I back to where I want to set up, look at large level on front of TT to see if side to side adjustment is needed. If so, I pull forward or back 5 ft. or so, put down leveling blocks (I use beveled 2 x 10's that I can bolt together, if needed, and also have treated plywood if lesser correction is needed. Back up onto leveling boards and check level again. If good, disconnect TT hitch and move TV forward, I then level front to back via. tongue jack -- I have a small level attached to tongue. Then stabilizers are deployed to firm it all up.
JAL 2002 Burb 2500 LT, 8.1L, Autoride, 4x4
2005 Jayco Eagle 298BHSCheck It OutReese HP 1,200 Lb. Bars WD/Dual Cam HP Sway Control/Prodigy® Brake Control
Family: Two Baby Boomers with Two Generation Y Kids -- All RV Generation
I use a 12-inch torpedo level on the kitchen counter. I lift one end of the level to see how high it goes to get it level, and that tells me how high I need to raise witch side of the rig. No need to check it later.
BooRae wrote: Friends of mine drink a beer to the label on the bottle and set it on the counter.
I drink mine down to the bottom.
X10!!! Darn right!
What's with the partially drank beer??????????
NEVER put down a beer until it's gone!
That's a good way to level the trailer. Drink the can empty, and then lay it down on the dinette table, and observe the rolling direction. For best results, you could lay 6 on the table pointing in all directions. They have to be empty, because any beer sloshing around in them will throw the precision off.
BooRae wrote: Friends of mine drink a beer to the label on the bottle and set it on the counter.
I drink mine down to the bottom.
X10!!! Darn right!
What's with the partially drank beer??????????
NEVER put down a beer until it's gone!
That's a good way to level the trailer. Drink the can empty, and then lay it down on the dinette table, and observe the rolling direction. For best results, you could lay 6 on the table pointing in all directions. They have to be empty, because any beer sloshing around in them will throw the precision off.
The six beer approach is exactly what I do. Funny though...I've never had to make any adjustments after the sixth beer. Seems perfectly level every time I use this method.
Me, DW & Sons 13, 11, & 7
2004 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Jayco Jay Feather Select 29L (April 2011)
I'm new at this also and have a question. When leveling a trailer with a slide out. Do you level before or after you put the slide out?
I know that you can level it with it in and put the jacks down but that is not the way the Trailer will sit. All that weight sliding out is going to move something. Last trip I made it so that the side with the slide out was a bit high then slid out the slide and it was just right.
fordsooperdooty wrote: I now use the Google Satellite Earth Link GPS RV Refrigerator Leveler System...it's a bit spendy at $6,000.00, but accurite within .0000010 inch.
On reflection, I suppose my single bubble level that cost 2 bucks at Camping World was just as accurite when I set it inside the refrigerator.
That's funny!
I use the $2 round bubble and place it on the front hitch and it will tell me side to side and front to back in one placement.
Adjust accordingly.. If side to side is off by a full bubble, I know I need one level of boards on the low side. Other wise, I just lower the jacks and call it good... After, un-hitching and setting front to back of course...
Mitch
*Anything I post is for entertainment purposes only and what usually works for me.. Your Mileage May Vary..
BooRae wrote: Friends of mine drink a beer to the label on the bottle and set it on the counter.
I drink mine down to the bottom.
X10!!! Darn right!
What's with the partially drank beer??????????
NEVER put down a beer until it's gone!
That's a good way to level the trailer. Drink the can empty, and then lay it down on the dinette table, and observe the rolling direction. For best results, you could lay 6 on the table pointing in all directions. They have to be empty, because any beer sloshing around in them will throw the precision off.
The six beer approach is exactly what I do. Funny though...I've never had to make any adjustments after the sixth beer. Seems perfectly level every time I use this method.
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