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Title: Automatic Levelers
Post by: tedeboy on December 27, 2018, 06:03:33 pm
Which company makes the best and most reliable levelers in your opinion?
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: rich on December 27, 2018, 06:10:52 pm
Have you seen this?
The Lazy Daze Companion: Leveling (http://lazydazearticles.blogspot.com/search/label/Leveling)

Each brand has its pluses and minuses, as summarized in the article above.  You have to pick the combo you can live with.

Rich
'03 MB in NC
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: Molly101 on December 27, 2018, 06:12:05 pm
I had Bigfoot leveling system installed in Florida and must say, money well spent. Great people to work with, very accommodating , stayed on property overnight for install next am.
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: tedeboy on December 27, 2018, 06:50:00 pm
Thanks
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: rkcook1 on December 28, 2018, 10:05:26 am
I've had both Bigfoot/Quadra and HWH on two different motorhomes.  Neither is absolutely bullet proof; I had issues with both systems from time to time.
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: Lynne Broyles-Greenwood on December 28, 2018, 10:20:34 am
I had Bigfoot leveling system installed in Florida and must say, money well spent. Great people to work with, very accommodating , stayed on property overnight for install next am.


I went to the factory in White Pigeon, & concur with everything Molly said, except that I did not stay on site overnight (I drove through from MO & headed back as soon as they were done).  I bought my rig in December '13 & there was a special offered into January '14.  I didn't want to drive to Michigan that time of year, but they let me send them a check & schedule installation in March. 

I apparently developed a leak on the way back (noticed a spot on the driveway the morning after I got home).  I called the factory & they told me to find someone who worked on hydraulic systems; a couple of farmer friends recommended a precision ag place in our little burg.  I called David & he was able to come to my driveway (convenient for me, & he could quickly see right where the drip was); he called the factory, they authorized the work (he tightened a connection & topped off the reservoir), he sent in his bill, & we've all lived happily ever after.  I've had no issues since, but this experience made me feel confident about factory support if something happens in the future.

As a solo I don't have someone else to help with guiding onto leveling blocks; I'm sure I could learn to do it on my own, but I love not having to get out in rain/snow/dark of night--just push a button & & watch the level bubbles.  Also, the feet provide stability so there's less movement of the rig--I don't put the feet down when stopping for a quick meal or driving break, & a few times I've pulled into a place for the night where the level bubbles were amazingly spot on; when sitting in a chair in the front, I could feel the 20# dog jump off the bed in the back, & I've also felt the wind give a little push a few times, so I put the feet down whenever I'm stopped for the night or longer.

Lynne
Title: Re: Automatic Levelers
Post by: Toyman on January 12, 2019, 07:59:21 pm
I’ve had Big foot jacks installed on both of my LD, and my present SOB, couldn’t be happier and wouldn’t be without. I had swing down HWH on a small class A, they were kinda problematic.