Swift Group Antibes 38x12-2 2020, Owner'S Handbook Manual

Page: 15 / 110

16
WARNING: Care must be taken to ensure
the marked lifting capacity of the jack(s) is not
exceeded.
Jacking Procedure
• Most jacking accidents occur when lifting on
an uneven surface when the jack slips out from
under the holiday home.
WARNING: Take care to ensure the jack is
sitting on an even surface that is capable of
taking the full-imposed weight at that jacking
point, as indicated by the manufacturer.
Spreader plates should be used on uneven
and/or soft surfaces.
• Before raising the holiday home, the wheel(s)
remaining on the ground should be chocked;
• Wherever possible, consideration should
be given to lifting the holiday home whilst still
hitched to the towing vehicle to take advantage
of the additional stability this can provide;
The jack(s) should be placed under the defined
jacking point(s)
• Jacking should be undertaken, one side at a
time, using an appropriately rated jack(s);
• The holiday home should not be jacked up
to its final height and then supported. Rather,
it should be lifted up to a height whereby the
support stand is barely extended to allow the
earliest possible supporting of the holiday
home. The jacking should be slow and gradual
and the holiday home should be continually
supported throughout the jacking operation;
• It may be necessary to lower the holiday home
onto the support stands and to reposition the
jack at another designated jacking point to gain
more height;
• While jacking at other points, it is important to
check and recheck all support stands to make
sure they remain in the correct position.
Plan to stay safe
WARNING: No one should be under the
holiday home whilst it is being lifted or lowered
by means of a jack
WARNING: No part of the body should ever
be under the main chassis beams of a holiday
home that is supported only on a jack.
Given the risks of working beneath a holiday
home, it is recommended that at least one other
person who has been trained in how to deal with
an emergency is present and able to respond
to any incident. One member of the team must
remain outside the underside of the holiday
home at all times.
3.5 Wheel chocks
The danger of movement whilst the holiday
home is being raised/levelled cannot be
overstated. The wheels of the home (those
still in contact with the ground) should always
be braced with wheel chocks at the front and
rear. These prevent the home shifting forwards
or backwards (the most likely direction of
movement).
Better quality wheel chocks are fabricated from
steel or thick aluminium and are wedge-shaped
so that they can be pushed into close contact
with the wheel and tyre.
i
Note: For a holiday home, the wheel chock
should be at least 150mm high.
3.6 Spreader plates
Spreader plates are a means of distributing a
load over a wider area, and must always be used
under jacks or support stands where ground
conditions are uncertain. It may be necessary to
double up spreader plates or lay them side by
side where support is required over a large area,
such as under a larger trolley jack. It is important
to place jacks in the centre of any spreader
plate or combination of plates.
Siting