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 3/11 |
My Regency manual calls for safety jack stands when working under the coach, heavy enough to support the frame. Question is what is heavy duty enough and what type are adequate? The entire coach was weighed and was 38,000 lbs. I have seen blogs that say "block" the frame. I don't think wood, bricks or typical auto ratcheting type jacks are what they mean. Any advice? 1993 32' Regency Wide Body, 4 speed Allison Trans, Front Entry door, Diamond Plate aluminum roof & 1981 Euro 22' w Chevy 350 engine and TH 400 tranny | ||
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"Host" of Barthmobile.com 1/19 |
The use of bricks will cause issues as these can crumble or break in half. The typical auto ratcheting type jacks are not safe under a bus/truck chassis. Stay away from these... We carry blocks of Oak Wood on our service trucks and these work quite well. 
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| 2/16 Captain Doom  |
Pressure-treated wood is also quite dense (It's yellow pine). Rusty  "StaRV II"'94 28' Breakaway: MilSpec AMG 6.5L TD 230HP Nelson and Chester, not-spoiled Golden Retrievers Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I've been searching thirty years to find her and thank her - W. C. Fields | |||
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| 6/12 Formally known as "Humbojb"  |
Just around the corner, at a junk yard, there is a car that is jacked up Tennessee style. It sits on four stacks of tires, each stack four tires high. I'll try to get a picture. 
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5/10 |
Old railroad crossties make wonderful ramps. (Chainsaw needed) and also support blocks 1999 Bluebird Custom 33' 8.3 Cummins diesel pusher Former owner 1989 Barth Regal 25' | |||
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| First Month Member 11/13 |
Do not trust your life to Chinese metallurgy or quality control.
Yup. In the Army, jackstands were not trusted in any shop or hangar. This was way before Chinese jackstands. Nor were ramps allowed. We used only what was called cribbing. This was (I think I recall) four-by hardwood stacked 90 degrees each layer. I think they were only a couple of feet long. Maybe three. And, the vehicle had to be level. No just lifting one end. It was actually a violation to work under your own car up on jacks. . 84 30T PeeThirty-Something, 502 powered | |||
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9/09 |
The following is my posting on this same subject. Note my solution at the end. Please take note of the discussion, there are many good points in it.My Jack Stand Posting Lance & Sue Walton Previous owner of a 1993 38ft Regency Cummins 6CTA8.3 300HP Allison MD3060 Transmission Spartan Chassis Loveland, CO | |||
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Glassnose Aficionado 2/09 |
These stands were very heavy duty, and we were only doing radiator duty so the wheels still would have caught the coach before it squashed anybody. You can't see it in the pic but the rear wheels WERE chocked.  79 Barth Classic | |||
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