Which do you do first - slider or jacks ?

john b wrote:

RayChez wrote:
Lower the jacks first and level your coach that way you do not have any twist on the body of the coach if you are in an unlevel ground. Then extend your slides.

I believe Monaco has it just the opposite.

X2. Jb

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RayChez wrote:
Lower the jacks first and level your coach that way you do not have any twist on the body of the coach if you are in an unlevel ground. Then extend your slides.

I believe Monaco has it just the opposite.

X2. Jb

mowermech wrote:
1. park the coach, put tranny in park, set parking brake.
2. Put the pads under the jacks, level the coach with the jacks.
3. extend the slide.
When leaving:
1. retract the slide.
2. retract the jacks, put the pads away.
4. when the "Jacks down" light goes out, release parking brake, put tranny in gear, and go.
Of course, all the hoses, cables, etc. are disconnected and put away before the slide is retracted.

Mowermech your really beating a dead horse here as thats your opinion if u read the many posts here many here including me suggest the opposite.Iam not saying your wrong but.All I can say is to each their own.I strongly Feel as does the outfit that built My DP MH to do the exact opposite of what you suggest.Iam pretty sure a actual builder of a system should have a pretty good opinion on proper procedure and that does seem to vary from brand to brand it seems.My way works for me and Iam sure your way works for you so in the end we are both happy

1. park the coach, put tranny in park, set parking brake.
2. Put the pads under the jacks, level the coach with the jacks.
3. extend the slide.
When leaving:
1. retract the slide.
2. retract the jacks, put the pads away.
4. when the "Jacks down" light goes out, release parking brake, put tranny in gear, and go.
Of course, all the hoses, cables, etc. are disconnected and put away before the slide is retracted.

This does not make any sense. One Monaco owner says to level first, then extend the slides. Then there is another that says just the opposite.

Best thing is just to close this thread because most of these people have no mechanical knowledge and it is just a thread that has been hammered for many years now. It is a waste of time trying to explain why it is best to set your platform level before you extend your slides.

tkcas01 wrote:

michelb wrote:
As many have stated, just follow your manufacturers recommendation.

FWIW, I believe Monaco says slides first and then level and all the others say to do level first then slides.

Nope. Bad assumption. Folks should still be careful - this is not a "manufacturer" thing. That is what mine says, but look at JimM68's post above. He says:

Per the monaco manual, I park, dump the air to the bumpstops, level (in manual, I do it way lower than the auto system does) and only then extend the slides.

It depends on how the specific brand, year, model is built, so read the manual for YOUR rig.

Well poop, I hate it when my brain spits the data out backwards.

Yes indeed, per the manual for my '08 monaco.

Park and set the brakes.
Extend the slides.
Dump the air and level the coach.

Sorry for my error.

mccsix wrote:
The Entegra/Travel Supreme engineering philosophy is slide out, then level. That's the way the manufacturer originally built them, squared up to the frame. Leveling first could put a twist or torque on the frame and the slide wouldn't be going in/out in the same relationship to the frame and could possibly bind...a little or a lot.
To each his own per the applicable manual.

Thankyou as thats what i have said(posted) several times and its what my Allegro manual says also. there are exceptions to this rule but in general this in my world is the most correct manor.to each thier owns the saying goes.I made a beleiver out of my gulfstream buddy.Doing it my way he has no more binding slides

The Entegra/Travel Supreme engineering philosophy is slide out, then level. That's the way the manufacturer originally built them, squared up to the frame. Leveling first could put a twist or torque on the frame and the slide wouldn't be going in/out in the same relationship to the frame and could possibly bind...a little or a lot.
To each his own per the applicable manual.

michelb wrote:
As many have stated, just follow your manufacturers recommendation.

FWIW, I believe Monaco says slides first and then level and all the others say to do level first then slides.

Nope. Bad assumption. Folks should still be careful - this is not a "manufacturer" thing. That is what mine says, but look at JimM68's post above. He says:

Per the monaco manual, I park, dump the air to the bumpstops, level (in manual, I do it way lower than the auto system does) and only then extend the slides.

It depends on how the specific brand, year, model is built, so read the manual for YOUR rig.

SpurHntr wrote:
Level before slides.

But, my leveling system only works with engine running, and slides only work with engine off-preventing any other way for me

my slides work without engine running or with engine running and my jacks work with engine running and without engine running and thats exactly how i like it