Set up Order

rgatijnet1 wrote:
There is a little bit of common sense involved that dictates a change in procedure for sites that are way out of level. Many people have come to this forum asking what they can use to put under the jacks because of sites that are way out of level. If your coach is leaning way over to one side, do you want to extend a slide when it is straining to push that slide up hill? This is a recipe for disaster and short motor life.
The Monaco manual does use the three point leveling system and it says to raise the front single jack, first so it acts as a pivot point. Then it says to use the rear jacks to level the coach, thus preventing any twisting of the frame.
If you happen to be on a site that is way out of level, and you extend the slides first, you are putting a lot of strain on the slide motors and putting additional strain on the leveling jacks to lift the coach to the level position.
If you level the coach first on an out of level parking place, per the manufacturer's procedure and have everything secure, it will not hurt the slides at all to extend them last.
In this case, I have also retracted the slides first when leaving to avoid pulling a slide uphill to retract it. After many years, I have yet to have a slide problem of any sort.

My Monaco has 4 jacks. My buddy has a 99 Dynasty and has 3. Maybe the procedure is slightly different for different Monaco models. To me it makes sense to ramp your wheels if you are way off level, then follow the Monaco manual. As I recall, ramping the wheels was not mentioned in the manual.
Bill