1999 American Dream Jacking instructions

Most will only jack up a single tire or front/rear end only when they change them , not the whole RV at one time. All Depends on the equipment they have to lift the Rv.

MountainAir05 wrote:
Most will only jack up a single tire or front/rear end only when they change them , not the whole RV at one time. All Depends on the equipment they have to lift the Rv.

Well Sir,
They might do that in your area but, I've seen many, many times where all six have been off the ground at tire stores when getting new ones. I did it for the local tire store when I had mine changed. 99.999999% of the tire stores, even the larger ones for truck tires have completely level parking lots so, getting all six off the ground is no big deal. We're not talking camping here, just getting some tires replaced which, takes in the neighborhood of about an hour or two at the most.
Scott

I had a 1995 American Dream and never had a problem with cracking a windshield. I did have a couple of tires repaired, but never replaced a full set. If I was really concerned, I would raise the front end with the hydraulic jack on the motorhome just to be sure that one side wasn't going to twist. I was never concerned about raising one side of the rear. With the engine bolted to the frame, I think it would be a lot less likely to flex. JMO.

1. YOU NEVER USE THE JACKS TO RAISE THE MOTORHOME OFF THE GROUND TO CHANGE TIRES---PERIOD!
2. Any Tire store that would do it, should not be changing motorhome tires and I would not want them changing my tires.
3. I cannot believe that any qualified tire store would want the liability or even their insurance company would allow this type operation if they knew about it
4. A QUALIFIED Tire Store will have the correct Jacks to raise the RV to safely change the tires.
5. 3 point systems were designed to STOP chassis twisting at the front cap area. There are 2 designs of this type system. The first is the single front jack that is centered and cannot twist the frame when extended. The 2nd is a Powergear system that used 2 jacks up front with 1 solenoid and an equalizing T that caused BOTH front jacks to extend the same. The weight of the motorhome equalizes the front to prevent twisting. Doug

We took ours to a truck shop for new tires and because they work on trucks, they had the equipment to raise the motorhome. They did not use our jacks to hike it up. They also did an alignment and replaced the valve stem extensions.

Assuming that the tire store uses their equipment to lift one corner of the coach at a time, won't that twist the body of the unit, possibly causing issues with the windshield??
That is my concern.

I see all sorts of replys as what not to do. Does any one know how to raise the MH to change tires?

Doug, why can't we raise our MHs with the hydraulic leveling jacks to change the tires? Most leveling jacks are rated for the weight of the coach. One would think that the frame mounting locations shouldn't be a problem. We all know jack stands are required.

Richard

We had to have a tire changed once by emergency road service for a blown tire. I asked the truck tire tech if he wanted to use his jack or mine. He had me raise the side with my jacks, then put a stand under for safety. Change went well, and we were on our way.

I have used the front jack to level the coach in a sloped campsite. The front tires were off the ground a couple of inches. I would have no problem doing this for a tire shop since there would be no twisting of the frame. Jack stands would obviously be used.

I would not try to raise the rear of the coach in that scenario(emergency brake and extreme weight)but cracking a windshield jacking up the rear shouldn't be a concern anyway.

I took it in today and everything went well. They cafefully, evenly lifted the front and then the back. Everything is fine.
Thanks