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Old 06-10-2011, 04:55 AM   #1
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Hyd Front Gear

Just saw a new Alpine with hydraulic front legs. It mooove's!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps that is what we will see on new Montana's.
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Old 06-10-2011, 10:28 AM   #2
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I'd be interested in seeing that! I wonder who the manufacturer is ... Dexter? It would be nice to have a look at the manual for the part.
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Old 06-10-2011, 12:04 PM   #3
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I believe it is Lippert.
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Old 06-10-2011, 12:22 PM   #4
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I believe that as well. Lippert is trying real hard to get as many manufactureres as possible to add the Level Up system to their models. At the Tampa RV Show this past winter, we saw the Level Up on many units of three or four different manufacturers. Those that did not have the Level Up, had Big Foot. The competition is ON!
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Old 06-10-2011, 12:31 PM   #5
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I saw some new CCs while in mississippi with the lippert system. I was verryyy impressed I would love to have a set of those. I watched the maint guy setting one up that was sold. he pushed one button and stepped back and it leveled itself. As some of you know it don't take much to impress me but I liked that!!! LOL.
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Old 06-10-2011, 01:43 PM   #6
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The Level-Up System will be on special at the Fall Rally again, not quite as good a deal as last year price, but still better than list. I know I sure love ours, beats carrying a lumber yard around with you.
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Old 06-10-2011, 04:19 PM   #7
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When we ordered our BIG SKY the end of March this year one of the main items to have was the Lippert 6 Point Leveling System. I can not tell you how nice it is. Push one button to unhook from the truck, push another button and in less than 30 seconds the trailer is level. To hook back to the truck push a button and the trailer remembers where it was when you unhooked and returns to that level, hook to the hitch push another button and all the jacks retract and away you go. It is great. The trailer is rock solid when all 6 jacks are down and level.

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Old 06-11-2011, 06:11 AM   #8
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What I saw and was inquiring about was not an automatic leveling system. It was just hyd operated front legs. My point was "is this the demise of the electric front leg system" that so many have issues with. You guys can tout the automatic leveling system made by whomever on that thread.
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Old 06-11-2011, 06:33 AM   #9
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I did not know they were doing Hydraulic front legs, It certainly will take the human error out of the equation. Part of the problems people have is rocking the switch, reversing the motor momentarily...blown fuse.
Hmmmm, another mod possibility.
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Old 06-11-2011, 07:00 AM   #10
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Inquiring minds are thinking about the possibility of installing a diverter valve into the slide system to operate the legs using the slide pump. What say you fluid experts?
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Old 06-11-2011, 07:18 AM   #11
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Found it;
http://manuals.heartlandowners.org/E...nding_Gear.pdf
Looks easy to do!
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Old 06-11-2011, 09:23 AM   #12
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Sorry pineranch, did not mean to step on your toes. Thought you were talking about hydraulic jacks in general.

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Old 06-11-2011, 12:05 PM   #13
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Just trying to get back on subject. My skin is really thick and hardly ever get too pumped up. DW took that out of me many years ago.
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Old 06-11-2011, 05:30 PM   #14
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I would contact Lippert or TrailAir and inquire. You might be able to have just the Front Landing Gear section of the Level-Up System installed. I know to do the full Level-Up Sys, they change out the existing pump with a higher cap sys I think, but to just add the Landing Gear might be able to be done using the existing pump. TrailAir was doing all the installs, so they could probably answer your question. They sure are a lot faster than the electric (that seems to take forever). The folks at TrailAir designed the Level-Up System, so they know their stuff.
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