Anything wrong with this??

UG.... I've fought hard to stay away from this one, but after five pages, I give.

A giant box on sticks isn't rolling anywhere, ever.
It is safe.
Not sure why it would be in that attitude unless he was about to change the front tires, or maybe the oil...

Dale.Traveling wrote:
"Is it safe?" Probably, but seeing a coach that high up on two cylinders and blocks is a bit much. Doesn't pass a smell test.

In storage mode it really isn't practical, or advisable, to raise a coach that high. Maybe if the owner was planning a trip the next day to get the fridge cooled down but otherwise I would leave it on its wheels.

X-2, would make me to nervous leaving a coach up that high.

wildmanbaker wrote:

Alphamonk wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
There is simply no answer other than "yes, it's safe TO BE IN THIS COACH" That was the original question and the answer is indisputable. If someone went under the coach it would be bad, but that was not the question. If a jack failed it might throw someone inside off balance but how bad could that be? One or both of these massive jacks fail with explosive force? I doubt it. One or both leak down (even over the course of a couple of minutes)? Possible but again not dangerous. I have done exactly as you see here. I have been at numerous RV rallies where I have seen other RV's doing exactly this same thing and no one ever had an issue.
With that said, I was also at an FMCA rally in Perry, GA where someone thought it would be OK to use the jacks to raise the coach and then work underneath. I can't remember if the gentleman died or not but he was under the axle with the tire off when the unit collapsed. I believe that the space created by the differential hitting the ground before the axle did saved him but it took a folk lift and many superior EMS personal to get him out and on his way to the hospital. That was stupid. The scenario pictured above is not unless you had plans to wander underneath this setup.

I did not notice the the OP ask if it was safe to walk around inside the coach. I thought he ask if it was safe to be around. Every owners manual I have seen for levelers states it is not safe to be around or under these units when up on jacks. He ask an opinion and I answered. That however is not reason enough for some of these Forum Police to belittle people for having an opinion. There is no reason to get snippy and rude because you don't agree with someone. I have been on this and other forums for many years. I enjoy a good exchange of information. I think the moderator should warn people for smart A** answers that add no value to the discussion. And I am not talking about you Bill.Satellite. I'm sure the others know who I am speaking of. It's different if someone is poking fun and joking. But some people mouth off just to be seen in writing. Very few people on this forum know me well enough to form an opinion based on one comment I make.

Take a Break! What you write here is all most people have to judge you by. You were kind of offensive yourself a couple of times.

"But some people mouth off just to be seen in writing."

As I stated earlier.

Alphamonk wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:
There is simply no answer other than "yes, it's safe TO BE IN THIS COACH" That was the original question and the answer is indisputable. If someone went under the coach it would be bad, but that was not the question. If a jack failed it might throw someone inside off balance but how bad could that be? One or both of these massive jacks fail with explosive force? I doubt it. One or both leak down (even over the course of a couple of minutes)? Possible but again not dangerous. I have done exactly as you see here. I have been at numerous RV rallies where I have seen other RV's doing exactly this same thing and no one ever had an issue.
With that said, I was also at an FMCA rally in Perry, GA where someone thought it would be OK to use the jacks to raise the coach and then work underneath. I can't remember if the gentleman died or not but he was under the axle with the tire off when the unit collapsed. I believe that the space created by the differential hitting the ground before the axle did saved him but it took a folk lift and many superior EMS personal to get him out and on his way to the hospital. That was stupid. The scenario pictured above is not unless you had plans to wander underneath this setup.

I did not notice the the OP ask if it was safe to walk around inside the coach. I thought he ask if it was safe to be around. Every owners manual I have seen for levelers states it is not safe to be around or under these units when up on jacks. He ask an opinion and I answered. That however is not reason enough for some of these Forum Police to belittle people for having an opinion. There is no reason to get snippy and rude because you don't agree with someone. I have been on this and other forums for many years. I enjoy a good exchange of information. I think the moderator should warn people for smart A** answers that add no value to the discussion. And I am not talking about you Bill.Satellite. I'm sure the others know who I am speaking of. It's different if someone is poking fun and joking. But some people mouth off just to be seen in writing. Very few people on this forum know me well enough to form an opinion based on one comment I make.

