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Originally Posted by Fffrank
You had it on a 10" tall block? How unlevel of a site were you in and how did you get out without a step ladder?
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nothing so dramatic, LOL All was good for a while on the block. It was cribbing that the farmstead had laying around. My error was keeping the coach at ride height on the jacks cuz I like even stair steps. I was parked amongst his grain bins cuz he had 50 amp service and water there.
Rain (~6.5 inches) flooded the area and I had a lakefront site, but my coach wheels sunk several inches. All the jack pads I had built for the rear jacks were driven underground as well, the 10x10 was effectively a 10 x 5 or so..and tilted. Being surrounded by water, I could not move the coach to firmer ground. I certainly would have gotten stuck and tore up his lawn. Eventually the water would recede and the ground would firm up.. I just tried to keep the coach level and enjoy the view.
The front jack slipped off the block due to uneven settling and impaled itself in the ground. The block itself was driven underground on the half that was weightbearing. The other half was sticking up at a crazy angle. When the waters receded I had to break out the entrenching tool and dig a trench to try free the jack but to no avail. The shaft was bent and it would not retract.
I had to cut up a bunch of 12x12 and make a set of ramps, and after lengthening the trench I was able to drive up the ramps and get some clearance so I could remove the jack.
It was a spendy mistake.
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