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Looking for central Texas service pit
11-27-2007, 02:33
Post: #3
Looking for central Texas service pit
Oh I believed ya, just thought I could get it high enough with the
20 ton jacks that I have. But I have a good slope on my driveway
and once I started jacking it and saw how little room there was
under than and how big I am Smile, I said no way. Better safe than
dead.

Michael Brundridge
92 WB40
Georgetown, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Didn't believe me when I said I hope you had a pit, huh? I have
> serviced the air dryer by building 2"x12" wood ramps for the back
> wheels and driving up on them. Set the brakes, drop the jacks,
chock
> the front wheels on both sides front/back, add a couple external
> auxiliary 20 ton hydraulic jacks and a couple of 20 ton jack stands
> under the frame and you are good to go to work. (Yes, I don't
believe
> in taking chances under there.)
>
> Alternatively, Stewart & Stevenson quoted it for 2.5 hrs "RV"
labor on
> the dryer plus over-priced parts.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbrund" <mbrund@> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a location in central Texas (Georgetown,
Round
> > Rock, Pflugerville, Auston, etc.) that is willing to rent out
their
> > service pit for short periods?
> >
> > Need to rebuild the air dryer and install automatic drains on
air
> > tanks. After looking at it today I would have to say it is
unsafe to
> > do it any other way than over a service pit.
> >
> > Michael Brundridge
> > 92 WB40
> > Georgetown, TX
> >
>
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Looking for central Texas service pit - mbrund - 11-26-2007, 16:45
Looking for central Texas service pit - mbulriss - 11-26-2007, 17:10
Looking for central Texas service pit - mbrund - 11-27-2007 02:33



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