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Harvard's avatar
Harvard
Explorer
Nov 11, 2018

Why not to store RVs on jacks/blocking in winter

If the RV is sitting on front and rear blocking AND has vinyl floors, there is the risk of flexing the cold vinyl which will crack in the process. The flexing is caused by the tires changing their loa...
Sam_Spade's avatar
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 17, 2018
trail-explorer wrote:
Harvard wrote:
Just leave the RV sit on its wheels and front jack. Been there, done that...


what on earth are you trying to say?


I'm still waiting on an explanation of why some folks think that the front jack(s) are desirable.

Having a hydraulic cylinder under constant pressure really isn't a good idea......unless you REALLY need that for some reason.

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