1999 American Dream Jacking instructions
Tomorrow morning I am taking my recently acquired 1999 American Dream in for a new set of tires. I have read that some people have had problems with cracked or broken windshields resulting from improp...
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1. YOU NEVER USE THE JACKS TO RAISE THE MOTORHOME OFF THE GROUND TO CHANGE TIRES---PERIOD!
2. Any Tire store that would do it, should not be changing motorhome tires and I would not want them changing my tires.
3. I cannot believe that any qualified tire store would want the liability or even their insurance company would allow this type operation if they knew about it
4. A QUALIFIED Tire Store will have the correct Jacks to raise the RV to safely change the tires.
5. 3 point systems were designed to STOP chassis twisting at the front cap area. There are 2 designs of this type system. The first is the single front jack that is centered and cannot twist the frame when extended. The 2nd is a Powergear system that used 2 jacks up front with 1 solenoid and an equalizing T that caused BOTH front jacks to extend the same. The weight of the motorhome equalizes the front to prevent twisting. Doug
2. Any Tire store that would do it, should not be changing motorhome tires and I would not want them changing my tires.
3. I cannot believe that any qualified tire store would want the liability or even their insurance company would allow this type operation if they knew about it
4. A QUALIFIED Tire Store will have the correct Jacks to raise the RV to safely change the tires.
5. 3 point systems were designed to STOP chassis twisting at the front cap area. There are 2 designs of this type system. The first is the single front jack that is centered and cannot twist the frame when extended. The 2nd is a Powergear system that used 2 jacks up front with 1 solenoid and an equalizing T that caused BOTH front jacks to extend the same. The weight of the motorhome equalizes the front to prevent twisting. Doug
