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    Re-level?

    How long after setting up should you re-level your unit? We are full timing, parked in a park for an extended period. Just wondering if we should re-level the rig once in awhile. It doesn't seem to be unlevel but just something I'm wondering about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Loretta2.0 View Post
    How long after setting up should you re-level your unit? We are full timing, parked in a park for an extended period. Just wondering if we should re-level the rig once in awhile. It doesn't seem to be unlevel but just something I'm wondering about.
    If you feel that level has changed, certainly you can/should re-level. As to how often to check it - it depends.

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    Are you on ground that will compress or settle or on a concrete pad? I wouldn't bother (pulling in slides, etc.) unless I had reason to suspect things had changed. We set up on our current site on 9 November and will pull out 9 February. I've had to reason to re-level - the ground we're on is very solid and doesn't compress.

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    I re-level after deploying all slides out. After that, depends on ground conditions and weather. For instance, has the ground softened from rain. Aside from that, once the fridge door doesn't stay where the darling wife put it, time I go out to re-level!

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    Quote Originally Posted by geotex1 View Post
    I re-level after deploying all slides out. After that, depends on ground conditions and weather. For instance, has the ground softened from rain. Aside from that, once the fridge door doesn't stay where the darling wife put it, time I go out to re-level!
    We usually take as our alert that re-leveling needs to be done when my chapstick rolls off the end table.

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    We re-level (and we don't have auto level) if I feel the bed is head side low while laying flat. For some reason I am super sensitive to that and can feel it even if it's slightly off (nose low). Also another sign to re-level is if I open the microwave then pick up the plate to put in it and the door closes b4 the plate gets inside. That could be nose low or side to side being off.
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    So, if we are level, using auto level, and re-level, the whole rig will be about one inch higher then it was before. The system will lift the entire rig off the tires if you re-level more then one time...
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    I’ve releveled several times after an auto level, never experienced this issue. Sometimes when releveling the system gives me the “success” message without even moving the trailer.

    Quote Originally Posted by phonemannn View Post
    So, if we are level, using auto level, and re-level, the whole rig will be about one inch higher then it was before. The system will lift the entire rig off the tires if you re-level more then one time...
    Last edited by Bungy; 12-26-2019 at 06:01 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phonemannn View Post
    So, if we are level, using auto level, and re-level, the whole rig will be about one inch higher then it was before. The system will lift the entire rig off the tires if you re-level more then one time...
    Perhaps the older controller logic does this, but we've not experienced this with the 3.0.
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    Quote Originally Posted by geotex1 View Post
    Perhaps the older controller logic does this, but we've not experienced this with the 3.0.
    Interesting....my rig is a 2017
    2017 F350 Lariat, Dual rear wheels
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