stetwood
Wisconsin
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I know nobody wants to know the way I do it.
I use a level and a 8ft 1 1/2 x 2 straight edge.. I park the 5ver put the straight down in front of the tires. Level the site from side to side with levelers. Pull on levelers, check the levelness at the front legs add levelers, lower legs.
Basically I level the foundation before setting the 5ver on the foundation.
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Grizzly128
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Side to side leveling should be done useing blocks or what ever under the low side wheels...front landing jacks are used to raise and lower front end only. They should be adjusted individually so they contact the ground at the same time, they should carry equal weight on each legs so as not to twist the frame.
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zaguohke
West Hills, CA
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After leveling side to side I start the following procedure. I don't level my front jacks because they level themselves. I lower the the outside jack down half way then I pull the pin and allow the inside jack to fall down to the ground on both sides (I do put a piece of wood down for the jacks to sit on), then I finish extending the legs and when the pin pops in I make sure it is in tight. Each leg will pop in at various hole positions depending on the lay of the site. After this I lift the legs enough to remove the rig from the truck. Then if I need to adjust I do so. Sometimes I need to retract the jacks as the site is higher in front then the back. This is why I lower the outer legs half way down. This also protects the inter leg.
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Dave H M
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I been doing like Grizzly for decades. How come all the wooden blocks, shims, screws, etc? I thought all the adjusting holes in the lading gear were for fitting it to the ground. Kinda like the horse and water I guess, you can drill a bunch of holes but you can't make RVers use them
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dyb
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when i had a 5ver i would level side to side, then drop both front legs lower or raise till one of the leg holes lined up then the other leg i would put plywood shims under the pad till the hole on that leg lined for the pin. i had several 3/8 inch thick pieces
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daytona7
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How much weight should be put on the front stabilizer tripod and rear stabilizers? Have the plastic blocks for the front legs but they seem to give too much and on the rear they seem to allow rocking no matter how tight they seem.
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dhamblet
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Dave & Nannette wrote:While setting up camp and balancing the sides of the trailer, should the front jacks also be considered for balancing
Dave
Fact is some fifth wheels have independent motors and switches for each leg so you can level from side to side. One thing I have found is you need to have the rear jack down on the high side for leverage.
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azjeffh
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Dave H M wrote:I been doing like Grizzly for decades. How come all the wooden blocks, shims, screws, etc? I thought all the adjusting holes in the lading gear were for fitting it to the ground.
Perhaps you been on level ground? I have many times had one leg on the ground and the other was between holes.
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Dave H M
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azjeffh wrote:Dave H M wrote:I been doing like Grizzly for decades. How come all the wooden blocks, shims, screws, etc? I thought all the adjusting holes in the lading gear were for fitting it to the ground.
Perhaps you been on level ground? I have many times had one leg on the ground and the other was between holes.
Cut me some slack - I sort out the between hole stuff by scuffing the ground under the metal pads. It don't take much scratching around to do an inch either way.
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azjeffh
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Dave H M wrote:Cut me some slack - I sort out the between hole stuff by scuffing the ground under the metal pads. It don't take much scratching around to do an inch either way.
Dave H M,
That can be a difficult while parked on asphalt. I find myself using my leg leveler about 50 percent of the time. I have also noticed when using blocks to level the trailer side-to side, my chances increase of needing a finer adjustment. FYI, 90 percent of our camping is done at NFS, State, or County campgrounds which do not have gravel or dirt surfaces (at least the ones around my area).
I'm glad your system works for you, however it wouldn't for me.
Happy camping,
Jeff
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