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Yahoo Message Number: 19949
The new website for quadra bigfoot levelers is:
 http://www.bigfootleveler.com/index.html

Their website was absent from the web for a few months.
I found that this website works with the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser.  With the Netscape browser, the browsers says that the web page cannot be found on the server.

The website tells that Quadra now offers a new leveling system for class C motorhomes with one pump and four actuator/cylinders connected by hoses.  That system costs $2495 and only weighs 175 lbs.

I think traditional leveling system is designated QE-1 and has four pump/actuator/cylinder sets and no hoses. I do not know what that system costs and nor what it weighs.

If you have any opinions or additional information about these two systems as applied to Lazy Daze, I would be glad to hear them as may other readers of this website.

I would especially like to hear from Mike Richardson who has their more traditional Bigfoot system.

Do I remember correctly that someone posted that it is possible to get more inches of lift on the LD if the pump is separated from the actuator. Or maybe it was more road clearance and more lift.  It seems to me that reduced road clearance is not likely to be a serious problem because the actuators would be located near the wheels, not the center where there is a hump in some dirt roads.

I have had difficulty getting email or US mail information from Quadra.  Thanks for your information.

Ken in San Diego 2003 26.5 MB blue on order for Sep/Oct '03
Re: Bigfoot Hydraulic Levelers - Website New version leveling s
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Yahoo Message Number: 19961
Ken, I have the QE-1 system on my 2001 26.5MB and really like it. I've posted the actual clearance from footpad to ground when retracted last summer. From memory I think it was 7.5" front and 8" rear, the differential is still the lowest point of the vehicle. It gets at least 6" of front lift and more in the rear, again check the archives for what I previously posted as I don't remember the exact lift figure at the moment. They can lift the entire rig off the ground several inches. The QE-1 is not much heavier in total weight and all are independent jacks with only electric lines and no hydraulic lines running to them. Both systems have jacks rated for 12000lbs each, more than double what most other brands are rated at, and are actually the same jack cylinders.

I have found in many situations that it is better to use the manual leveling method than the automatic due to the way the auto mode operates and how it senses the lift. There have been times when in what took very little jacking in manual mode the auto mode couldn't level the vehicle due to the way it operates. I have posted about this before as well. In my talking with others that have automatic levelers of various brands I found they all have this problem and knew it could be an issue when I got them. Although it's a nice feature when conditions are right the manual way works better and can almost always get you level without additional blocks under the pads.
I really like the fact that I haven't ever needed to get out to put any pads under the footpads due to their size. I've parked on some soft wet ground that with any other brand I would have had to put something under the pads to spread the weight over a larger area or would have sunk in.
 Quadra came out with the more popular single hydraulic tank and pump with hoses partly due to customer request and is really pushing it on the Class Cs. They did make that style a long time ago when they first started and felt it wasn't as reliable as they'd like so they introduced the self-contained style and have had less problems with them. It is most likely easier for them to install on many Class Cs because the jacks don't all have a box with the pump and fluid tank that needs more room. On many Class Cs they needed to mount the pumps a foot or more from the jack cylinder portion. My rear jacks are like that due to the waste tank. What I find interesting is the price is what I paid for mine installed without the sales tax added in and they are still selling them at that price according to the website.

Mike
Re: Bigfoot Hydraulic Levelers - Website New version leveling s
Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20072
I've missed the website - can you resend?  Thanks!



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Ken, I have the QE-1 system on my 2001 26.5MB and really like it. I've posted the actual clearance from footpad to ground when retracted last summer. From memory I think it was 7.5" front and 8" rear, the differential is still the lowest point of the vehicle. It gets at least 6" of front lift and more in the rear, again check the archives for what I previously posted as I don't remember the exact lift figure at the moment. They can lift the entire rig off the ground several inches. The QE-1 is not much heavier in total weight and all are independent jacks with only electric lines and no hydraulic lines running to them. Both systems have jacks rated for 12000lbs each, more than double what most other brands are rated at, and are actually the same jack cylinders.

I have found in many situations that it is better to use the manual leveling method than the automatic due to the way the auto mode operates and how it senses the lift. There have been times when in what took very little jacking in manual mode the auto mode couldn't level the vehicle due to the way it operates. I have posted about this before as well. In my talking with others that have automatic levelers of various brands I found they all have this problem and knew it could be an issue when I got them. Although it's a nice feature when conditions are right the manual way works better and can almost always get you level without additional blocks under the
pads.
 
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I really like the fact that I haven't ever needed to get out to put any pads under the footpads due to their size. I've parked on some soft wet ground that with any other brand I would have had to put something under the pads to spread the weight over a larger area or would have sunk in.

Quadra came out with the more popular single hydraulic tank and pump with hoses partly due to customer request and is really pushing it on the Class Cs. They did make that style a long time ago when they first started and felt it wasn't as reliable as they'd like so they introduced the self-contained style and have had less problems with them. It is most likely easier for them to install on many Class Cs because the jacks don't all have a box with the pump and fluid tank that needs more room. On many Class Cs they needed to mount the pumps a foot or more from the jack cylinder portion. My rear jacks are like that due to the waste tank. What I find interesting is the price is what I paid for mine installed without the sales tax added in and they are still selling them at that price according to the website.

Mike