crash down in the middle of the night!

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> That story about the prior owner of your coach makes me cringe every
> time you mention it! It also justifies my wooden ramps, wheel
chocks,
> two extra 20 ton hydraulic jacks and two 20 ton jack stands. I've
had
> friends ask me why I carry all that 'crap' and it takes me a while
to
> position everything before I crawl under there, but I don't care,
I'm
> coming back out on my own!
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
> <MHOHNSTEIN@> wrote:
> >
> > Yup, that's what killed the dead guy who's widow I bought my first
> FC from. Had brandy new rear jacks, I suspect he figgered he was
good
> to go on workin' under the bus. His body was the wheel chock he
> shoulda used, rear dual got him as it rolled forward. Guess he
> figured the front brakes locked when the parking brake set.
> > MH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Robert Britton
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:04 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: crash down in the middle of the
night!
> >
> >
> > The air brake only sets the rear brakes. If you have the rear
jacks
> > set and lift the rear wheels while on an incline there is
nothing to
> > keep the coach from rolling.
> >
> > Robert Britton
> > 87FC
> > Hollister, California
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rose Mary"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi group,
> > > been home 2 nights, last night in the middle of a deep sleep
(I
> > still
> > > sleep in the coach when we are home as my daughter is taking
care of
> > > the homefront and has my room in the house)..
> > > I was awakened by a crash and things falling...
> > > I had both back levelers up to level the coach on a slight
incline.
> > > When I went out and looked the levelers were actually under
the
> > coach
> > > in the wrong direction....I started her up, let the air build
and
> > then
> > > retracted the levelers. They went back up fine, phew! Don't
know why
> > > everything had shifted back, the air brake was set
etc....guess
> > maybe
> > > I had them too high? I put them back down but it appeared the
LR one
> > > was at slight angle forward so I put them back up for the
night.
> > > Haven't got around to putting them down as I will likely move
the
> > > coach to a different park spot for the couple weeks we will
be home.
> > > Anyone had this experience?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Rose Mary
> > > 82 FC 35
> > > JP's White Bird
> > > at home in Oregon for Thanksgiving
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >



Thanks for that info on the leveling jacks! I don't have those but
it was interesting to find out only the back brakes are locked in
place when you shut down the coach.


Jipjob
78 Wanderlodge