Take a Break! What you write here is all most people have to judge you by. You were kind of offensive yourself a couple of times.

"Is it safe?" Probably, but seeing a coach that high up on two cylinders and blocks is a bit much. Doesn't pass a smell test.

In storage mode it really isn't practical, or advisable, to raise a coach that high. Maybe if the owner was planning a trip the next day to get the fridge cooled down but otherwise I would leave it on its wheels.

Looks like he has a leak of some kind looking at the stain on the driveway. Better crawl under there and take a look :E

We have been to many RV parks across this great country.
There are some, grass, asphalt, and concrete that leveling with out running the wheels
Up on some kind of blocks to help the jacks out
I would never leave the wheels off the ground.
IMHO.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
There is simply no answer other than "yes, it's safe TO BE IN THIS COACH" That was the original question and the answer is indisputable. If someone went under the coach it would be bad, but that was not the question. If a jack failed it might throw someone inside off balance but how bad could that be? One or both of these massive jacks fail with explosive force? I doubt it. One or both leak down (even over the course of a couple of minutes)? Possible but again not dangerous. I have done exactly as you see here. I have been at numerous RV rallies where I have seen other RV's doing exactly this same thing and no one ever had an issue.
With that said, I was also at an FMCA rally in Perry, GA where someone thought it would be OK to use the jacks to raise the coach and then work underneath. I can't remember if the gentleman died or not but he was under the axle with the tire off when the unit collapsed. I believe that the space created by the differential hitting the ground before the axle did saved him but it took a folk lift and many superior EMS personal to get him out and on his way to the hospital. That was stupid. The scenario pictured above is not unless you had plans to wander underneath this setup.

I did not notice the the OP ask if it was safe to walk around inside the coach. I thought he ask if it was safe to be around. Every owners manual I have seen for levelers states it is not safe to be around or under these units when up on jacks. He ask an opinion and I answered. That however is not reason enough for some of these Forum Police to belittle people for having an opinion. There is no reason to get snippy and rude because you don't agree with someone. I have been on this and other forums for many years. I enjoy a good exchange of information. I think the moderator should warn people for smart A** answers that add no value to the discussion. And I am not talking about you Bill.Satellite. I'm sure the others know who I am speaking of. It's different if someone is poking fun and joking. But some people mouth off just to be seen in writing. Very few people on this forum know me well enough to form an opinion based on one comment I make.

There is simply no answer other than "yes, it's safe TO BE IN THIS COACH" That was the original question and the answer is indisputable. If someone went under the coach it would be bad, but that was not the question. If a jack failed it might throw someone inside off balance but how bad could that be? One or both of these massive jacks fail with explosive force? I doubt it. One or both leak down (even over the course of a couple of minutes)? Possible but again not dangerous. I have done exactly as you see here. I have been at numerous RV rallies where I have seen other RV's doing exactly this same thing and no one ever had an issue.
With that said, I was also at an FMCA rally in Perry, GA where someone thought it would be OK to use the jacks to raise the coach and then work underneath. I can't remember if the gentleman died or not but he was under the axle with the tire off when the unit collapsed. I believe that the space created by the differential hitting the ground before the axle did saved him but it took a folk lift and many superior EMS personal to get him out and on his way to the hospital. That was stupid. The scenario pictured above is not unless you had plans to wander underneath this setup.

"IF" a jack or both fail, then it would simply drop down to normal driving level, so kids underneath (don't parents watch their kids anymore? This is a driveway, not a campground) would not be "smashed" (unless they are under an actual wheel), although they might get a headache The pressure on those jacks is close or equal to if you raised it till just before the tires lift, which I'd be willing to bet is done all the time by many of those that are now claiming the sky is falling. As long as the brake is set (and operational) and the rear wheels are chocked, that RV is more stable than if it were sitting on all wheels with no jacks down. I will admit, though, that I would place a couple of blocks under the front wheels if it were to be sitting in that position for more than a weekend or so, just to lessen the long term pressure on the jacks.