Leveling

[Tnghost]

It's prob been asked but I can't find it when leveling from front to rear do I put my blocks under the drive axle or the tag axle or both can't sleep with my head pointed down for a week thanks for the help

[gumpy]

Depends on how high you are going. If it's just a 2x or so, just put them under the drive. If it's like 4-6 inches, then you'll want them under the tag
so it's not hanging on the air bags.

[Tnghost]

Well it's prob gonna b pretty high don't know for sure haven't got the bus in its spot yet so I need to do both thanks gumpy

[Tnghost]

I'm backing into the spot the rear will b downhill I was wondering if I could put wood under the tag axle and level the bus

[TomC]

Under the drives-the tags won't lift the bus until you get them high enough to bump against their stops. Good Luck, TomC

[lostagain]

Wood under the tags isn't going to raise the bus. It has to be under the drives.

JC

[Tnghost]

Ok thanks Tom sounds like next time I need a level spot

[TomC]

I have an air suspension leveling system. Each of the three leveling valves (2 in back and one in front) has three electric solenoid valves on them. One is normally open-that is the cut off valve, when activated shuts off the automatic leveling valve so you can use the manual valves. Then have two normally closed-one to add air, one to exhaust air. They work well for quickie leveling up to about 2 percent difference. Then I have to also use blocks. Makes leveling a snap for overnighting. Good Luck, TomC

[bigred]

All this air leveling is a bunch of hooey!! You just can't beat the hydraulic jacks. Just one of the things I don't like about my Prevost.

[Tnghost]

Who installs hydro levelers n tennessee   

[TomC]

Hydraulic levelers are tricky to install when you don't have a chassis frame. Be careful. Using air suspension levelers are easy, quick, and can also be used when parked on a high crown road to level the bus. Good Luck, TomC

[eagle19952]

Who installs hydro levelers n tennessee   

guys with lots of money 

[Jon]

All this air leveling is a bunch of hooey!! You just can't beat the hydraulic jacks. Just one of the things I don't like about my Prevost.

Disagree...........My leveling will not punch holes in a black top pad. My leveling doesn't impose any loads my chassis was not designed to handle. My leveling allows me to lower the coach so entry is easier. My leveling will not lift the read of the coach off the ground so I can get the excitement of the jacks folding under when the bus tries to go downhill because the wheels with brakes are suspended.

[luvrbus]

I had HWH hydraulic levelers installed on my 1997 Prevost they weren't cheap and I spent a week in Iowa in Jan    

I had the same installed on the Eagle and the Trek has the same I wouldn't have anything else JMO even the MCI D is going to have a set of HWH when the time comes but I am not a huge fan of the Big Foot even if they are 1/2 the cost of a HWH system  

[Scott & Heather]

Oh the joys of discussing leveling. I level with bottle jacks. Huge pain. Can't wait to ditch that method. Anyway, once, I was parked at a large church campmeeting (6,000 people attend this and they have 250 RV sites). I was parked with the rear of the coach at the edge of a downhill slope. Behind me were several tents in the tent camper section down the hill. Rear of bus was jacked high on bottle jacks, front of bus had its chin nearly touching the ground to be level. Overnight, it rained hard, the grassy soil became moist and soft, and the jacks sunk, leaned over and the bus slid off them backwards...and began to slide down the hill several inches on the wet grass before it finally ceased sliding....I went outside, looked at what happened...went back inside, changed my pants and then went outside to dig my jacks out. I hate airbag leveling because the coach bounces so much when someone is walking around inside or gets up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. If that could be resolved, I'd go air bag leveling in a heartbeat.