Slides out or autolevelers down first?
We’re now on our third Class A MH and the dealer insisted slides go out first . We have always leveled first. Any thoughts?
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We have always leveled first on every RV we've owned. The logic; don't slides work better when the unit is level and risk damage if the frame is slightly twisted? RV frames are built to twist and flex during travel by design. Doesn't being level mitigate the risk of racking the slide out frame? Seems totally logical you want the frame box as square as possible before running it in and out.
Seen a guy once in a FW run his slides out first without jacks down. It was a full wall slide and the fridge was in it. The weight of the fridge needed the support of the jacks - and without the jacks the frame flexes which is fine when the slide is in, not so much when it's out. Well, heard a lot of screeching and cracking. He damaged a lot of trim and some flooring and it required 3 men to try and help him push his slide back in so he could deploy his jacks and do it over. Thankfully there wasn't any major damage to the rails or slide frame.
Seen a guy once in a FW run his slides out first without jacks down. It was a full wall slide and the fridge was in it. The weight of the fridge needed the support of the jacks - and without the jacks the frame flexes which is fine when the slide is in, not so much when it's out. Well, heard a lot of screeching and cracking. He damaged a lot of trim and some flooring and it required 3 men to try and help him push his slide back in so he could deploy his jacks and do it over. Thankfully there wasn't any major damage to the rails or slide frame.
