use hydraulic lifts down or up in winter for storeing

Effy wrote:
But what's the point? What's the advantage to doing it vs not doing it? I've never done it as I never could get a real explanation or definitive proof as to benefit of storing this way? Not trying to be difficult, I just don't get it.

As mentioned,this keeps a lot of the weight off of the suspension and tires, which ALWAYS lose air while in storage. To me the main reason I use them is because I HAVE THEM. They are an asset only if you use them. Stored in the "up" position they serve no useful purpose other than to add additional weight to the tires. Not using them is just wasting something that you paid for when you bought the coach.

Effy wrote:
But what's the point? What's the advantage to doing it vs not doing it? I've never done it as I never could get a real explanation or definitive proof as to benefit of storing this way? Not trying to be difficult, I just don't get it.

What everybody else has said...it takes half the weight off the coach/tires.

wolfe10 wrote:
Jacks down, taking about half the weight of the coach off the tires. Clearly no tires off the ground.

X-2, I agree with Brett! I've been doing this since I first started camping in 1976!

But what's the point? What's the advantage to doing it vs not doing it? I've never done it as I never could get a real explanation or definitive proof as to benefit of storing this way? Not trying to be difficult, I just don't get it.

wolfe10 wrote:
Jacks down, taking about half the weight of the coach off the tires. Clearly no tires off the ground.

X2 Here.

BTW, the rods on the hydraulic levelers are chrome plated not bare steel. They will not rust when exposed to the elements. (Think of the hydraulic cylinders on all the mobile equipment out there.)

I guess MH owners who do not have jacks. Better get them!
Jacks up for me.

All of the people that come South for the Winter use their jacks 24/7 to keep their coaches level during their entire stay. Using the jacks during storage is actually easier on the jacks since the coach is not loaded as much as it would be when parked while being lived in.
I agree that there is no reason to lift a tire off of the ground but using the jacks to take some of the weight off of the tires and suspension components will not cause any harm.

My storage lot owner doesn't allow it. His black top thickness is for driving on only. Jacks will punch a hole every time.

wolfe10 wrote:
Jacks down, taking about half the weight of the coach off the tires. Clearly no tires off the ground.

^^What he said! Been doing it the past three years. No problems! Just keep them lubricated.

Curious as to the benefit of this. I mean RV's are really the only vehicles that can do this. All other vehicles including trucks etc all sit on the wheels with no real issues that I have heard. Obviously RV's get stored for longer periods and even everyone's here has sat at dealership for months if not years on the tires at some point in it's lifetime. People who don't take the weight off the wheels seem to have no real issues that I have heard of either. Just curious as to the advantage.