Supports while under the FT

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Supports while under the FT

August 31, 2020, 09:34:32 am

Just a shout out thanking all for the tips on blocking the FT before crawling under it. I bought 8 Harbor Freight 12 inch receiver tubes. Raised the FT as high as it goes and slipped them in. It does feel way better to be under there with them.
Thanks again for all the safety tips.

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Reply #1 – August 31, 2020, 10:01:42 am

You just got to use them. Just can't trust "automatic " leveling.

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Reply #2 – August 31, 2020, 10:04:48 am

Good move!!
I looked at a 270 in Virginia last month that the seller insisted the air system was "fine" .... but wouldn't raise high enough to get my supports under..... while he crawled under I "hodge podged"
My supports on their sides, along with various pieces of wood before I would crawl under. While we both were under looking for wiring and air line issues, the coach moved, Down. I came out pretty quick, and the coach had crushed the 2x4's I had stacked on their sides and was basically resting on one support created with the multiple squares tubes. Breathing a sigh of relief that I wouldn't be another careless rv statistic. Patched a air line "chewthru". Mice. Drove home the next week.
Safety stands!!!!!

David

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Reply #3 – August 31, 2020, 02:01:37 pm

In a pinch one can saw to length a 4/4 . Hardwood better but pine will work.

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Reply #4 – August 31, 2020, 03:48:18 pm

I will only trust receiver hitch tubes. Mine are painted orange for easy spotting. I did the same for the height adjusters at 8.5".

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Reply #5 – August 31, 2020, 05:16:45 pm

Quote from: Sven and Kristi – August 31, 2020, 03:48:18 pm

Mine are painted orange for easy spotting.

I agree with Sven but I got a little fancier and painted mine red and white candy stripe/barber pole. They do stand out. They are like the "remove before flight" pendants, hard to forget to remove.

Richard

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Reply #6 – August 31, 2020, 11:54:34 pm

Painted mine caution tape yellow.

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Reply #7 – September 01, 2020, 12:54:50 am

Years ago, we put two receiver safety steel supports in rear. Project took several weeks so we left coach sitting down on them for a while, and when we left for the highway forgot to remove them.

Cindy was driving that morning and said the roadway must be bad as the ride was not good.

When we arrived at destination many miles down the highway, I found one support still holding up one rear side, and every bay door latch broken away from fiberglass door. No idea where the other support ended up.

We NOW have a long wide ribbon attached to each receiver support and when the support is in place, ribbon is draped over tire with its end in a wheel hole.

Every colorful support can still not be seen as these are way out sight. Ribbon is cheap. . . Xtreme is not.

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Reply #8 – September 01, 2020, 01:08:55 am

Barry: As a former plant safety manager need to know you just won the "New Safety Tip" of the month Award and I will be implementing it next trip to the rig.
Steller idea!

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Reply #9 – September 01, 2020, 06:22:42 am

Barry,
Congrats. It's not easy for us to admit those kinds of mistakes.

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Reply #10 – September 01, 2020, 09:09:07 am

A red ribbon or one of these on the steering wheel anytime you have disturbed something that needs to be reinstated before movement

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Reply #11 – September 01, 2020, 09:41:01 am

Lock out, tag out. Used it frequently when I was working.

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Supports while under the FT

August 31, 2020, 09:34:32 am

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