[terry and jo]

Prior to us buying the Mobile Suites by DRV, we had a 26-foot fifth wheel with electric jacks on the landing gear. (No additional leveling jacks.) It seemed to take a long time to raise and lower the jacks to hook up to the truck.

After bringing the Mobile Suites home with its hydraulic system, it really surprised me at how quickly the jacks operated. In fact, I'd almost have called it "amazing."


The biggest issue with hydraulic jacks "could" be the possibility of hydraulic line leakage or even leakage within the hydraulic cylinders. However, having been in farming and seeing the operations of hydraulics on farm implements, I suspect that they are more capable of "heavy work" than the electric systems. Of course, that may depend on the "gearing" of the electric systems.


Terry