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tvmotorsports wrote:Y-guy can you move this to 5th wheel section so I dont get all this abuse 
Per OP's request, thread moved to "RV Pet Stop" forum.
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Don't we have a Whine and Cheese section??
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I am leary of putting electric levelers on a unit that may not have been designed for them but I did have them on my last motor home. They work as advertised but could have the potential of twisting frames if not designed correctly. My motor home always had two or four jacks moving at once. Front or back, left or right, never one corner on it's own.
Not only are you putting forces on the frame but also on the body attached to it. It is something I have considered but if it wasn't a factory option, I would be careful.
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tvmotorsports
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Motorhomes have been using 4 jack leveling systems bolted to the frames for years.
The front jacks are just like the landing gear jacks you have now. Just three times faster and they can work independent of each other. Just as a side note my trailer came from the factory where I could run the landing gears jacks one at a time if I wanted or needed to.
If you think that two jacks mounted directly behind your rear tires is going to bend your frame you had better worry about the 2000 lbs of toys you are putting way behind the tires when you are driving down that wash board road.
I do believe I said in the original post that you need to do two jacks at a time either both front, back or 2 on one side.
It is like anything else if you are not careful and take one jack and raise it all the way up by itself you can probably do damage.If you use it the way it was designed I don't believe you will have any problems.
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I have to agree with Terry, when I was re-packing my bearings, I had the trailer supported behind he wheel on one side and my door was fine. Now if I tried to do the with my stab jacks, I wouldn't be able to open my door!
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tvmotorsports wrote:As long as you use 2 jacks at a time either front 2 back 2 or 2 on the same side you shouldnt have any problems. Dont do right front with left rear at same time.
You did say to use two jacks at a time but by saying "Dont do right front with left rear at same time." makes it sound like this setup WILL LET YOU do this. Depending on the construction of the trailer, this could cause some issues. And if you are talking about only raising it up a few inches to level I am sure most units out there can handle that. The problem is when you release something to the general public, not everyone has common sense or understands what they are doing beyond pushing the button. I can just see a 40' triple axle trailer with the wheels on one side hanging in the air. 
Don't take me wrong, I am not trying to put down the product.
There are currently a few systems like this one for sale already so it is not something new. The one I looked at had either a full automatic system like my motor home did or a simpler manual model. As long as the unit doesn't let the user adjust one jack at a time, then it may be as good as the other ones for sale. If it is not using a main control unit to keep the jacks synced in pairs, then I think the existing units already for sale would be better.
Again, I am not trying to put it down, it may be a great product.
This country is built on and by entrepreneurs so I am all for it.
P.S. My dad does have hydraulic jacks on his trailer and it works fine. But I believe it has a stronger frame than most also.
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Rieco Titan got the new system on the web now There is a video on the site also.
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Cool leveling system, but back to the BBQ LOL. Where did you buy it or where can I get the designes for it???
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Bearman wrote:Cool leveling system, but back to the BBQ LOL. Where did you buy it or where can I get the designes for it???
I got it from Toygator.com but I am not sure they are still in business. The website is gone They were the Joyner dealer in Lake Havasu.
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Looks like they are belly up. Bummer, I would have loved one of them. I wonder if I could still pull my Jeep with it on??
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