Stuck in the mud, any tips?
I store my MH, 35' Monaco Monarch, on a buddy's ranch next to his fiver. The spot we use is slightly higher then the surrounding ground, on dirt, but in winters past even after a good rain I have nev...
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"I have a neighbor a few doors down that had his motorhome sitting next to his house on a gravel driveway. A few days ago we drove by and saw the motorhome had sunk into the ground and was sitting on it's belly. He worked for a couple of days to finally get it out. So gravel wouldn't hurt, but it's no guarantee the dirt under the gravel wouldn't get saturated and the motorhome still sink. "
When battling nature we can reduce our risks but never eliminate it. It seems like we regularly hear news reports about some unprecedented natural event causing trouble.
It does seem like it is a good idea to keep pads for the leveling jacks around to use anytime the ground is or could get soft. At the very least this would help the jacks retract. You might lose a pad but I would rather that than dig a trench under my motorhome and crawl in there to free the jack. Mine is so low that I can barely get under it with it not sunk in mud. The very thought of having to do that with it framed out is terrifying.
When battling nature we can reduce our risks but never eliminate it. It seems like we regularly hear news reports about some unprecedented natural event causing trouble.
It does seem like it is a good idea to keep pads for the leveling jacks around to use anytime the ground is or could get soft. At the very least this would help the jacks retract. You might lose a pad but I would rather that than dig a trench under my motorhome and crawl in there to free the jack. Mine is so low that I can barely get under it with it not sunk in mud. The very thought of having to do that with it framed out is terrifying.
