Jack Stands

[Gregory OConnor]

David, I always slide an old steel wheel under somthing low and solid
as a landing point. I also drop the HWH but do not put weight on
them. ( I allow Jack stands to take the load.
GregoryO'Connor

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, David Brady
wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I need to do some work under my bus. I bought a pair of 20
> ton OTC jack stands and plan to use my HWH jacks to jack
> the rear of the bus and the OTC jack stands to support it once
> lifted. I read the file "working safely under your bus" and note
> that the jack stands need to be positioned under the frame rails
> or under the axles. Is it reasonable to place the jack stands under
> the tag axle. My LXi has a tag axle that's supported by a torque
> arm per side. Where the torque arm bolts to the axle there's a
> nice flat surface area for the jack stand. This means that the tag
> axle will need to be lifted so that the bump stop is pressing
> against the frame rail, then the stand can be place under the tag
> axle with the forces working thru the bump stop. In your opinion,
> is this safe? The back end of my bus weighs 33,000 lbs, and I'm
> working on a level 6" plus thick concrete floor, with tire chalks.
>
> Thanks,
> David Brady
> '02 LXi, Smokey
> NC
>