What do you DIY'ers use to jack and secure your rig?

If I needed to raise my motorhome when I had I used a 3 ton mechanics jack and placed 6 ton jack stands where needed. I would not crawl under a motorhome that was raised in the air without being supported by the proper size jack stands.

I am like Fireup. I am not an over weight person, so there is plenty of room under the rear of the coach for me to change the oil. I lift the rear a few inches with the Quadra bigfoot levelers, but not enough where the wheels will get in the air. Even if the levelers were to fail which I doubt there is plenty of room where a person could still be safe working under the coach.

Now the front is a different story to service the generator. My generator is on a electric slide, so it makes it easy to service.

George Beggs wrote:
There is plenty of room under there.

Not under mine!

I have enough 2x12 x 2 ft boards to get the motorhome high enough for most work. If the tires have to be off the ground, I have a 20 ton bottle jack and a set of truck jacks.

Paul

I do not have leveling jacks, ramps, or a pit. I just crawl under the motorhome and do what ever needs to be done. Oil change, lube job, replace the shocks, etc.
There is plenty of room under there.

Well,
Everyone's got their opinion on whether or not to climb under a rig that's only being supported by it's own leveling jacks. I've done it for years. Yep, I know, you're trusting all the hydraulics of the jack system. It's a personal preference thing for me. I do use two, 4" x 14" x 14" blocks under each jack though. I place the blocks under jack pads, which are only about an inch away, then I release the air in the bags. The rig will drop automatically down on to the blocks.

From that point on, there's enough extension in the jacks to raise all six tires off the ground. I can then do what whatever work's needed, brake inspections, wheel polishing, oil changing, trans oil changing (although since the introduction of Transynd, no need for another 95K miles, yahoo), and more. Someday I'll get some large Jack stands for use under there. But, until then, it's as stable as a rock and, level as possible.
Scott

I have a couple of 20 ton house jacks that I use if I'm out on the road. At my house I have a bridge built from RR ties out over a pit. My advice would be to bolt several layers of 2X10s together to make ramps. Not a bad thing to have with you anyway incase you need to do severe leveling.

aztortuga wrote:
Harbor freight "heavy duty" jack stands.

x2 after running the rig up on 2 x 10 4" ramps

For changing oil and anything quick and easy underneath, I roll the MH up onto some wooden blocks, both front and back so that it sits level in the street. With the Fumoto valve and the truck size oil pan that rolls underneath, I can drain the oil and replace the filter in less than 10 minutes....than I just add the fresh oil on top. Anything major, I use 20 ton Hydraulic jacks(x2) and truck Jack stands.

Harbor freight "heavy duty" jack stands.