Leveling
Hydraulic or electric?
Oh the mysteries that happen underneath the belly of our rig. If you have a manual leveling system, then the one positive is that you don’t have that holy smokes moment when you hit the button just getting to your site or trying to leave on Sunday and things aren’t working the way that they should. This is a major system on the rig and much of the work needed to get up and running again needs a certified RVTAA technician to get working so we wanted to talk a little bit about each system for some nice education.
Electric systems are fairly straightforward. If you have battery power or power coming in from your converter, the electricity goes to your controller which goes to a motor and that motor turns a screw that extends or retracts the landing gear. Easy enough, think about drilling a screw into the wall to hang your favorite picture that is the action at work in the system.
Hydraulic is a little different because it has a little bit of electric and adds in one key component, a fluid. Because a fluid does not compress as easy as air, it has the capability to move very heavy objects with a lower effort. A bunch of hoses attach to a reservoir with transmission fluid, connected to a pump which is linked to the control pad. When extend or retract is pressed, the pump kicks on and presses the fluid through the hoses allowing the leveling to function.
Thanks for sticking with us during all that info! If you are dealing with issues with your leveling system, auto-leveling, or an emergency gotta-get-these-things-up now, Camper Alex is here to troubleshoot, fix, and help. Let’s chat today!