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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rgatijnet1 wrote:dougrainer wrote:
There is NO GOOD reason to extend leveing jacks while in storage. I will give a GOOD reason to leave them retracted while in storage.
IF the system fails while in storage, and you cannot get them retracted. WHAT DO YOU DO???? Kind of hard to drive to the RV shop to fix them:B
Same with Slide rooms. Leave them retracted in storage. Doug
I guess I could have total spring failure where the springs would have lost it's ability to retract from it's stretched position. Since I have two springs on each jack I guess I would have to have both springs fail at the same time. Not sure how a spring fails but I guess it is possible.
Basically, all I have to do with a hydraulic failure is open the valve and let the springs pull the cylinder up, but you already should know this. :B
If my jacks did fail, I would rather find out about it while in storage than on the road.
Not ALL jacks can retract with no power. Some are power down and power up. Some are Electric and if you have any part of the electric system fail, they are extremely difficult to get them up. I get calls all the time from fulltimers and from people that stored jacks down and they have not operated the jacks in months. Unlike some on these forums, they have NO CLUE how to do a manual retract and some have no idea after reading the manual and having me attempt to explain it. Jacks as well as slide rooms need to be exercised at least twice a month, whether you are using the RV or have it stored. LOT ROT HAPPENS. Just because you think you would rather find it in storage, which means you are still stuck if your override does not work. As to what I know already, you have no idea of ALL the different Jack systems as I outlined above. You fall into the catagory a LOT on these forums fall into--- you assume ALL RV systems are exactly like yours. My answers and opinions take into account ALL various systems that a RV might have on a particular topic. Most on these forums are novices and that is why they ask questions and opinions from others.Doug
