Slide out stabilizing jacks

in addition most slides are designed so that the weight of the room is what applies the pressure to the seals... that’s why the top hits first and the bottom continues to go out a little more...

Owners manual says do not use them. Could void warranty.

my users manual specifically says do NOT use them... so I don't

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Slideouts are designed to be self supporting.

If jacks were needed MFG.s would supply or offer as an option.

Just because the after market offers an item for sell doesn't mean it is needed or an improvement.

Yes. I'm not sure why a person would think they're needed. Maybe on a park model in a permanent setting but they still wouldn't be necessary there either.

Aftermarket slideout jacks can bend the slides out of alignment as the vehicle settles. The newer slideouts I see are usually using aluminum gears, which do a good job of sliding the room in and out, but are easily bent/marred/damaged.

Another no vote from me.

Slideouts are designed to be self supporting.

If jacks were needed MFG.s would supply or offer as an option.

Just because the after market offers an item for sell doesn't mean it is needed or an improvement.

I'll be the exception here. I use them when I winter in Florida. It makes the trailer much more stable. It would require both tires to go flat which I consider highly unlikely seeing as I have a TPMS. I don't bother on short stays.

When we bought our third trailer, all with slides the service manager told to never put jacks under the slides, for the same reason Robsouth stated. Any settling could cause damage to the slide or the mechanism.

Hondavalk wrote:

robsouth wrote:
In general supporting the slides is a bad idea. Should you have any shifting of the RV (loose air pressure in the slide side tires) you would have a binding effect that might harm the slides mechanisms. I had two slides for many years and never supported the and saw no need to.

X2

X3, some makers used them early on but I beleive they all have abandon the idea.

robsouth wrote:
In general supporting the slides is a bad idea. Should you have any shifting of the RV (loose air pressure in the slide side tires) you would have a binding effect that might harm the slides mechanisms. I had two slides for many years and never supported the and saw no need to.

X2