it can be leveled. I agree , try for a while and see if you want to spend a lot for them. As stated we don't always use our.