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k9dad
Explorer
Jan 16, 2015

Slide-outs on inclines

We bring our MH home to load the night before we head out on the road. Our drive way is not level. It's inclined about 10 degrees. We have always put the slide outs out for ease of loading. Am I taking a chance in regards to slide out failure? We always put them out after leveling when we are on the road. Tried to level in our drive way but the wheels in the rear were coming off the ground. Soooo, is it mechanically safe to put them out for the limited times we are home to load?Any imput would be greatly welcome.
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  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Jan 16, 2015
    Hope you aren't turning fridge on! :S

    Do slide outs struggle when extending/retracting?

    If operating smoothly then probably not a big issue.
    But that depends on slide out.....hydraulic/electric---large/small.....depth etc.
  • Rangerider's avatar
    Rangerider
    Explorer
    Jan 16, 2015
    Assuming you are using your auto levelers, maybe switching to leveling blocks would work for the driveway.
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    Jan 16, 2015
    In most cases the mfctr recommends having the coach level before deploying the slides. What does your manual say? Pull in the other way and put the front wheels off the gorund.

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