Front landing gear tip-adjustable foot

[Ezbagr]

I use an adjustable landing gear foot on the landing gear that is closest to the up-down button for the landing gear-no shimming etc.
Pull pin on opposite side lower til adequate-put pin back in-lower
other side til adequate-put pin back in-use down switch to make ground contact with non adjustable side-screw out adjustable side til it makes ground contact and you are good to go. Pretty much always have same pressure on both legs and not twisting fifth wheel frame.
You level trailer side to side before doing this.

[wilber1]

Ezbagr wrote:

wilber1 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
I've often wondered with the two motor independent system how you know that both legs are moving at the same time to raise the trailer in sync. Obviously once both legs are in contact with the ground you can't tell if you raised or lowered one leg more than the other. Can the switches be interlinked so they work together?

Later models than mine had a third switch that ran both motors. The speed they run at is very close. Our procedure is run each leg down till they are just touching the ground, then I hold both switches and raise the trailer until I can unhook. Once unhooked, I hold both switches and lower it until the trailer is level fore and aft. Then I level it side to side by raising one and lowering the other at the same time. That maintains the fore and aft level while leveling side to side. It works very well as long as the ground isn't too sloped.

For hooking up, I just run them together like they were a single motor system.

wilber1, it is not so good to do it the way you described. You first need to level side to side before lowering legs.
Doing it the way you described you ARE TWISTING the frame.

If you level side to side at the front and the wheels aren't on dead level ground, you are twisting the frame anyway. Independent jacks just make the process easier, they don't replace the need to block up wheels if the ground is very uneven.

[Ezbagr]

wilber1 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
I've often wondered with the two motor independent system how you know that both legs are moving at the same time to raise the trailer in sync. Obviously once both legs are in contact with the ground you can't tell if you raised or lowered one leg more than the other. Can the switches be interlinked so they work together?

Later models than mine had a third switch that ran both motors. The speed they run at is very close. Our procedure is run each leg down till they are just touching the ground, then I hold both switches and raise the trailer until I can unhook. Once unhooked, I hold both switches and lower it until the trailer is level fore and aft. Then I level it side to side by raising one and lowering the other at the same time. That maintains the fore and aft level while leveling side to side. It works very well as long as the ground isn't too sloped.

For hooking up, I just run them together like they were a single motor system.

wilber1, it is not so good to do it the way you described. You first need to level side to side before lowering legs.
Doing it the way you described you ARE TWISTING the frame.

[wilber1]

fj12ryder wrote:
I've often wondered with the two motor independent system how you know that both legs are moving at the same time to raise the trailer in sync. Obviously once both legs are in contact with the ground you can't tell if you raised or lowered one leg more than the other. Can the switches be interlinked so they work together?

Later models than mine had a third switch that ran both motors. The speed they run at is very close. Our procedure is run each leg down till they are just touching the ground, then I hold both switches and raise the trailer until I can unhook. Once unhooked, I hold both switches and lower it until the trailer is level fore and aft. Then I level it side to side by raising one and lowering the other at the same time. That maintains the fore and aft level while leveling side to side. It works very well as long as the ground isn't too sloped.

For hooking up, I just run them together like they were a single motor system.

[fj12ryder]

Cool, thanks for the info.

[Allworth]

I have three rocker switches on my LG control.

From left to right:

Pass Up/Dn

Both Up/Dn

Driver Up/Dn

[fj12ryder]

I've often wondered with the two motor independent system how you know that both legs are moving at the same time to raise the trailer in sync. Obviously once both legs are in contact with the ground you can't tell if you raised or lowered one leg more than the other. Can the switches be interlinked so they work together?

[KMLsquared]

I had this idea of drilling one or two more holes in the outer leg at a multiple of half the leg hole spacing and a multiple of a 1/4 of the leg hole spacing. Like a verneer system. then just put the pin in whichever hole lines up.

[rhagfo]

This is likely the item

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[Ezbagr]

ontariofarmer wrote:
mileshuff's way will work......and it's what I do. I doesn't matter if one side is lower than the other, when you pull the pin the leg goes to the ground. The trailer will still lift and lower the trailer straight up and down.

If it bothers you that one leg is lower than the other, just put a few more blocks under it.

This is why i have an adjustable foot-i do not need to carry blocks.
If both legs are pinned and they do not hit the ground at the same time you are TWISTING the frame-not good.

[Fred_n_Jo]

with electric front jacks I always carried a piece of lumber or two at one inch and half inch to make up the difference at a non-level site.

[ontariofarmer]

mileshuff's way will work......and it's what I do. I doesn't matter if one side is lower than the other, when you pull the pin the leg goes to the ground. The trailer will still lift and lower the trailer straight up and down.

If it bothers you that one leg is lower than the other, just put a few more blocks under it.

[nano]

SWD wrote:
Link doesnt work.

Go to Camping World's site and search for 61529.

[wilber1]

My 11 year old 5er came with independent motors and switches and I think they are great for leveling. I don't understand why manufacturers don't offer them as an option. You either have to spring for level up if it is available, or you are stuck with either a single motor or installing an aftermarket system.

[Ezbagr]

mileshuff, your way will work if you are on level ground and your trailer is level. But if you are on unlevel ground both of the legs of
the landing gear will not touch the ground at the same time, you could have an inch or more difference in the two and if you raise the trailer with the landing gear while there is over an inch of difference in the feet hitting the ground you are going to be twisting the frame.
Basically you want to level your trailer side to side and then drop landing gear and you want both feet with pins in the correct hole to contact the ground at the same time. Now if you have to raise one foot or the other to get the pin in then when you are raising the trailer you will be twisting the frame.

[mileshuff]

I'm new to 5'th wheels so not following here! My 5'er has an up/down button that controls both landing gears simultaneously. When I get to camp I pull the pins on both lowering them to the ground. I then use the button to lift the trailer up, unhitch, then use the button to lower the trailer level. How is this different?