Alpena Jeff
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That's what my dealer is telling me.
Stay loose friends. I have lots more questions.
Stay loose friends. I have lots more questions.
There is only one reason for forums to exist online and that is to answer questions. Don't be shy, ask all you want. The only dumb questions are the ones you do not ask.Alpena Jeff said:That's what my dealer is telling me.
Stay loose friends. I have lots more questions.
That statement is probably as accurate as any. I haven't bought a MH yet, but the first one I looked at had two slides, both on the same side of the coach. It seems that a lot have them on opposing sides. I wonder if this some of the reason that instructions for extending them are inconsistent?Gary RV_Wizard said:I think this is one of those topics that makes for an interesting campfire debate but is largely academic in the real world.
Sometimes I feel like the writers of the movie RV followed me aroundKevin Means said:LOL ;D
That reminds me of the time I looked in my rear-view mirror to see things bouncing around in the road and wondering how I could not have seen that as I drove through. I quickly realized it was my stuff that had fallen out because I forgot to close my tailgate... :-[SeilerBird said:Two different times I drove off with a slide extended and it didn't seem to bother them.
Kevin Means said:I think most RV manufacturers recommend leveling the coach with the jacks before deploying the slides. At our stadium parking lot, where most of our local RV shows are held, however, you'll see virtually all the RVs with their slides extended, but none of them have their jacks down. That's because the stadium operator doesn't allow the jacks to be used, for fear of damaging the asphalt. Doesn't seem to hurt the RVs at all.
Here's something to consider though... and it may not apply to everyone to the same degree. We boondock a lot, where the surfaces are usually uneven, and we're nowhere near level until we use the jacks. Our coach is 43 feet long and our full-wall slide is 28 feet long. If I were to extend that slide while sitting on a very uneven surface, and then level the coach, I'd be concerned about twisting the slideout mechanism.
I wouldn't think twice about deploying our bedroom slide under the same conditions - it's only about eight feet long. I'd be somewhat concerned about our kitchen/living room slide, which is about 15 long, but that full-wall slide is long. The Owners Manual says to always use the jacks first, and then deploy the slides. So far, that's worked well.
Kev
I suppose it is possible that the weight of the slides will alter the level if they are deployed afterward, but I've never encountered that in any of the 4 rigs we owned that had slides.
We have a full wall slide on the driver's side that is so heavy that it always alters the level of the coach. I always put the jacks down first and level the coach. Then I over compensate for the weight on the driver's side. If I don't then the driver's side will cause the coach to be off level. If I'm not extending the full wall slide for any reason, then I don't necessarily deploy the jacks if it's on level ground.Here's something to consider though... and it may not apply to everyone to the same degree. We boondock a lot, where the surfaces are usually uneven, and we're nowhere near level until we use the jacks. Our coach is 43 feet long and our full-wall slide is 28 feet long. If I were to extend that slide while sitting on a very uneven surface, and then level the coach, I'd be concerned about twisting the slideout mechanism.
I wouldn't think twice about deploying our bedroom slide under the same conditions - it's only about eight feet long. I'd be somewhat concerned about our kitchen/living room slide, which is about 15 long, but that full-wall slide is long. The Owners Manual says to always use the jacks first, and then deploy the slides. So far, that's worked well.
With my coach I can lift the front wheel off the ground - something that I don't do on purpose but it has happened that's how I know.Alpena Jeff said:Could it be I have run out of stroke on the low side? I can test with a 2x12 once the rain stops.
Other ideas?
Thanks, Jeff