Short and Long-term Storage-Air Bags

[Rick Coleman]

If you are parking/storing your coach for weeks at a time, or for months at a time, would you dump the air bags, and would you set the jacks down or not? I have always dumped the bags and left the jacks up for short storage, down for long storage.

[EngineerMike]

Congress should meet for no more than 30 working days per year, with no salary if a balanced budget isn't passed within that time, should be compelled to stay in session 24/7 until a balanced budget is passed, and then the air bags should go home and get honest jobs.

[TheMcDonald3]

Best laugh I've had all day! Thanks.

[jerry davis]

Yes, but should they put their jacks down and go to their rooms?

[Stone Man]

Rick it is better to keep the air in for short term and the jacks down for long term so you don't let the bags sit on the top and bottom of the bag. The air bags will last a very long time in the run mode or in extended mode.

[Rick Coleman]

Thanks Dwight. Good to hear from you. I hope you had an easy drive home from the Plymouth rally.

[Northern-Canadian]

When down in Decatur IN last summer I asked about leaving the jacks down or up for my extended period of storage. My conditions are most likely different from yours but the coach went into storage for 8 months and in temperatures as low as -40 Celsius/Fahrenheit some days. The technicians said no hydraulic jacks for that length of time in those cold conditions, just let it sit on its tires or block it. Just wanted to add my 2 cents or less for another perspective.

[NorCal C&H]

On the 2003 I left the air in all the time, due to the 2006 being a few inches taller than the 2003 I have to bleed the air out before pulling into the garage. I park & store it with the air out and the jacks up.

I asked WRV and HWH your same questions and they both said it would be fine to leave the coach sitting on deflated bags. It has been 3 1/2 years and so far no problems.

Harold
2006 Alpine 36MDDS
being pushed by a
2006 Jeep Liberty Diesel

Hey I edited my profile to include all the above in my "signature". How to I access it so I don't have to type this every time?

[Stone Man]

Would it be ok to let the air out of tires and let the tires set on the rims

[NorCal C&H]

You can check with some tire shops but I think you run the risk of damaging both your tires, by pinching and cutting, and the rims by doing that. Don't think I would try it!

Harold

[EngineerMike]

I think maybe the Stoned Man was kidding?

[takepride]

NorCal Harold:

At top of page, click "UserCP" (control panel)

Menu at left, click "Edit Signature"

Do your thing,

Click "Save"

[Stone Man]

letting the air out of the tires would be very hard on the bead pack in the side wall of the tire. the air bag is a small tire with the bead pack on the top and bottom, think about it

[NorCal C&H]

Thanks "takepride" I've done that now. Now I'll see how it works.

Harold

OK now how do I call it up, or append it when I post?