Rear leveler jacks on Ford F53 Chassis
I would like to install leveler jacks on my 2011 Four Winds Hurricane 31D MH. The Ford F53 chassis comes with pre-drilled holes in the frame for the jack installation however Ford put a Fuel Tank hang...
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Same coach just five years older. Install Bigfoot Levelers last spring and had the mounting brackets welded to the frame just behind the leaf spring mounts (Front and rear). No problems welding on the outside for the frame rail in the vicinity of the fuel tank. To help minimize your concerns do the welding with a full tank of fuel. Liquid gasoline doesn't burn the vapors do. More liquid in the tank leaves less room for vapors. With 70 gallons of fuel you will have a large mass to absorb any heat before reaching a critical temperature.
With regards to any predrilled hold in the frame, Ford didn't put them there for after market applications. The frame is utilized in more than just RV applications. Plus if Ford predrilled to fit every manufacture's jack specification, other aftermarket devices an owner might want installed the frame would have more air than steel.
All I have at the moment is a pic of the front jack. I'll post a rear later.
The jack is bolted to a bracket that that came with the install kit.
With regards to any predrilled hold in the frame, Ford didn't put them there for after market applications. The frame is utilized in more than just RV applications. Plus if Ford predrilled to fit every manufacture's jack specification, other aftermarket devices an owner might want installed the frame would have more air than steel.
All I have at the moment is a pic of the front jack. I'll post a rear later.
The jack is bolted to a bracket that that came with the install kit.
