This may not be directly germane to Jeremy's situation, but is somewhat related, and who knows, may be of some use to him.
Monaco didn't like the liability factor accompanying HWH's "raise" feature being available while in Travel mode. So they added an override that wouldn't let the coach stay where it was when the operator let go of the Raise button. The override automatically brought things back down to ride height upon button release. Owners could stay high to clear obstacles in the road if need be, as long as they held down the button, but they wouldn't likely keep the button down and hit the road at 60mph fully raised, obviously an ill-advised option on road curves and with negative effects on drive shaft linkages, etc.
Monaco's built-in fail safe had its place, certainly, and other manufacturers may have followed suit. I'd like to think we are all not so foolish as to ever drive at road speed fully raised, or to not notice such an oversight in coach position, and perhaps HWH agrees; but Monaco did not. Perhaps the safer "ounce of prevention" route that Monaco opted for is best, but unfortunately it brings an aggravating inconvenience when slow maneuvering in circumstances requiring attention to multiple points.
Getting to the pad at my house means keeping the tail from scraping concrete while backing in a turn over a sidewalk driveway cut, without hitting a fence on one side or garage corner roof eave on the other. It sure is fun having to hold down the raise button while concentrating on all the other places - and the button has to be constantly pressed and released to keep it at just the right height, because, due to rear axle tie straps, going too high on our particular coach causes the tail to actually lever down lower than it is at ride height, making the hitch scrape the concrete. Then after clearing the curb, the issue quickly becomes one of the driver's mirror staying high enough to clear the fence, and the awnings clearing the garage gutter. Fun in a less than 12 ft. wide corridor.
A tech once clued me into Monaco's override connector on the side of the HWH control box. Disconnecting it allows the coach to remain raised to the point wherever you let your finger off the raise button, while in Travel Mode, as HWH originally designed it. That takes a lot of stress out of my parking issue. But choosing to do an end-around on a manufacturer's designed safety function is an individual owner's choice, with potential consequences. Realizing those consequences, including driveshaft and other mechanical damage, as well as personal injury and accident liability, means proceeding at your own risk. Common sense and taking ownership of your own actions has to play into it.
Joel
