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12-13-2014, 08:38 AM
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Location: Roanoke
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Add electric stabilizers?
I am getting ready to purchase a WhiteHawk 21FBS. I am female and travel alone so look for ways to simplify setup. Have priced getting electric stabilizers added at dealer as part of the purchase and it is do-able. Am wondering if they end up being more trouble than they are worth with any required maintenance or not lasting?
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12-13-2014, 09:49 AM
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Electric stabilizers
I had them on our 32' BHDS and they worked great and had no problems. I bought the trailer new in 2012 with factory electric stabilizer. We haven't had any problems at all.
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12-13-2014, 09:53 AM
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Technology is good when it works...sucks when it don"t.
With that said I'd save the money on electric jacks and carry a cordless drill with socket to raise and lower manual jacks. Just my opinion!
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12-13-2014, 01:22 PM
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Keep in mind that if you have electric jacks, they also have a manual side to them as well. If they should happen to fail, you can crank them down just like the manuals ones. [Tool is provided]. We have them on our Eagle with no problems to date.
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12-13-2014, 01:56 PM
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I don't know what the jacks cost as an option but a cheap cordless drill will do the job just fine. All four jacks down in well under a minute.
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12-13-2014, 02:45 PM
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How fast do they drop? I know with a cordless on #2 speed you can get the stabs down really fast. I don't think I'd want to stand there holding a button for a minute when I could have one down in less than 10 sec.
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12-13-2014, 03:09 PM
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Cordless drill option is great. Very fast. We got the electric stabilizers on our new trailer, and I'm still undecided. It is one less thing to bring but they are slow and I see them breaking at some point.
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12-13-2014, 04:36 PM
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Location: Southeast, NY
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The advantage of the electric stabilizer's is you don't need to break out any tools, just open the switch door and press the button. DONE! No drills to take out, put away, no handles etc...
Now that said, mine did fail, and I ended up replacing the motor on my 2011. Could have been a fluke with mine but the replacement motor seems better sealed.
I like the electric jacks, and electric awning, for me it's less work to do.
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12-13-2014, 04:56 PM
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When you get a little older and the knees protest ,you will appreciate the button.
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12-14-2014, 09:26 AM
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Hi Vaneta welcome to the group
I have been a campground host for the last 3 years. The biggest problem people have had where I am is getting the electronic stabilizers to work. Personally I would pass on them. Right now Harbor Freight has battery operated 1/2" impact guns on sale for under $100.00. One of these will run your stabilizers up and down with no problem. I am on my way to town to get one... then you just need a socket of the appropriate size and a short extension to make it easier.
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12-14-2014, 09:56 AM
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Thanks for the feedback everyone! I am waiting for the final word on what the dealership will charge me but from feedback here and on an rv group on Facebook, it seems that most of the people who have them wouldn't go back. And if they break, I can do them manually anyway (yes, I'd lose a bit of money) so depending on the "for sure" cost, I think I may do them. good info. here though for future reference....I knew about using a drill but didn't know about an "impact gun".
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12-14-2014, 10:32 AM
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Vanetta, an impact gun (or impact wrench) is kind of like a drill, except it is used for turning nuts ( like what the tire store uses on lug nuts). It works by applying little rotational impacts to the nut in the desired direction. It is not good for drilling holes. Most impact wrenches are powered by compressed air, but electric ones are good too.
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12-14-2014, 04:35 PM
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We have electric stabilizers on our White Hawk and had no problems. The only draw back to a drill or impact you got to remember to keep it charged. (That would be my problem anyway). I'd go with electric stabilizers.
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12-14-2014, 05:12 PM
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While the elec stabs are convenient, the further I can stay away from Lippert products the better off I am. I'll take my chances with Rigid, DeWalt or SOB cordless.
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12-14-2014, 08:35 PM
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I love having Electric stabilizers,saves time at set up also.My Eagle has the remote control option also so all I do is press a button and they come down.I never had issues with them so far.But if you wanna save a few bucks a cordless drill will do fine as long as you remember to keep it charged
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12-15-2014, 10:32 AM
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as with anything electric (or 12 volt in this case). The motors do quit. Just like the power window motor on your car/truck. When the window does not raise, just slam the door hard and raise the window. You can bang hard on the case of the motor for your electric jacks, and they will raise too. Awnings is not as easy to pound on the motor if it fails.
Just remember you must have 12 volt supply to operate those electric jacks. EASY---just make sure you are plugged in to shore power when operating those jacks. (Just in case your RV battery goes dead during storage)
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12-20-2014, 02:17 PM
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Location: Auburn, AL
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How do you know how much to extend the electric stabilizers? Make contact with the ground and how far afterwards?
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12-20-2014, 03:35 PM
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Well I ordered the unit with them so hopefully they'll be more help than hindrance. Everything mechanical has to be fixed or replaced at some point so maybe I'll get a good length of time without issues and if not, it won't rock my world either. Thanks for all of the good suggestions and information!
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12-20-2014, 04:09 PM
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well with mine I just let them make full contact with the pads then lift for a second afterwards .... they do take a minute or so to run down all the way probably a little slower than a drill or impact but I am usually not in that big of a rush ... I have a 20 volt brushless dewalt impact driver and in 6 months I have only charged it once.... it works great and doesn't use near the battery and I use it frequently for removing fender bolts on cars
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12-20-2014, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Vaneta
I am getting ready to purchase a WhiteHawk 21FBS. I am female and travel alone so look for ways to simplify setup. Have priced getting electric stabilizers added at dealer as part of the purchase and it is do-able. Am wondering if they end up being more trouble than they are worth with any required maintenance or not lasting?
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Vaneta, welcome to the forum. I have the old fashion stabilizers
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