Jacking up class C motorhome
I had gathered from my ford e450 chassis manual that jacking points are located on axles, slightly beyond suspension and steering hardware. Can you help clarifying how to jack to to change a tire or...
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Frankly I dont think I should be using jack stands, bottle jack should be supporting it for long enough to shove something under the tire. I dont see myself getting jack stands under the axle when its stuck low and needs a dig out to begin with. Unless I can a find jack point on the body and not on the axle like the manual says. I can pump the bottle jack without getting under even if its under the axlr if I use a pipe for handle extension.
woh, now your talking about something different, this went from changing a tire to digging out when you are stuck. two totally different situations, stuck, no I wouldn't put jack stands or even a bottle jack , its Infront of the tire and/or behind you have to dig, but if you are stuck enough the axel is buried then you have to get right under to dig, then yes you should be putting jack stands down. changing a tire, I would put a jackstand under just to be safe while I am changing that tire. I have seen bottle jacks pop out.
Its really the same situation. Not asking about digging out, been there done that. Assume everything is already dug out. Not really talking about buried to the axle case, just wheels buried a bit, this restricts under axle space. I definitely do not want to crawl under to place jack stands on this kind of soft and unstable ground while bottle jack is holding it all up. So my question boils down to alternative jacking points that do not require going under. As to using a bottle jack I dont see a harm as I can use handle extension to pump it without being under the RV. My questionis now if e450 got lift points other than axles.
