Jacking up the coach

[gcyeaw]

Mike,
I was not referring to the leveler jacks, I meant jack stands that
are properly rated for the load and placed on a surface that is also
capable of supporting the stand. I would never trust leveler jacks or
any other system without a positive lock. I had only suggested
blowing the air to insure the stands were stable and the sudden
weight shift wouldn't cause unstability. To be honest, I don't think
you will find me under a bus unless it is at a repair facility.

Gardner

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Gardner,
>
> Go to the archive and read the thread in message # 11892. Then
you'll
> know why not to just trust the leveler jacks. Hohnstein got his
Bird
> from the widow of a guy that trusted them. Miller's had two Birds
> come off the jacks. I got my first Bird from a gentleman who lost
his
> next door neighbor under the neighbor's Bird after relying on the
> jacks. All that first hand knowledge seems like ample evidence to
me
> not to trust just the leveler jacks. FWIW.....
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gcyeaw" wrote:
> >
> > --- 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>