how do you work under a MH with air bags?
I have an older Winnie that sits fairly high on springs. Over the years I've spent a bit of time under there for service and upgrades. Somewhere in our future is a MH riding on air bags. Most of th...
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Harbor Freight
Run the air bags up as high as possible.. Or the leveling jacks if you have those,, (or both) then install a set of devices slightly heavier than the above (They are offered for reference only) then let the air/jacks down so it sits firmly on the stands. and work away.
NOTE: Motor homes fall into two groups when working under them.
Mine, No need for jacks My 300 pound frame slide around nicely under the beast.
Many need jack stands though.
There are alternatives (NOTE: I am a leveling jack short on this 3-legged rig (Supposed to be 4 but I pretzled one) and am using a jack stand in place of that jack (pick it up with a bottle jack, let it down on the stand) the stand sits on top of a square foot of 4x12 lumber so it does not just sink into the ground.
Run the air bags up as high as possible.. Or the leveling jacks if you have those,, (or both) then install a set of devices slightly heavier than the above (They are offered for reference only) then let the air/jacks down so it sits firmly on the stands. and work away.
NOTE: Motor homes fall into two groups when working under them.
Mine, No need for jacks My 300 pound frame slide around nicely under the beast.
Many need jack stands though.
There are alternatives (NOTE: I am a leveling jack short on this 3-legged rig (Supposed to be 4 but I pretzled one) and am using a jack stand in place of that jack (pick it up with a bottle jack, let it down on the stand) the stand sits on top of a square foot of 4x12 lumber so it does not just sink into the ground.
