YouTube Video on Leveling

I`ll only do one tire when I only need about one inch of rise. anything more than it gets boards under both tires.

And yes level side to side first, then front to back, drop the jacks and then put the slide out.

I see ZERO problem with what the tech did. He backed the camper up what, 5-10 inches on the tri-leveler?, as far as only one tire being lifted, I don't see an issue with that either. Sometimes the sites we stay at are not perfectly level and one tire will be on the ground and the other will be on a block. No worries at all.

What I thought was interesting was that he said "Dont use your jacks for leveling" and then proceeded to crank the jack down with a power drill and it appears that the camper was raised about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I'm not sure if it's the perfect or right way but as a rule we always level side to side, then front to back. Lower all the stab jacks, then let the slide out. Depending on how big the slide is, it will have an impact on the TT tilting a little. On our last TT we always made the slide side slightly higher to compensate for the weight hanging out. It was 12'x3' with a sofa and recliners in it, so it was fairly heavy. On our 5th wheel it has a shorter slide with only a small pantry and free standing dinette. Also with the 5'er the front jacks are more rearward so it doesn't allow much lean from the slide. In that sense we don't compensate at all for it.

What is the correct way to level a trailer with a slide out, for us newbies.

That's a pretty popular video with 79k views.

I don't like the idea of leveling just one tire, although only doing one tire is sometimes all that needed. I can't imagine going all the way up the Tri Leveler with just one tire to level it. On my last TT it had a 12' slide out and the wheels were pretty close to the center on it. I would have to literally get on my hands and knees and crawl under the TT to place a leveling block with the slide out. Pete's way wouldn't work for me. Goofy video IMO.

If I had a buck for every time he said uh or um...

Petes RV just bought our local RV dealership and I've been a bit skeptical of them. The other dealer was great, I actually use to talk to the owners a lot. Not sure why they sold, but wish they didn't.

Why is he leveling only 1 wheel? Leveling needs to be done on both wheels. Plus isn't that multi-stage level he's using only for single wheel axles and NOT dual axles??

foneguy493 wrote:
in his defence , he did note that the slide adds a little tilt to the one side.

And that is why you level first, put the jacks down and then put the slide out. either way it`s a decent video for first timers.

in his defence , he did note that the slide adds a little tilt to the one side.

here - - Pete's RV Youtube video