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Don’t high center your coach!
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Michael: I stored our coach in an old defunct box factory that the local boat dealer uses to store boats (and RVs) in the winter. The only way in was to back the coach in up this ramp. I measured the incline this past week and it appears to be about a 4% incline. We have a Liberty installed valance under the front bumper that I worry about and so far no damage. Hopefully there won’t be any when I take the coach out of storage this next week. I think that coming out and down the ramp will pose a larger challenge than going up the ramp. I’ll probably raise the front of the coach as much as possible, then once the rear axles are on the ramp I’ll lower the rear, and once the front is “safely” on level ground I’ll raise the rear (probably to normal ride height). I’ll probably have my wife watching with a handheld radio.
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Any transition from level ground, up or down requires a plan to avoid damage. Almost 100% of our driving on various roads or entries to storage or parking can be easily done with no changes in ride height. But when we do encounter a transition that has the potential to scrape the front, rear or center underbelly anyone with any driving experience is immediately going to recognize a condition never previously encountered and should take steps to avoid damage.
Because of my driveway that can damage my lower front. lower rear, high center, or catch my roof as it enters the garage I have multiple, progressive steps of raising and lowering the coach to avoid damage. Sometimes we just have to adapt to the situation.
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2 years ago in Asheville NC this guy blocked the road at the RV Park,he was parking and wedged the coach in and drive axle would just spin, front and rear were dragging asphalt. He had HWH auto leveling I told him to put in manual blow up drive axle still no luck, The hi side was a good 3 feed away from ground , Tow truck guy pulled him out. Bad spot to be in.
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That guy could do chassis maintenance while waiting for the Tow Truck.
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