Skippityboo
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I bought a second hand 5th in October and ended up having to replace the right side landing leg. (Ie the one without the motor) due to it failing after I unhitched.
Since the failure of the landing gear I?ve been very nervous about using my landing gear, but I figured that was me just being neurotic and fearful. Forcing myself to trust the technology.
As I was leaving Quartzsite yesterday, hooked up, then lifting the gear, I?m hearing a clicking noise on the left hand side, and the motor stopped temporarily (re started after leaving it a moment still making the metallic clicking noise).
Now I?m guessing this is just the motor overheating and just needing a second to breath before re starting. I?m not sure if the clicking noise is normal or not.
But as I?m alrdy nervous since my failure back in November.... I?m being extremely cautious. (I don?t know how I?d even start to deal with my home falling over)
My question to the forum is this ....
Does anyone have a troubleshooting guide I can go over? Or know of a YouTube video or 3 I can watch to get better informed about landing gear in a 5th wheel. Something that will help me work out if I?m just being over cautious or if there is an actual fault.
I don?t want to have to call out a repair guy when it?s something I could look over myself.
I?m out in the desert and have limited internet (don?t want to spend 2 hrs trying to find the video information not perternet to my situation).
My rig is a 2010 Keystone Laredo 266, it?s approx 8500lbs empty, (I?m guessing 10 /11 full). I?ve not risked unhitching it from my truck, but the landing gear is currently down.
Anyone got any thoughts?
Since the failure of the landing gear I?ve been very nervous about using my landing gear, but I figured that was me just being neurotic and fearful. Forcing myself to trust the technology.
As I was leaving Quartzsite yesterday, hooked up, then lifting the gear, I?m hearing a clicking noise on the left hand side, and the motor stopped temporarily (re started after leaving it a moment still making the metallic clicking noise).
Now I?m guessing this is just the motor overheating and just needing a second to breath before re starting. I?m not sure if the clicking noise is normal or not.
But as I?m alrdy nervous since my failure back in November.... I?m being extremely cautious. (I don?t know how I?d even start to deal with my home falling over)
My question to the forum is this ....
Does anyone have a troubleshooting guide I can go over? Or know of a YouTube video or 3 I can watch to get better informed about landing gear in a 5th wheel. Something that will help me work out if I?m just being over cautious or if there is an actual fault.
I don?t want to have to call out a repair guy when it?s something I could look over myself.
I?m out in the desert and have limited internet (don?t want to spend 2 hrs trying to find the video information not perternet to my situation).
My rig is a 2010 Keystone Laredo 266, it?s approx 8500lbs empty, (I?m guessing 10 /11 full). I?ve not risked unhitching it from my truck, but the landing gear is currently down.
Anyone got any thoughts?