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[JamieGeek]

Originally Posted by dstankov

If the Axis has the scissor type stabilizer jacks, the lego blocks also serve as good jack pads for the stabilizers.

Nope: No jacks of any kind on either Axis or Vegas units.

The jacks do have the weight rating to work with an Axis but I can't see how you'd get to the crank handle on the jack with so much skirting.

Interesting: Looking around you can get 4 scissor jacks & the motor kit for them for a shade above $600. A bit less expensive than the $2600 for the Bigfoot leveling system. Maybe another DIY project? Add in another Arduino and some relays to control the motors...hmmm (Granted scissor jacks are a lot less beefy than the hydraulics that Bigfoot uses. The smallest ones, though, are 5000lbs a jack more than plenty for the max 12,500 lbs of the Axis/Vegas units.)
Could even put current sensors on the wires to the motors to determine when they have a load on them (so that it can drop the jacks in pairs and stop one when it hits the ground).
Aw bummer; disclaimer on the power pack for the jacks:

The power pack is designed to quickly lower the jack to the ground, or raise it back to the closed position. Using the motor to lift or stabilize a vehicle may damage the motor.