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05-10-2023, 08:33 PM #11
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Lippert technical support might be able to give you additional items to check, if you are interested in getting to the bottom of the problem. They have been very helpful when I called or emailed them. I recommend asking who you are talking to or emailing as each time you are in contact, it maybe with a different person. They document the interaction with the customer so you do not have to explain everything each time.
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05-11-2023, 07:04 PM #12
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Another idea for this situation would be to use a hydraulic bottle jack at the hitch. Use the power tongue jack normally to get off of the truck and raise the tongue about as much as you are short. Then put the bottle jack under the hitch (where the ball would go) and raise the tongue a bit. Retract the power tongue jack, put the extra block under, and raise the tongue to level normally. Take the bottle jack out and stow it.
I had a similar problem, only in reverse. I put the normal block under the tongue jack, got the truck unhooked and out of the way, then tried to level. I couldn't get the tongue down far enough, so I had to raise it up with the bottle jack, put in a shorter block, and then level.David Lininger, kb0zke
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05-11-2023, 08:40 PM #13
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05-12-2023, 03:15 AM #152021 398M Full Body Paint 8k axles. LRH tires. Disc brakes.
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Using slide-outs when unlevel
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05-12-2023, 07:43 AM #17
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05-12-2023, 08:44 AM #18
Do you think I dreamed it up?
I did it on my second TT for ten years without incident. I continued this practice for several more years with my third , heavier TT. Then one day it happened. Was I loaded heavier Or was it just its time? I dunno....And you betcha the TT shifted when it failed2021 398M Full Body Paint 8k axles. LRH tires. Disc brakes.
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05-12-2023, 11:22 AM #19
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I would never use the stabilizers to hold up the full weight of the trailer so if I need to, I'll use the axle stands.
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05-12-2023, 12:28 PM #20
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This is just FWIW, I'm not an advocate of running slides out when not level, but I do it when the trailer is here at the house. Usually out of level front to back, right now it's out about 2.5°. We've been doing this for the last 10-15 years and never had any issues with the slides, but they are the hydraulic, not the Schwinteck. With the Schwinteck I might second guess myself. This is not a recommendation, just a note that it won't lead to immediate disintegration of your trailer...probably.
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