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CLOC-Adminneal1946 wrote:After setting in Florida for 4 months we moved north into Alabama. Pulling into a camp site for the night I tried auto level and it did some crazy stuff so I aborted and leveled manually. It did the same thing the next stop so I called BF and the tech told me how to reset the sensor. Hopefully next time it will work properly but if not, leveling manually is easy.2014 LS37CKSL
2007 Chevy Duramax/Allison DuallyDid the reset solve your problem?
Posted: 9:19 AM – Apr 03, 2014I have experienced some erratic behavior with my bigfoot system on a few occasions in the 3 1/2 years of use. I would hit auto and the coach would move into some strange out of level positions so I would immediately turn it off. Here is my theory on this, and I have verified this today with a tech at Quadra. The few times I did have trouble with mine leveling I had been traveling on some bumpy roads with steep inclines. There is a tilt sensor inside the box that gets shaken up and gets confused and must settle down before it can operate correctly. This can take as long as 24 hours for it to settle down.Every time this has happened I had to manually level the coach but then it would work fine the next day at another park. This has only happened a few times but over all I love the bigfoot system and the support from Quadra.Chip
Posted: 9:50 AM – Apr 03, 2014Chip, it is funny that you posted this this morning. I came on to do the same thing. I have also had occasional problems with leveling. Yesterday, The Bigfoot lifted the off-door side wheels 3-4 inches off the ground, and WAY out of level. After talking to Jim at Quadra, we got it level, and I realized that it was after rough travels as well. The level sensor is a fluid filled tube with metallic flakes, the controller reads off the flakes to determine level. Bad roads or other jostling of the coach can shake up the tube (kinda like a snow globe) and confuse the controller. I need to speak to him again today, he said it may be a mfg problem with the tube, and he may send me a new sensor unit.Cliff
Posted: 10:00 AM – Apr 03, 2014This has been my theory right along ever since it happened the first time but was reluctant to say anything until I verified it.. I didn’t know what type of tilt sensor Quadra used until I talked with the tech today. I have been looking at tilt sensors on line trying to get a better understanding as to how they work. If you get a new sensor please let me know. I would like to get one as well and solve the occasional problem.Chip
Posted: 9:02 PM – Apr 03, 2014I spoke to Jim again today. Apparently, he likes the sensor that was in the older generation better, it was a slightly different design. He said that they will be having some discussions about the issue, but in any case, he will probably be sending me a new control unit. I’ll be getting it in a week or so, but depending on roads and terrain I may not know if there’s an improvement for some time. I will keep you posted.Cliff
Posted: 12:05 AM – May 25, 2014Chip,I swapped in the new “brain” a couple of weeks ago. The new one seems to be fine. I’ve moved and setup twice with the new sensor, and the worst I’ve seen is +0.1 side to side. I’ll keep checking, but it appears to be better.
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Posted: 8:56 PM – May 26, 2014I found on mine, that if the front is below level it acts like the original poster described. When I unhook I raise the front above the level position just a bit, hit auto and let it work it’s magic. I don’t know why it does this, but once I started using this procedure I’ve not had that problem.Posted: 6:46 AM – May 27, 2014We stopped by last Friday at the factory in Michigan and asked Jim to help me set the auto on our trailer. He worked a good hour re-programing it to work right. We’ve also have had some oil seeping out our rear jacks. Big Foot was sold to Carriage and they assemble them at their plant and put to much oil, he simply removed some to solve that problem. I think now we are in good shape.They sure are a great company to work with.
Posted: 11:46 AM – Jun 03, 2014I’ve been having problems with the BF auto leveling. Sometimes it works right, but not always. 3 days ago we arrived at out site and I asked it to auto level and it went nuts, so I manually leveled. Today I called Quadra (who have always been very helpful) and talked to Rick (tech). He asked me if the sensor was level. I said no, it was about 1/4 inch low in the front. He said the sensor must be level for it to work right. I have not touched the sensor so it came from the factory that way, and also, when we took it to Quadra for a new single sensor, they didn’t level the sensor either. My thought was, you level the coach and tell the sensor it’s level. Anyway, I shimmed it to level as best I could and reprogramed. Please comment, I’d like to know your thoughts.Larry Neal
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2014 Lifestyle LS37CKSLPosted: 1:45 PM – Jun 03, 2014Our was always nose low what Jim at the factory did was to set the auto level high, he played with if for a while and so far it’s working great when we hit auto it’s spot on.Posted: 1:51 PM – Jun 03, 2014Neal,It is ideal that the sensor be level and plumb with the frame before you start the program to level process. You are correct in stating that the programming takes any imbalance out of the equation. However, as you drive down the road a sensor that us not level and plumb to the frame, or very nearly so, will be much more prone to stirring up the liquids inside the sensor, and those stirred up liquids give false readings until the (?foaming?) settles out.
I still have the first 2-sensor update and controller. I had your problem once and went back and leveled the sensors, then reprogrammed. No problems since, but I get the sense that I should get the latest setup.
neal1946 wrote:I’ve been having problems with the BF auto leveling. Sometimes it works right, but not always. 3 days ago we arrived at out site and I asked it to auto level and it went nuts, so I manually leveled. Today I called Quadra (who have always been very helpful) and talked to Rick (tech). He asked me if the sensor was level. I said no, it was about 1/4 inch low in the front. He said the sensor must be level for it to work right. I have not touched the sensor so it came from the factory that way, and also, when we took it to Quadra for a new single sensor, they didn’t level the sensor either. My thought was, you level the coach and tell the sensor it’s level. Anyway, I shimmed it to level as best I could and reprogramed. Please comment, I’d like to know your thoughts.Larry Neal
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