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04-13-2015, 07:09 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Broken Arrow
Posts: 393
M.O.C. #11127
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changing tire with level up
well i have a week of vacation and if it stops raining i plan on bringing monty to the house to unwinterize and clean the roof and general maintenance before this season starts: my question is can i use my 6 pt level up system and in manual mode use the middle level to lift up the tire to removedand check wheel bearings and brakes, will the system handle it one tire at a time.
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04-13-2015, 07:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Yep,I have done it MANY times for almost 4 years now with no problems,and that is how I do my bearings/Brakes and when I got new tires I raised up one side took two wheels off at a time and took them to the tire shop and repeat as I did not feel like towing the Monty to the tire shop
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quote:Originally posted by okierver
well i have a week of vacation and if it stops raining i plan on bringing monty to the house to unwinterize and clean the roof and general maintenance before this season starts: my question is can i use my 6 pt level up system and in manual mode use the middle level to lift up the tire to removedand check wheel bearings and brakes, will the system handle it one tire at a time.
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04-13-2015, 07:49 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
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I just did it for the first time a little over a week ago. It works well, but you have to remember there is a certain degree of side to side "error" that will cause it to not work. You have to lift each side a little bit at a time to stay away for whatever degree of "error" shuts the system down. -Glenn
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04-13-2015, 07:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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I've had all four off the ground at same time to change tires. No problem.
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04-13-2015, 08:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,700
M.O.C. #12947
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I had ours totally off the ground a couple seasons ago doing the brakes. It was like that for almost three days with no problems. The system will handle it, it's just Lippert's lawyers trying to prevent people from doing stupid things. If you are going to crawl under the rig when supported by the hydraulics, from a safety standpoint, it is best to put some heavy jack stands under the frame.
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2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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04-13-2015, 09:19 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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It will work!
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04-13-2015, 11:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We have done it but on level ground. I don't know about along side the road at a angle side to side.
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04-13-2015, 12:23 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,700
M.O.C. #12947
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We did it in Laredo, TX last month. Had a failed wheel bearing and were stopped on the edge of the crowned road. Had to play with the system, first auto leveled it, (disconnected from truck), then placed the system in manual mode and raised the curb side up until the wheels cleared the pavement. Once you auto level, and the rig is level, then you can play with the buttons to raise it to where you need it.
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05-28-2015, 06:12 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: somerville
Posts: 135
M.O.C. #12636
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When I replaced my China bombs with G614's I raised all four with the system for couple hours, no problems. On some sites I have seen my tires off the ground when leveling. Like, rohrmann said, if you are have tires off be sure to put jack stands under axles.
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05-29-2015, 05:47 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Myrtle Creek
Posts: 25
M.O.C. #11517
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We had a Goodyear Marathon China Bomb blowout and we just quickly pulled over on the side of the highway, unhooked, chalked, used the manual level-up controls to raise the side with the blown tire, and replaced the blown tire with the spare and went into town and replaced all the Marathons with G rated tires. Luckily the blowout was on the non-traffic side of the 5'er. :-)
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05-29-2015, 08:10 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Omaha
Posts: 6,750
M.O.C. #7560
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The level-up instructions tell you not to, but.........!
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