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Gerald Farris:
As for as I know, this exact system was only used on 2001 and 2002 Beaver and Safari motorhomes. To find an experienced shop in this system, you will need to find one that has worked on a lot of these coaches. That is the reason that I recommened Beaver Coach Sales. They have more experience in these coaches than anyone.

Gerald
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Bill Johnson:
One other person that knows these systems is Rob Pierce (SunBum RV) in Yuma.  He (and Patty) worked for both Beaver and Beaver Coach Sales and both have lots of experience with this system.

Jerry and Kay Hudson:
We have a 2002 Contessa with the Beaver leveling system in which they bought the compnents themselves and installed it. we had trouble with the main control pad and after several phone calls to Beaver Bend, we found out they had three of the brains for the system in the US. After we ordered it a 900USD, We had it installed and all is well. prior to changin out this part, the coach would go thru the air dump process and then start leveling and the rear end of the coach would be very high and definitely out of level. It was a pain staking process but I have to say thanks to the guys in Bend to all of the help and advice that they have sent my way. I only wished that we lived in Oregon because I would gladly go to them for everything becasue of their knowledge base and their willingness to help.

Jerry and Kay Hudson
2002 Contessa

Joel Ashley:
Gad, I'm glad I don't have jacks.  The jacks on my old coach were electric with a worm drive.  No problems like you guys describe.  Our plain air leveling is adequate for us, except for the slight leak in the left rear over time - the auto-level usually takes care of that.  Plus I'd always heard about hydraulic jack systems leaking, and didn't want them on our new rig.

The instructor during our 6 hour "walk through" at new coach purchase from Beaver Coach Sales was quite firm... "Always remember, slides out first and in last."  And I've read the manual and elsewhere, when setting up camp - slides out, then level the coach;  when breaking camp, air to travel mode then slides in.  This is generally the opposite from what other manufacturers recommend, but I got the idea it was to establish the torque or weight balance side to side before asking the leveling system to adjust it all.  Some claim that the body should be level or "square" so the slides go in and out of trued up holes in the wall.  Apparently Monaco didn't think that was as much of a problem as having a leveled rig and then throwing the balance out of whack by extending walls with different weights on different sides.  Our auto-level usually catches up and relevels anyway a bit later if I forget and do things bass-ackwards, which I've been known to do   :X.

Chuck Bayman:
Thanks Marty

I have always put the slides out first but have never aired up before
bringing them in. I have read the manuals many times and never
saw the air up first. I will try this after the snow melts here in indiana
in a month or so. It is nice to know others have the same issues
with this system. Now i don't feel like i have been totally doing this
wrong for 6 years and as was said in another post there is very few
service centers that know about this system.  

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