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Brad_Felmey
Apr 07, 2016Explorer
BarneyS wrote:
Hi Brad and welcome to the forums! :)
I suspect that the reason you have not had much success finding information about anybody doing that is that, as far as I know, it has not been done. Those jacks are not made for that kind of weight.
Even if they were, it would be almost impossible to crank them hard enough to stabilize a motorhome, and for sure you could not use them as leveling devices.
Barney
Thanks for the feedback. The jacks I'm looking at have a 7,500 lb. rating, and the motor home is 14,000 GVWR. My simple math led me to expect that each jack would need to support no more than 3,500 lb. even if the motor home were off the ground.
With all of that said, my experience in this area is non-existent, so it's possible I'm not thinking of something, or thinking about it incorrectly. (?)
What is the normal option that RV'ers use for this if not the scissor jacks?
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