Our dealer told us to extend the rear stabalizer jacks prior to opening the slides on our fiver. Do you do it this way or first extend all slide outs and then lower the rear stabalizers? Then when leaving campsite do you re-tract rear stabalizers and then lastly re-tract the slide outs? Just concerned that doing it the way the dealer suggested might put undue stress on the slide mechanism resulting in premature failure.
Sorry not to confuse you ,i found ,level the wheels,fiver ,put out the slides,no binding.Now with my newmar you can do what ever you like,up,down or sideways the slides will operate,i was amazed!!
Here's what I do. I install my chocks between both sets of tires, level front to back with the landing gear, install my tripod stabilizer, and lower the rear stabilizers. Then, I put out the slides. My slides are made by Lippert, and their slide-out manual says to have the coach level and stabilized before moving the slides.
Unless ours in a longer stay, I don't even bother with the rear stabilizers. I guess that means I extend and retract my slide quite often without them...
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It's just a good policy to level, then put down stabilizers, then put out slides. Most manuals will say this. I have put out slides for a temporary stop without stabilizers down, but don't like doing it that way.
5vr level, rear stabs down, then open slides. We installed an extra set of stabs just behind the rear wheels. After sitting for a while we tighten up the wheel chocks, adjust rear stabs if necessary and put down the extra stabs. Works well for us.
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Interesting what people are doing with their slide- outs here. We don't baby ours.
Our slide when out holds four people at the table and there is room for three more on the sofa. It is not a delicate thing, and it won't break off or warp. It doesn't need a piece of wood outside to prop it up either like you see some people doing.
We have a 2003 Komfort with a Lippert electrical slide system. The Instructions say nothing about sequence of operation. Anyway, I always run the slide out first before levelling side to side because it makes the trailer sag to that side and I can never figure out ahead of time how many boards to put under the low tires to allow for that sag. I know there is a clever way to allow for a certain amount of bubble but the old brain just can't manage that.
So I get to where I want to be within a few feet, run out the slide, put some boards down and drive back and forth a few times adding and subtracting boards until I get it right. This is right as when the slide is out since it is already out. Then down front jacks , unhitch, level fore and aft.
Next is run around and get the gas on so the fridge is working again and get the inside sorted out with the table and chairs set up in place and all that so we can occupy the trailer. Absolutely the last thing to do is put down the back stabilizers later when things have settled down.
Been doing it this way for several years and nothing has gone wrong. If the slide falls off the trailer or something bad happens in a few more years and it turns out it was because of running it out first instead of last, then I will consider doing it the other way. Maybe. Or just start over and do it my way for say ten years before the new one breaks off in turn. Whichever seems easier at the time.
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