Jacking up the coach

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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Bruce,
>
> Depending on what I have to do and how far under I'm going, I made
> ramps out of 2"x12" boards and drive it on. Then I block the wheels
> and still add jack stands under the frame rails and one or two 20
ton
> jacks on an axle or frame rail, just in case. OK,... so I'm
chicken,
> but I'm not getting squashed under there. It only takes an extra
> minute or two to be safer.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>

Wouldn't it be better to set up your jacks and then purge the air?
That way everything is in a static condition and a failure wouldn't
result in a change of the stability of the setup.

Gardner

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
> wrote:
> >
> > I am quite familair with how to raise a vehicle for servicing.
We have
> > Class 4 and 5 trucks that are jacked up all the time. But a bus
type
> > coach with air ride and especially a Bird is a whole other
thing. If
> > you jack the rear up by the rear axle and place jack stands
under the
> > axle that is no better than leaving it on the tires. You will
have more
> > room but is just as unsafe. If an air bag blows or a line/valve
leaks
> > the coach will drop. Same applies to the front axle. So my
question is:
> > Where do you place the jack stands or blocking when you raise
your
> > coach?
> >
> > Bruce 1988 FC35
> >
>