Leveling Question

uncle ned · December 21, 2009, 08:13:21 AM

Pete i have basically the same system but with four controls. You may remember the person that sold them.

His name was Red Ridout I think, It is called "Level It". Been working great for years.

uncle ned

Ed Hackenbruch · December 21, 2009, 08:50:58 AM

Uncle Ned, i also have the Level It setup except that i don't have any hydraulic jacks, just the air bag controls. I also have a toggle switch so i can choose between manual and hiway, but don't know if the hiway function works as i have always just left it on manual. Might have to try it next trip and see if it works......if i can remember to switch it

Other than that it has worked well for me and the PO. No idea how old the setup is, we have had the bus for 6 years and he had it for 20 years before that.

JackConrad · December 22, 2009, 05:03:52 AM

Ed,
We had the "Level-It" system on our 4106. We purchased it from the gentleman that made them in 1983 or 84. They were made by Red Rideout from Evansville, Indiana. I have not heard anything about Red for several years. It is a very basic sysyem with very few failure points. Jack

robertglines1 · December 22, 2009, 05:22:04 AM

Will check on Red Rideout,haven't seen him for awhile,Lives or lived about 5 miles from us.

luvrbus · December 22, 2009, 05:33:16 AM

I been around buses for a long time never saw a 3 point hydraulic system installed by Big Foot or HWH on a bus always a 4 point system.

good luck

Ed Hackenbruch · December 22, 2009, 07:20:30 AM

Jack, from the paperwork i have, it looks like the PO converted my bus in the last 4 months of 83. I don't know if he put the system in then or added it later. I think that he was a member of Southeastern BusNuts. Maybe you know him? He is out of Missouri, Dick and Virginia Jasinsky. He did a nice job, well thought out layout. We have made a few cosmetic changes in the 6 years we have owned and lived in the bus, and there are one or two things that we might have done a little differently, but overall we have been very pleased with the bus.

robertglines1 · December 22, 2009, 07:22:40 AM

Red Rideout 812 423 3401..Talked to his son Dave ,,said dad still has bus but doesn"t drive it anymore..prob some of the systems left..Dave said OK to call..