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Setting Instructions for
Multi-Directional Systems |
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Locating placement of roller points.
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Consult home
manufacture's set-up guide to determine placement of roller guide points.
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General recommendations
indicate that homes should be raised and moved using 4 or 5 jacking
points. We make as a general recommendation that homes longer than
48 feet be raised and moved with a 4 or a 5 point system.
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Generally the rear points of
the jacking system are positioned to the rear of the axles, either in
between the axles or right behind the last axle.
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If the system is a 4P-MS, the
from two points are generally positioned 8 to 10 feet back from the front
of the home.
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If the system is a 5P-MS, two
of the four rear points are positioned directly in front of the axles and
the other two points directly in back of the axles.
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If the system is a 3P-MS or a
5P-MS, the front point is positioned under the hitch stinger.
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Setting up the roller system.
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Rolling channel
placement and operation.
- Place rolling channel end bolts in each end
of each channel. Caution: Do not over tighten, as this will
cause the channel to bow.
- Unless the rolling channel is being placed
on a hard, flat, level surface (such as concrete or asphalt) a 2 by 10 or
other support should be used to support the length of the rolling channel.
The support should be sufficient enough as to not allow the rolling channel
to bend in the middle or settle at the ends.
- The rolling channel should be set up as
level as possible.
- Rolling channels should be set, as close as
possible, at a 90 degree angle from the frame of the home and in line with
one another.
- Bottom roller
and roller guide placement and operation.
- The bottom roller is placed in one end of
the rolling channel directly under the frame of the home to achieve maximum
sideways movement when home is moved.
- The roller guide is then placed on top of
the roller.
- The roller guide should be placed on the
roller so that when the jack is slid into place, the handle of the jack
faces toward the outside of the home.
- Care should be taken to make sure the
roller is properly placed within the metal retaining tabs of the guide. (Be
careful not to pinch fingers while putting roller and roller guide
together.)
- Hydraulic jack
and jack head plate placement and operation.
- In order to use the hydraulic jack with the
roller system, it is necessary to remove the head screw. To do this,
extend the jack to its maximum height, hold the base of the jack and pull on
the head screw. (It may take a substantial pull.) The jack is now ready to
receive the head plate.
- Slide the hydraulic jack into the roller
guide bracket. The edge of the base of the jack that is closest to the
cylinder slides in the roller guide bracket first. The ram of the jack
must be positioned in the center of the roller guide when jack is in
position. Once the jack is in position, place the holding pin in the
hole of the guide.
- The roller guide should be positioned in a
way that the jack handle, when in the jack, points to the outside of the
home.
- The jack head plate is placed in the top of
the jack where the head screw was pulled out.
- Top roller
placement and operation.*
- The top roller (recessed roller) is placed
on top of the head plate, us the center pin on the head plate to center the
top roller, and to help prevent movement. The roller needs to be in
line with the frame of the home, with the frame centered in between the lips
of the roller.
- The top roller (recessed roller) serves two
purposes. One, it gives you lengthwise movement of the home.
Two, the most important, it allows the frame of the home to adjust on the
roller as you are moving sideways, this keeps side pressure off your jacks,
not allowing them to kick out if your channels are not lined up perfectly
with one another.
- Lifting and rolling of home.
- The jacks are raised until the tires clear
the ground, the tongue of the home is also raised. (All the jacks of the
system, should be raised as evenly as possible.) While a home is up on
a roller system, tires and axles should be left on until the last possible
moment (until final leveling of home) at which time safety cribbing should
be used when removing tires and axles. If tires must be removed to
roll the home sideways, safety cribbing should be used while working
underneath the home.
- C clamps are positioned on the frame of the
home 4 inches from each end of two of the top rollers to prevent too much
lengthwise movement while rolling the home sideways. The top rollers
need a certain amount of movement when rolling sideways to allow the frame
of the home to adjust on the top rollers. This keeps the weight of the
home directly over the rolling system, preventing side pressure on the
system.
- Using come-a-longs, the home is then rolled
sideways. If conditions permit, the home can be pushed over by hand,
then cinched together with a come-a-long.
- A wedge can the be placed in the tray to
the outside of the roller to prevent further sideways movement.
- If the system is a 3P-MS or a 5P-MS the
front point now needs to be rotated. This is done by lifting the
tongue and rotating the front point to allow for lengthwise alignment.
- Using a come-a-long, the home is then moved
lengthwise for proper alignment. If conditions permit, this can be
done by hand.
- Final leveling is now done.
For additional instructions
a video is available
*The video shows a 1x8 being place between the head
plate and the top roller, that is no longer necessary. The design of
the head plate has been changed so that the 1x8 is not needed. Please
refer to the instructions for proper use of the head plate.
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