use hydraulic lifts down or up in winter for storeing
was wanting you guy ideas on this.. should i raise the tire off ground for winter using the hydraulic jacks
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Johnadam wrote:
The rig's leveling jacks are designed to hold up the rig.. NOT to keep it from moving side to side or front to back.. If you lift ONE rear wheel of the ground then the rig can move forward or back (Since the parking brake and locks are on the drive shaft) and turn your jacks into very expensive pretzels.
If you lift BOTH either front or rear wheels off the ground then a side wind can pretzel the jacks the same way.
However using other types of supports (Jacking the wheels up with, say a 12 ton air/hydraulic jack and lowering them down on Jack Stands or on vapor blocks) is OK. No problem there at all.
Dang.. I can not telly you how many times I've typed those exact words about tires off the ground.
That said.. It is recommended you extend the jacks as you would if camping to take PART of the load off the suspension and tires.
NEVER take it all off unless you take special precautions to insure no movement, Jacks cost about 500 a pop (hydraulic on E-Bay) plus installation and I fear that will be expensive as well.
Tires: About 600 a pop but installation is included in that price.
