Learned a couple of new items. Thanks, John!



Rose

Thanks Johnny C !
I've got that pdf stowed away in my Winnebago electronic vault.

I was wondering how many folks carry around a piece of lumber that would be stout enough to reach across a pair of jacks and not break under load in soft soil (like here at the GNR field). I think it would have to be 4"x8"x6 ft. Am I misunderstanding something here?

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Theory meets reality

Thanks John

Jim

Thanks, John. I didn't make that one this year.

We have noticed shifting to one side when leveling in an extreme situation when we had multiple blocks under one front jack and wheel. It is startling to say the least!! When the coach came to rest you could look underneath and see the left ram completely vertical and the right ram at an good angle outward toward the bottom. If you look at your jack rams when leveled on fairly level ground, I believe you will see both at an angle with the feet a bit further apart than the top end.

I am trying to imagine how using one block across both jacks could work, and cannot see it. If the kind of side-to-side extreme situation we were in, one side needs much more blocking than the other side. I don't see one common block connecting the jacks with more blocks under one doing much good to connect them unless we are talking about the ground actually shifting. I'll have to think about that one some more!

Excellent document John. Thanks

Thanks John....great job and I learned some new things from your notes.

John thanks from across the Pacific - your notes are very helpful for us down here.

John S

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Originally posted by John_Canfield:
This situation in particular is encountered here at GNR due to the rolling terrain. Mike (DriVer aka 'Sparky') had fun leveling - go up to the GNR/iRV2 topic at the top of this forum and read Mike's early posts. He had a time getting setup!

In my case the solution was basically 2 holes and a few blocks. Once prepped, the jacks were used as they should be to level the motorhome. If possible it would always be preferable to level the MH and still have the tires on the ground.

HWH came by and replaced my return springs by the way at a nominal cost. The tech told me that after 5 years or so the return springs do tend to stretch out and mine were heavily rusted as well.

The new springs have somewhat of a conical shape right before the attachment points as opposed to the previous square appearance.

The tech used a 3 foot long lever which had a hook mid-way on the tool to remove and install the springs. Before installing the springs he bent them to break the paint coating. I also found out that the springs need to match the lifting capacity of the jacks.

Thanks HWH! Good job.

Thanks for the notes John -- answered a couple of questions that I had.

Also, Mike, your comment about old springs might be my problem also for slow jack return -- I will have to see what the cost might be for replacing my springs all the way around. You said that the tech used a three foot long lever to replace the springs -- where did he hook the end that he was not pulling/pushing on to secure the lever -- I like this idea and if I do replace my springs, I know I will be using something like this to get them off and on.