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Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Being "level" with slides out Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  forwardfiver • View posts Long Beach, CA New Member Joined: 05/25/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/18/09 08:59pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hi all, I have a question regarding having your slides out. Do you have to have the rig perfectly level? We bring our 5er home from time to time if we have alot of family in town. I can get the rig within a half bubble but it's not perfect. The fridge works and all but I don't want to do any damage to the curb side slides. Any and all help would be great! Thanks 2005 Fleetwood Wilderness Advantage 365BSQS 2000 Ford F-550 CC Dually 7.3L TD Banks Power Pack 4:88 gears Trailer Trash 2 • View posts Santa Fe Springs, CA Senior Member Joined: 06/01/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/18/09 09:14pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I try to have my RV as level as possable to put less strain on the slide mechinism if un even, they just seem to open and close better when level to me anyway. Don & Georgia AKA: Trailer Trash 2 Real trucks don't have spark plugs. 2009, Dodge, 3500, Q Cab, Cum/Diesel, D.R.W. Pulling a Super Fine Montana 2980RL pkunk • View posts Questa, NM Senior Member Joined: 12/28/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/18/09 09:27pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I would say half a bubble is close enough. 1999 Coachman Mirada 34 ft.V10-F53 chassis 12ft.LR slide-2 gp31 AGM 12V @220AH 3 stage WFCO 55A converter upgrade dodgebob08 • View posts Mississippi Senior Member Joined: 07/30/2009 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/18/09 09:34pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator i have put the slides out when 6" (approx.) out of level end to end and 3" or so side to side when hooked to the truck. i'm not saying you should, just saying i have and had no problems. i think my manufaturer says not to unless you have the landing gear down but to get to stuff inside the camper at times while on the road, i do what i need to. 2008 Dodge 2500 MegaCab CTD 2006 Copper Canyon 295RLS Earl E • View posts Where the RV is parked (formerly OR) Senior Member Joined: 04/16/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/18/09 09:38pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I try to put the landing gear down before putting out the slides but often do it when out of level with no ill effects. We always put out the main slide for lunch and it is often very unlevel. I never feel or sense a problem with no landing gear down. 2007 Northwoods Arctic Fox 32 5S Fifth Wheel 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Diesel Prodigy brake control Follow our Trek Across America at http://barbandearl.blogspot.com skipnchar • View posts Google Kansas USA Senior Member Joined: 12/17/2003 View Profile Posted: 11/19/09 08:11am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have on many occasions extended when we weren't very level and it's never caused me any problems with my Rockwood. The main reason you want things level is the fridge and your own comfort and as long as you're THAT close you're not going to hurt your slides. If there is ANY issue here it's probably that you need to be EVEN rather than level. Parking on a hill and extending would hurt nothing but putting one axle on a hump with the other lower, putting a big twist in the rame would be more apt to cause problems. 2004 F-250 SCREW Long Bed (new) OR 2004 F-150 HD (85,000 towing miles) Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer We have enough YOUTH...how about a fountain of SMART forwardfiver • View posts Long Beach, CA New Member Joined: 05/25/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/19/09 09:14am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the replies. I feel better about it now. Safe travels to all! Bigdog • View posts silverdale wa. Senior Member Joined: 06/28/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/20/09 12:38pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator What bugs me is when you pull into a site,get'r level,put the jacks down tight and then run the slides out.. Annddd,guess what,you're about 1-2" off level with them out. I even tried putting heavy jack stands under the left side and it still torques the level..Bummer GO COUGARS 2001 Ford 7.3L PSD Excursion Ride Rite air bags AFE Stage 1 4"MBRP exh Hellwig rear sway bar DP Tuner 2005 Keystone COUGAR 304BHS Tekonsha Prodigy 1200 Equalizer hitch '88 Mustang 5 Spd 5.0L GT convertible Retired JSO • View posts Florida Senior Member Joined: 01/28/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/20/09 02:55pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I try to put the slide side a little higher than the non slide side. Of course I only have 2 and both are on the same side. Seems to level out when the slides are then extended. ramblemutt • View posts Mountains of Utah-7000' Senior Member Joined: 02/08/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 11/20/09 03:52pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My procedure is to leave the slide side slightly high with slide still in, then lower stabilizers on the slide side only. Then I extend the slide and lower the non-slide side stabs. Rig comes out pretty level. Having said all that, I have been a half bubble off on occasion and have suffered no ill effects. "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US" TWO OF US + THREE FUR KIDS (just adopted another rescued dog) NO MONEY LIFE IS GREAT!!! Y2K+1 X 7.3 PSD..SOME SELDOM USED GOFAST GOODIES, RAS, TC LOCKUP, EB '06 260RLS PROWLER, EXTREME EDITION Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > Being "level" with slides out

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