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Old 09-03-2019, 02:11 PM   #1
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Do you store your Class A gas unit with jacks down or up?

And if jacks down, is it something other than to protect the tires? I am in the north so brutal winters but it also never gets to baking southern heat so the tires have it pretty easy.
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And if jacks down, is it something other than to protect the tires? I am in the north so brutal winters but it also never gets to baking southern heat so the tires have it pretty easy.


I store mine next to my house under a "carport", level, with jacks down. It stays plugged in with heat or a/c on as needed. Not for tire protection, just for convenience.
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Old 09-03-2019, 02:31 PM   #3
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And if jacks down, is it something other than to protect the tires? I am in the north so brutal winters but it also never gets to baking southern heat so the tires have it pretty easy.
I leave mine stored with the jacks up completely. I place plywood under the tires as the MH sits in an enclosed storage building with a gravel floor. There is no heat or power in the building.
I get a little thump, thump when I first drive the MH in the spring from the flat spotted tires but it disappears in a couple miles.
I figure doing it like this saves on wear on the jacks, especially the return springs.
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Old 09-03-2019, 02:35 PM   #4
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Jacks up. Doesn't your owner's manual cover this. I'm pretty sure mine does.
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Mine is stored under a carport on concrete. Jacks down, slides usually in. Takes pressure off tires and suspension. I also keep fresh water full and gas tank full. Never know when a good ole southern thunder storm will cut power to the house.
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Outside on gravel,HWH jacks down. Have always done this since buying coach new. Takes load from tires and suspension. Sixteen years, no runs, no drips, no errors.
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10s of thousands of rvs stored in rv sales lots everywhere. You never see a set of jacks down. If mine is stored where it would be too off level for the fridge, I level the rv with the jacks. If level enough without the jacks, they don't get put down. This is assuming I have the fridge on. If no fridge, no jacks.
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When we store our MH for the winter months it is almost totally emptied. Everything is stored in plastic bins on racks in our cellar. The few items I do leave in the MH compartments might weigh 150 lbs. at the most.
Sitting on the wheels and tires alone can't be as stressful on tires and suspension as driving the MH down the road fully loaded and hitting bumps.
Those who use their MH's full time 365 days a year don't drive around with the jacks down do they?
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Indoors on concrete, plugged in to 50 amp, jacks up, slides in or out.
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Inside a building, jacks up. It's a gravel floor, but level. I have a 15 amp extension cord out to it to keep the batteries topped up, and also to start the fridge the day before we head out on a trip.
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When we store our MH for the winter months it is almost totally emptied. Everything is stored in plastic bins on racks in our cellar. The few items I do leave in the MH compartments might weigh 150 lbs. at the most.
Sitting on the wheels and tires alone can't be as stressful on tires and suspension as driving the MH down the road fully loaded and hitting bumps.
Those who use their MH's full time 365 days a year don't drive around with the jacks down do they?
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There is a huge difference between having thousands of pounds of pressure applied to one spot of the tire for a number of months as opposed to a fraction of a second as it rolls down the road.

I have stored both ways and am thinking about buying jack stands for my extended storage.
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I usually don't lower the jacks when in storage, I let it sit on the tires. (Concrete driveway)

However, we've had a lot of rain this spring, so in order to make sure I get good water drainage away from the drivers side slide (its retracted) I lowered the jack on the right side to raise the right side a little bit.
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Outdoor on concrete pad next to the house, jacks down, slideroom out, plugged in. Some days, around 4 or 5, I go "campin'" out there with something to read, maybe work on a trip plan, listen to Watercolors on SiriusXM or Piano and Guitar on Dish, and have a glass or 2 of 3 Buck Chuck.
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When I store my rig for any period I pull my Jack's up. I avoid long term exposure to the shafts to inclement weather to avoid rust. Rust will ultimately prematurely wear the seals. Although I move the rig a few feet backward or forward to avoid flat spots on the wheels.
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