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Originally Posted by Joe-FL

I suppose camping with a wheel, or wheels raised off the ground boils down to personal preference. From all the responses it sounds like some folks feel it is okay and some feel it stresses the components.

This summer we pulled into a large resort CG during a storm. I positioned the coach, set the brake, and auto leveled while waiting for the rain/wind to die down. When I finally exited the coach I noticed that the door was sticking. The site was very low in the back and my rear duals were almost off the ground. The exit door of the coach not shutting correctly told me that my frame was flexing and I certainly was not going to stay in that position.

I pulled the jacks up and moved the coach a little on the site. I also drove the rear duals up on some pieces of lumber. I could then manually level and all was good.

How did driving the rear duals up on lumber help the leveling, unless you also blocked the jacks?

Also, the rear wheels being off the ground should not in anyway flex the frame. Think about it, the frame is capable of supporting 15,000+ lbs (depending on which F53). In other words, it's very stout. The rear wheels hanging down will have zero impact on that frame torquing.

The levelers are attached directly to the frame, so while probably not safe, from a flexing the frame standpoint, you could raise all four wheels and if you manually did it or the auto level was properly zero leveled first, there will be no adverse impact on the frame.

I don't think I will use auto level, because it feels way to violent to me and at least prior to resetting the zero, it isn't doing a good job of getting level (I'm guessing Thor installs these without zeroing them out).

If raising the front wheels off the ground was going to do damage, do you not first think that Thor would state not to do it in their manual, and second install jacks that can raise the front tires a foot or more off the ground?