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Does this photo tell you what I'm up to?

Started by Scott & Heather, October 18, 2016, 04:40:51 PM

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Fredward

My 2000 Countrycoach has the HWH air leveling system on the Gillig (Dynomax) chassis. We really like it. It works automatically or you can override and level manually. It is real solid when parked, the coach doesn't move around much when we move. I think a hydraulic system would be better but the air works fine. Craig is right, you don't have much travel. I think the max I can accommodate is 6" off of level. Any more than than that, we carry run up blocks to get close and then let the HWH system take it from there.
Fred Thomson

Dave5Cs

I did same as Dave above. One line to supply and one to each corner of 2 bags each with these right next to my hip when I am driving. 2 gauges with 2 needles on each valve. 4 paddles. I don't get wobble and keep the bags at 70 front and 80 rear when driving. They don't leak and it stays up until I either put more air in or take it out. It will only give you about 4 inches at the axles but if you measure say with the front up all the way and the rear down all the way it can be as much as 11 inches difference because of the overhanges. Its a good inexpensive system. Leveling valves were used to keep 47 customers comfortable while riding in a passenger bus IMHO. ;D
Dave5Cs

PS When we are getting ready to go we only have to use the shop compressor to fill up the brake system because the bags are most of the times full already or just need adjusting for the road to travel if I had dropped or raised a corner for an out of level site.
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2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
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Scott & Heather

We've been using my manual air leveling now for several weeks on the road and thousands of miles. No issues whatsoever. I had a terrible lean and side to side rocking while driving. That is literally completely gone now. She drives solid as a rock. I have been able to level the coach when parked off the edge of a road or even at truck stops with drain grades in their lots. Works really well. I love it.


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