RV stuck in sand bad...
Another situation that occurred this past weekend was that one mh coming into the campground sort of missed the pad and ended up sinking in some loose sand up to the exhaust system. Several of us neig...
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msmith1199 wrote:
Was it a DP with air brakes or a gas rig with regular brakes? If it had regular brakes and a spring loaded parking brake, and only one side is stuck, if you start applying the parking brake while accelerating, it will add resistance to the spinning wheels and the differential will transfer power to the other side. At least it works on 2wd cars and pickups. I've never tried it in a motorhome but it should work. If it has air brakes then get the shovels out.
Many gas motorhomes (and I suppose maybe some diesels without air brakes, though those are pretty rare) have the parking brake mounted on the driveshaft rather than on the wheels. In that case, it would obviously not help the situation one bit.
It also is critically important to chock such units before jacking up one of the rear wheels, since the differential will let the other wheel turn freely once the one is clear of the ground.
