Jacking up an RV
1999 Rockwood Ultralight I need to raise it up about a foot off the ground. Plan is to jack it up, slide boars under the tires, and the lower the jack back down. Can i just jack on the bumper wi...
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time2roll wrote:
I use a floor jack with a stack of 2x4s to get the height needed. Jack point is the frame close to the spring hanger. Then I set the frame on 12T jack stands.
To just change a single tire I use a small hydraulic to lift the axle direct just enough to get the tire half inch off the ground. I jack on the U-bold to avoid axle tube damage.
What work are you doing?
I did this to replace all 4 tires, 2 tires at a time, one side at a time. I think my jack stands were 3 ton each. Bottle jack is 9 ton placed just in front and just behind the spring shackles. Trailer gross weight loaded at the time was about 6000.
