Wet spring monkey wrench

[pipepro1]

Spring rain has been compounded by us cutting down a 75 foot tall Weeping Willow tree. The tree was next to my stone driveway for our Class A MH. I tried to pull out of the driveway and got buried to the axle. So I figured I could use my jack leveler to pick it out but now the leveler is stuck 6 inches down and won't go up or down. What a major problem I have now. Any suggestions?.

 

[Lou Schneider]

Spring rain has been compounded by us cutting down a 75 foot tall Weeping Willow tree. The tree was next to my stone driveway for our Class A MH. I tried to pull out of the driveway and got buried to the axle. So I figured I could use my jack leveler to pick it out but now the leveler is stuck 6 inches down and won't go up or down. What a major problem I have now. Any suggestions?.

Dig out the jack. The footpad is stuck in the mud.

 

[pipepro1]

Dig out the jack. The footpad is stuck in the mud.

Yep I did that but for the first time since I owned the rig the house batteries are dead. that could be the reason. Charging them now

 

[grashley]

You need a larger pad under the jack to support the weight. A length of 2 x 6 or a concrete paver should help. Then 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 under the tires to get you to solid ground. A tow also works, but this is usually quicker and cheaper unless you are going a long distance.
Ben there, done that.
Gordon

 

[pipepro1]

Got the Jack up, it was the batteries. Now to get it out of the mud

 

[John From Detroit]

You need a larger pad under the jack to support the weight. A length of 2 x 6 or a concrete paver should help. Then 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 under the tires to get you to solid ground. A tow also works, but this is usually quicker and cheaper unless you are going a long distance.
Ben there, done that.
Gordon

Note Even on a "Hard" surface (Well asphalt is not that hard) Put a pad under the jack

Local Belle Tire used my 12 ton bottle jack.
Has a hole yes a hole a hole in their parking lot

 

[pipepro1]

Rained again last night I think it sank further. What a mess

 

[Kirk]

It might be wise to do something before it sinks in more.

 

[Rene T]

It might be wise to do something before it sinks in more.

Like calling a big wrecker!

 

[RayIN]

Anything under the jacks must overcome the weight on the axle in pounds per square inch or it will be pushed into the ground instead of lifting that axle.
example: you can place a 3' square of something on the ground, then a smaller section atop that; continue until you reach the jack pad when jacks are stored. That's the only way to use the jacks to lift the tires out of the mud. Then you can solve the issue of planking to create a "road:" back to the driveway and fill in the holes made by the wheels.
Barring that, do as Rene T said.

 

[pipepro1]

It might be wise to do something before it sinks in more.

It was down to the axles so I dug out around the jacks and placed 2x10s under and jacked it up to almost ground level and put more 2x10s under the tires. I'm going to fill the tire ruts with stone see how that works.

 

[Kirk]

. I'm going to fill the tire ruts with stone see how that works.

How far do you need to go to reach something solid with the RV? It looks like it will be memorable Easter.

 

[pipepro1]

I have the 2x10s spanning 5 feet of ground I can raise it up now and fill under the tires with stone and I thought I might add some concrete to strengthen the stone.

 

[TheBar]

The Y of my driveway wasn't quite big enough to make a turn and I got a deep rut. I tried putting concrete over gravel. But that narrow width sunk down over a couple years. What did work was putting 4" of concrete in the rut for a solid base then filled it with gravel.

 

[John From Detroit]

It was down to the axles so I dug out around the jacks and placed 2x10s under and jacked it up to almost ground level and put more 2x10s under the tires. I'm going to fill the tire ruts with stone see how that works.

Good plan. Another woudl be "Crossed 2 by whatevers"

Lay 2x something crosswose say 3 feet long. Then lay a 2x10 or 12 on top of them length wise to hard surface. Note you can use shorter sections and move it like 10 feet, then move a 6' section to aling with the one it is sitting on move it 12 feet and so on till you get to hard ground

Note also the length (6' sections) is only a suggestion.

 

[pipepro1]

Friggin raining again. I have to get this baby out and get new house batteries and slide awnings before our trip in May. I don't think gas is going down anytime soon also. Going to be an expensive spring start to my travel plans.
Oh when you look at the picture remember I raised it up about 8 inches.

 

[Rene T]

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I raised it up about 8 inches.

It’s a good thing you didn’t raise it down about 8”” inches.

 

[Kirk]

Looking at the latest picture, it looks like the front has sunk enough to increase the force required to push it forward. What does the other side look like? You haven't mentioned how far it has to move to reach solid ground. I suspect that the RV is passenger side heavy too.

 

[pipepro1]

Looking at the latest picture, it looks like the front has sunk enough to increase the force required to push it forward. What does the other side look like? You haven't mentioned how far it has to move to reach solid ground. I suspect that the RV is passenger side heavy too.

The other side has sunk about 2 inches and I was only off the hard stone by about a foot and a half. I bought rock yesterday and I used the shavings from the tree trunk grindings to soak up the water. Still though it is too wet to attempt to move it.

 

[Ohiosnowbird]

Newbcake solution here. Use cheap kitty litter to soak up excess water. Our class C got stuck like that in the front yard 2 springs ago. It was a similar disaster. We used bags of kitty litter then topped it off with mulch,,shoved boards under the wheels and floored it. The yard was a mess, and so was the person shoving the boards (me) but we got it out.