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stiles watson · 11-02-2010, 01:48 PM

It was 29 degrees this morning when I hooked up. Everything was fine to hook up the truck. However, when I put it on "auto retract" and punched "enter" the back two legs did not retract completely. So I raised them by manual control.

The problem was the freezing temperature. The hydraulic fluid thickens in cold weather and might not completely retract. It is not broken if it happens to you. They will easily finish retracting with individual controls. But, the warning is, in cold weather, check the back legs to make sure they have retracted.

I confirmed the problem and the protocol with Ron, the installer.

11-02-2010, 01:48 PM	#1
stiles watson Montana Master Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leona Posts: 6,382 M.O.C. #2059	Heads up on LevelUp It was 29 degrees this morning when I hooked up. Everything was fine to hook up the truck. However, when I put it on "auto retract" and punched "enter" the back two legs did not retract completely. So I raised them by manual control. The problem was the freezing temperature. The hydraulic fluid thickens in cold weather and might not completely retract. It is not broken if it happens to you. They will easily finish retracting with individual controls. But, the warning is, in cold weather, check the back legs to make sure they have retracted. I confirmed the problem and the protocol with Ron, the installer.