Artie322
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What is the best method of raising the front end of a class C MH to level it? Do you have raise both sides, or can you raise only one side if the "bubble" is showing low spot, say, right front?
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Doug and Cassi Glass
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Pieces of lumber or the plastic blocks like big LEGOS sold at Wal-Mart and Camping World.
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dobbler98
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We have a hydraulic bottle jack for lifting and carry a few blocks of wood to put under the tires or tripod stands to level. I have been thinking about getting two of the crank-style scissor jacks to try tho.
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CloudDriver
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To answer your question, yes you can block under only one front wheel if that is all that is needed to get level.
The Michelin RV Tire Guide has good info on the proper procedures for using blocking.
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rockhillmanor
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Artie322 wrote:What is the best method of raising the front end of a class C MH to level it? Do you have raise both sides, or can you raise only one side if the "bubble" is showing low spot, say, right front?
You can raise any combo. One tire, two tires whatever you need to level. Only rule is if you have to raise the back end, blocks have to be under both duals on that side.
The fastest, easiest, and lightweight to carry are leveling blocks.
They can be found at any Camping World store and at all RV dealers parts deparment.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/rv-leveling-blocks/4155
Happy Camping!
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rockhillmanor
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CloudDriver wrote:To answer your question, yes you can block under only one front wheel if that is all that is needed to get level.
The Michelin RV Tire Guide has good info on the proper procedures for using blocking.
which link on the site is the blocking info? tks
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We use the 2x6's or 4x6's cut in a wedge shape. If we get into any kind of survival situation we can always use them for a fire. We thought about the trailer type of scissor jacks but couldn't find any tall enough.
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Bumpyroad
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rockhillmanor wrote:Artie322 wrote:What is the best method of raising the front end of a class C MH to level it? Do you have raise both sides, or can you raise only one side if the "bubble" is showing low spot, say, right front?
You can raise any combo. One tire, two tires whatever you need to level. Only rule is if you have to raise the back end, blocks have to be under both duals on that side.
The fastest, easiest, and lightweight to carry are leveling blocks.
They can be found at any Camping World store and at all RV dealers parts deparment.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/rv-leveling-blocks/4155
Happy Camping!
rock
these look wider than the red ones I have. the red ones are NOT wide enough to support the side walls of my Class A tires. it looks like these might be.
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Artie322
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Here's the problem. I was at a campsite and placed the leveling blocks under one front wheel. Checked the bubble level -no change. Backed off, kept adding one level at a time until I reached the max recommended and there was still no significant change in the bubble level.
Rather frustrated, I walked down to place the permit in the holder and when I turned around what I saw was the wheel on the levelers pushed way up into the wheel well, which did not look at all healthy to me, but it certainly explained why there was no significant change in the location of the bubble.
I backed off and wound up moving the vehicle until it was at a diagonal on the pad (part asphalt, part gravel) which ended up being a lot closer to level than using the leveling blocks.
It was fortunate that in this particular situation I had enough room to maneuver, but if I find myself in a similar "skewed" situation I'd like to know how to resolve it.
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That sounds like a suspension problem to me.
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