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06-23-2020, 01:57 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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I got # 4 (pneumatic) from Harbor Freight, and brought home bigger wheels to replace the small casters on the same trip. It rolls great, and I use the adjustment height a lot.
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06-23-2020, 04:00 PM
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Most folks on this thread are talking tire pressure. But what about fastening straps, safety chains to tow dollies? My problem is that I can get down OK, but then I can't get back up!
So I've ordered this Acko folding step stool for this kind of job. I'm hoping that the 16" height is sufficient to allow me to get up when finished with the job. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01MA0N1...v_ov_lig_dp_it
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06-23-2020, 04:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ray,IN
The only way to eliminate getting down/up is to install a TPMS; even then, once every 2-3 years the batteries should be changed.
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Hmmm. Then I'm doing it wrong. I pull into the nearest Les Schwab and sip my latte as some younger, more supple person does it for me.
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06-23-2020, 04:35 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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I inherited one something like this and it works great:
https://www.amazon.com/Medline-Showe...xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
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06-23-2020, 05:20 PM
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National RV Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin
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I keep 1-2 of these in every vehicle and around home. 2 fake knees and they need padding! Very dense neoprene rubber and hard plastic tray you can slide them along on any type of ground. No help getting up but once your up step on one handle and the other end pops up to where you can grab it!
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Marshall...B451/100318170
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06-23-2020, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rodekyll
Hmmm. Then I'm doing it wrong. I pull into the nearest Les Schwab and sip my latte as some younger, more supple person does it for me.
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Actually you ARE doing it wrong.
Cold tire pressure means just that cold. That means not driven in the last a few hours.
By the time you drive to the tire store, the pressures rise, so your tires are actually underinflated by the younger person.
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06-24-2020, 09:35 PM
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Mid Atlantic Campers Ford Super Duty Owner Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Thanks for all the great ideas! Not just ideas but solutions!
Love this site.
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06-24-2020, 09:37 PM
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Mid Atlantic Campers Ford Super Duty Owner Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tommar
Most folks on this thread are talking tire pressure. But what about fastening straps, safety chains to tow dollies? My problem is that I can get down OK, but then I can't get back up!
So I've ordered this Acko folding step stool for this kind of job. I'm hoping that the 16" height is sufficient to allow me to get up when finished with the job. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01MA0N1...v_ov_lig_dp_it |
Interesting... a search of this site for bad knees yields 1,270 results and a search for tire pressure yields 14,200 results. I guess this thread contributed to both those numbers. 
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06-28-2020, 11:56 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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We picked up one for each basement compartment at local dollar store.
Never have to look for one no matter where your at.
Saves knees, zero impact on storage space. 
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06-28-2020, 03:15 PM
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5-gallon bucket...multi-use.
If too tall, a 2-gallon bucket.
If too tall.......
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06-28-2020, 03:19 PM
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For me it's a can't get up thing do to a couple major artery surgeries so wheeled items don't help me. I need something sold so even just a chair does it so I typically use a step stool I drag with me if I need to get low. Otherwise I have both of the outer ones for use in the garage. Even there I have the same step still handy if I need to get down to kneeling.
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06-28-2020, 03:23 PM
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I use a good set of knee pads and a nock off Dr Ho inflatable back brace. And then I pray to god I don’t make all the above worse!
I do like the one with the tractor seat? Makes the most sense to go over rough terrain !
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06-28-2020, 03:25 PM
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I use a good set of knee pads and a nock off Dr Ho inflatable back brace. And then I pray to god I don’t make all the above worse! Then I take my Celebrex!
I do like the one with the tractor seat? Makes the most sense to go over rough terrain !
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06-28-2020, 03:53 PM
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gravity's a bear
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vintage Iron
Gravity is a bitch. I have two approaches that I use for this problem. I have a half-dozen fold-up foot stools (from Camping World) stashed around my rig in the bins and inside also. For my tires, I use TPMS. I can just scan it and decide if any followup is needed at ground level. Saves quite a few bends which are in short supply these days.
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I only have on foot stool but my TPMS saves my bacon.
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