The wheels on the bus go.....?

[bpaikman]

Spotted this on our last trip.

Please remind us of all the reasons why we don't want to do this.

 

[MapNerd]

Wow. Must be one heck of an engine to get the front wheels of that beast off the ground like that

 

[jbh]

From HWH:

If the vehicle is equipped with kick-down jacks, the vehicle may roll off of the jacks if too much weight is lifted off the rear axle. After leveling any system, a tire may be off the ground. Stability can be improved by placing blocks under those tires BEFORE leveling. Check with the chassis or vehicle manufacturer to get information concerning a tire being off the ground. This condition will not affect the HWH equipment.

 

[bpaikman]

From HWH:

If the vehicle is equipped with kick-down jacks, the vehicle may roll off of the jacks if too much weight is lifted off the rear axle. After leveling any system, a tire may be off the ground. Stability can be improved by placing blocks under those tires BEFORE leveling. Check with the chassis or vehicle manufacturer to get information concerning a tire being off the ground. This condition will not affect the HWH equipment.

I would think it could bend the jacks.

 

[bpaikman]

From HWH:

If the vehicle is equipped with kick-down jacks, the vehicle may roll off of the jacks if too much weight is lifted off the rear axle. After leveling any system, a tire may be off the ground. Stability can be improved by placing blocks under those tires BEFORE leveling. Check with the chassis or vehicle manufacturer to get information concerning a tire being off the ground. This condition will not affect the HWH equipment.

That's going to be a power automatic leveling system.

 

[jbh]

HWH says it won't damage the jacks, and my experience with HWH jacks says it doesn't. No idea about other brands.

 

[mbutts4901]

I called Big Foot and asked about lifting the front end. I was told if the rear tires are on the ground, transmission in park, and the parking brake is set, there's absolutely no problem.

 

[AbdRahim]

I called Big Foot and asked about lifting the front end. I was told if the rear tires are on the ground, transmission in park, and the parking brake is set, there's absolutely no problem.

Indeed. I have done it with Bigfoot levelers on my old C many times. Also on the current rig with Equalizer levelers. I have also seen this done with big super C’s.

I do prefer to raise it higher than needed, in this case, and the put wood underneath the tires and lower it so the there is weight on the tires when level. That way all of that weight is not being held by the suspension.

 

[DavidL]

Those leveling shafts look like toys. That's the only thing that bothers me about that picture.

But if I was able to see a trailer attached, that's a lot of tongue weight

 

[bpaikman]

well I told her last stop before we came home from our last trip we found we were unable to level so we went out and found a Lowe's and got a piece of wood how to cut it for us so that we could stick them under the wheels. I just prefer my wheels to be on something. next trip we're bringing leveling blocks. we Head sold our previous motorhome five years ago and are just getting back into this world (we thought we stored all our supplies but I haven't located the blocks we used to have ) and still trying to remember everything

 

[DavidL]

Know that on an air bag suspended RV, as soon as the lifting starts, the great majority of the RV weight is on the levelers. This is not exactly the case on a leaf / coil spring vehicle that more gradually removes weight off the tires.

Just another factoid that most RVrs that get nervous about wheels off the ground don't consider.