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Originally Posted by Shandysplace
The dealer said the scissor jacks could not be used for leveling. The manual says you can. I've seen mixed comments on this on the forum--possibly due to different year TM's.
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Exactly. Older TMs had small "stabilizer jacks" mounted on the four corners of the body. These stabilizers were exactly that - they were strong enough to stabilize the TM, so it wouldn't bounce when you walked around inside. But they were not strong enough to lift (i.e., jack up) the TM.
On later TMs, the factory installed real live jacks, which are mounted on the frame rather than the body. These jacks are more than strong enough to lift the entire weight of the TM.
Some people use these real live jacks for levelling the TM, which involves lifting it. And that's fine. Being lazy, I level by driving the TM onto a stack of boards/blocks under the low-side wheel, and then use the jacks for stabilizing. No tedious cranking.
As always the choice of levelling method is yours. Either works, either is good.
Bill