Be careful, Don't let this happen to you
y KIMBERLY DE LA CRUZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A Sandy Valley man is dead after his RV fell on top of him, police say. It was originally reported that the man was in critical condition and en rou...
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Thanks for the post sharing this, and very sorry for the gent... Safety does not happen by accident, it is something that must be practiced consistently - and become ingrained in the prep work for a job.
I'll add one tip that has helped me on our our 40' DP, in case someone else has the same situation. I park beside my garage, after going up over a curb. When I want to work on the engine, I use the mentioned lumber under the tires to get a bit higher. (4 stacked and bolted together 2x10's, with a angle cut to ease pulling up on. I place them under both drive wheels. With the outside tire ramp, being 4 1/2' long, so that the tag rides on it too.) I back the coach out so the aft end is hanging out in the street off of the curb, which gives me about another 6-7", in addition to the boards under the tires. Good access, and can easily use a crawler. I place poor man's safety cones out in the street, Home Depot orange buckets!. (We are on a corner, and this is the side street, which lucky for us, is about 12' wider then the normal streets in our housing area. So I really do not feel like I'm blocking the street any more then a parked car would have along the curb. And, I work with my legs parallel to the curb.
Safety happens by thinking, and making it a part of the job...
Best to all,
Smitty
I'll add one tip that has helped me on our our 40' DP, in case someone else has the same situation. I park beside my garage, after going up over a curb. When I want to work on the engine, I use the mentioned lumber under the tires to get a bit higher. (4 stacked and bolted together 2x10's, with a angle cut to ease pulling up on. I place them under both drive wheels. With the outside tire ramp, being 4 1/2' long, so that the tag rides on it too.) I back the coach out so the aft end is hanging out in the street off of the curb, which gives me about another 6-7", in addition to the boards under the tires. Good access, and can easily use a crawler. I place poor man's safety cones out in the street, Home Depot orange buckets!. (We are on a corner, and this is the side street, which lucky for us, is about 12' wider then the normal streets in our housing area. So I really do not feel like I'm blocking the street any more then a parked car would have along the curb. And, I work with my legs parallel to the curb.
Safety happens by thinking, and making it a part of the job...
Best to all,
Smitty
