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Old 10-15-2013, 11:49 AM   #21
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I am very new to all of this but I would have thought having the slide side down very slightly would facilitate water run off. I put the opposite side tires on a length of 1X10. (I only have slides on the driver side.)If the slide side is high I imagine that water would puddle against the seals at the top during a heavy rain. Am I too worried?

I looked at this as well and found the my slides do have a slight tilt to the outside edge to facilitate water runoff. Maybe yours do as well.
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Old 10-15-2013, 12:23 PM   #22
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Can't believe no one mentioned it yet but have you tried slide out supports? Basically it is a jack to support the slide out. Taking some of the weight/strain off of the slide will relieve some of the counter weight obviously and help keep the camper level.
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Old 10-15-2013, 01:03 PM   #23
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Most do not recommend slide out supports to be used.
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Old 10-15-2013, 01:53 PM   #24
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Can't believe no one mentioned it yet but have you tried slide out supports? Basically it is a jack to support the slide out. Taking some of the weight/strain off of the slide will relieve some of the counter weight obviously and help keep the camper level.
Would NOT consider slide out supports unless on a concrete pad, otherwise it will do more harm than good. Wouldn't use them anyway.
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Old 10-17-2013, 02:41 PM   #25
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Thinking of adding a removable scissor jack in front of the tandem to offset the counterweight of the slides. OldCoot...why not slide stabilizer jacks?
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Old 10-17-2013, 02:46 PM   #26
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Thinking of adding a removable scissor jack in front of the tandem to offset the counterweight of the slides. OldCoot...why not slide stabilizer jacks?
If you are not on concrete, the trailer jacks will settle more than the slide jacks and it will mess up the slide. Guaranteed! Even if you are on concrete, the trailer jacks are on a movable slide mechanism and they do shift just from walking around in the trailer.
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Old 10-18-2013, 07:01 AM   #27
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If you are not on concrete, the trailer jacks will settle more than the slide jacks and it will mess up the slide. Guaranteed! Even if you are on concrete, the trailer jacks are on a movable slide mechanism and they do shift just from walking around in the trailer.
So do you think the addition of a leveling jack in front of the tandem will help? Just leans to the left due to the weighting of the 2 slides....can set it level and then it leans a tab after a few days...even on solid surfaces...
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So do you think the addition of a leveling jack in front of the tandem will help? Just leans to the left due to the weighting of the 2 slides....can set it level and then it leans a tab after a few days...even on solid surfaces...
From my experience it sure does, ask Herk how his work.
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We have a fairly new Windjammer 3006W and love the TT. My only issue is leveling. It has the electric stabilizers, but the unit tends to lean to the left (side with both slides) and even settles a bit on the left after a few days of setup. This even on a level lot. I typically put small leveling blocks under the left wheels to compensate but now wonder if the electric stabilizers are even with it. Thought about adding a removable type scissor jack right in front of the wheels to help level the TT. I saw where Old Coot just added the same electric stabilizers in front of the tandem to limit movement, mine is more of a leveling issue. With that, are the lightweight trailers more prone to "flex" in the frames? Thought?

Check out Andersen levelers they work great. I get a perfect level all the time and they are easy to use.
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