| Leveling Blocks and Slideout Gauge |
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One of the
challenges in parking a motorhome with slides is allowing for room to
get the slides out. Some of the objects around the motorhome can
not be moved after you're parked. Things like utility power
connections, logs, rocks and hopefully the ever present tree are all
really hard to move. This pole is the one I use to get my leveling blocks under the motorhome and aligned with the hydraulic jack pads. The black mark toward the left end of the pole is the clearance the livingroom and bedroom slideouts will need to get fully extended. One item two purposes. |
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The blocks are a
combination of 2 X 12 and plywood. The center piece of 2 X 12 was
cut into a square and then a piece of 1/2 inch plywood was glued and
screwed to both sides. The 2 X 12 gives the block some height and the plywood keeps the 2 X 12 from splitting when under the jack base. Without the plywood the inner 2 X 12 would split anytime you are on soft ground. |
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The hook on the end of the placement pole hooks into an eyelet on the block allowing you to slide the block under the hydraulic jacket pad without having to get down on your knees and under the motorhome. |
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Here is the storage rack I made for the four leveling pads. |
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The doweling slides down through the placement eyelets and keeps the blocks in the storage rake. |