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Originally posted by John_Canfield:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by jdsr:
I called hwh about the jacks and they said it was ok as long as you worked them once a month. I just bought a new set of tires and heard(dont know if its true but it sounds good to me)to extend jacks to take alot of weight off tires. I dont lift the tires off the ground and I have rubber mats under them and keep them covered.
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Paul Smith of HWH gave a seminar at the GNR this summer and said the jacks can be extended on a long-term basis and do
not need to be cycled on a periodic basis. The shafts are stainless steel and can sit exposed without a problem. It would however be prudent to wipe off the shafts with a clean rag if they are exposed for months at a time. There is an inner and outer seal that will catch the accumulated crud, but why make them work too hard?
We store ours with the jacks extended until we see the tires loose their bulge on the bottom - at this point we have taken a load off the chassis and bearings (another tip from Paul Smith.)
Slides are in because I don't want the wind to blow the toppers around and it takes less power to keep the coach at an appropriate temperature.
Here is the link to my Paul Smith seminar notes. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks for info. Maybe thats where I read about lifting weight off tires.