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I can’t believe noone’s answered. There’s a big thread on this in Prevost Owner’s Group, but go to http://www.cpojettools.com. I bought 2 SJ-10’s…work great as jackstands. Measure your bus when up to check the height you want…you MAY want SJ-15’s.

[Rodger]

Check out Jon’s article. any welding shop can make you a set. better than most commercial products. Bob

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Thanks, but I am still too lost to order something. I don’t know what it should do, or how to use it, so I would sound (more) like a buffoon trying to buy it!

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Karl,

My daughter’s factory had two runs of bus stands, one distributed at a POG rally in Sevierville, TN and another batch at the last rally in Kerrville. They were sold at cost, with neither the factory or me making any money on them. But it got too confusing so we probably will not do any more runs.

But, while I use the stands I also use another type of support.

http://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-air-over-hydraulic-jack-95553.html

This jack is available at Harbor Freight and Northern Tool and often it is on sale. The way to use it as a safety device is to compress the jack so it is all the way down. Slide it under the body support point and using the center threaded post, screw it up until it makes contact with the chassis support point. Do this with the coach fully raised on the air bags so it is at its maximum height.

The jacks are rated at 20 ton so you will not have any capacity issues, and since the jack is not raised at all, it cannot drop due to a hydraulic failure. You will be safe to get under the coach. You do not have to get beneath the coach to place them under the chassis supports, and can actually get them in the precise location by pushing them in place with the awning tool.

By having them you also have an air operated hydraulic jack so they serve a dual purpose.

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Thanks, Jon. Now, where are these “support sites”? :/

[Greg]

In your Prevost owners manual or the shop manual support points are shown. Start here………..

http://prevostparts.volvo.com/technicalpublications/en/manuel.asp

I suspect, but you need to verify that in the front yours are just ahead of the wheel well where a crossmember joins with a structural member that points forward. On mine I support the coach on the crossmember just aft of where the forward pointing member joins it.

On the rear of my coach I have a 2″ (approximately) square tube that is bolted just aft of the tag axle that goes crosswise beneath the tail of the transmission. I support the rear at the outside ends of the crossmember.

These are my front support points

And the rear support points. Yours may vary so verify, verify, verify.