Automatic levelers… If you have them you may love them or you may hate them. Sometimes they can be a little wonky, and they’re not always entirely accurate. You may know that a little too well…
If your RV does have automatic levelers, how would you describe their reliability? Are they always reliable? Only sometimes? Hardly ever? Never? Oh, boy…
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My 06 does not have the auto button, but my levelers work fine with me pushing the buttons.
Although we have auto level in our MH I do not use it. I find it easier to manually level the MH myself using a floor level. This allows me to carefully dial in the leveling process without over extending the jacks.
Our coach has the Lippert auto-leveler and for the most part, it does the job. Every now and then though, it’ll raise everything even though it might only need to lift a corner.
I’ll manually level when it tries to do that (which occurs maybe once every ten levels).
We often “pre-check” sites using the pitch/roll gauge in our Jeep Wrangler. It’s much easier and quicker to check sites in the Jeep rather than driving a 40 footer around.
The auto levelers on our MH have never let us down, but like the slide buttons, and the steps, I hold my breath, in hopes that they work when I want them to.
We had a very tiny leak in the right front Jack. The MH would level up fine automatically, but then in the morning we would find that right front Jack had slowly settled down overnight. Once we had the leak repaired, all is well.
I often see RV’s with the tires completely off the ground and the jacks at or near the maximum stroke, all bad choices. First thing I do before getting out of the MH is check with a 2’ level. 2” under a tire means 2 additional inches under the jack. I also put maximum blocking under each jack to minimize stroke travel as it reduces stress on the system and frame.
Ditto.
Cold weather near freezing trips the 30 amp automatic breaker. I have since replaced with a 80 amp automatic breaker as suggested by Lippert and now no issues!
2017 Grand Design Reflection auto levelers…a real carnival ride but not for the squeamish.
THANK YOU!
Thank you, RV Travel! 🙂 They always get us level, BUT they claim “excess slope” and will not automatically level our rig more often than did RV #1’s levelling system. Number #1’s system was by HWH. So, too, is RV #2’s, but the levelling jacks look different and they act differently. All, in all, I rarely have to manually level our rig. I have considered adding air-bag levelling, but the expense of doing so precludes serious discussion with DW on this point. Thanks again and safe travels! 🙂
The auto-leveling system was always close, but not quite where we wanted it. Pays to re-read the manual. I had overlooked the small section on re-calibrating the system, so it was as good as installed by the RV manufacturer (’nuff sed?). I took the time to hand-tweak the rig to exactly where I felt it should be (just a teeny-teeny-teeny bit lower to the utility side and rear for A/C run-off) and used the voodoo-like recalibration directions. Perfecto!
I will auto level but then when the system is complete I check it with a level and fine tune it (if we’re staying put for a couple days or more). I’ve calibrated our system a few times over 4 years and it typically stays pretty close.
My diesel pusher class A has air suspension with air leveling (no jacks). It has automatic and manual control options from the drivers console. I have found the automatic leveling option to be more of a nuisance than a convenience. I use the manual controls with a bubble level on the floor beside me. Works great, first time, every time.
The six-point hydraulic automatic one-touch leveling system on our Montana fiver has been flawless. I love it!
Our class A has a JetCo rear air suspension system with auto-level. The auto level is mandatory when in motion. I have found it not to be the best for parking and leveling for the refrigerator. It also has manual select for left-right, up-down on the instrument panel. I use the manual system when parking. It works great in either mode. Sure gives a nice ride too – no hard jolts!
I love my HWH 200 MANUAL Hydraulic Levelers.
We don’t have them but I have watched a buddy fight his system trying to get things level for way longer than he should. We use the Anderson Levelers and the LevelMate Pro system and are set up and enjoying ourselves in no time!
I have hydraulic levelers, but they are not automatic. They work great and have never failed me in the 12 years that we owned our motorhome.