New bus blocks for Gracie

We had asked Jimmy to keep an eye out for 6"x6" wood that we could make into bus blocks 6"x6"x12".

We use the blocks under the jacks of the motorhome so the springs on the jacks don't need to extend/stretch so far. The original 4 blocks were made by Dwayne back when we had the Bluebird, Miss Doozie (thus the name "bus blocks"). We got two additional ones a couple of years ago when we were in Virginia. We have been putting two under each of the back jacks and one under each of the front jacks. A couple of our existing 6 are cracking a little, so we wanted new ones. We also decided that we'd like to have 8 with us so we can put two under the front jacks too to carry the load.

One of the existing bus blocks under one of the front jacks

Two of the original bus blocks under a rear jack (you can see another two beyond under the other rear jack). You may be able to see that the left most of the closest two blocks is a bit cracked -- they aren't falling apart yet, but they are definitely showing wear.

You can also see the springs on the jacks in those two pictures -- they bring the jacks up, and, over time, they get weaker, and sometimes get to the point that you need to have a long 2x4 to encourage the jack to go up. We try not to have the jacks at a long extension so we don't put undue stretch on the springs, and the blocks help us with this -- getting level without too much jack extension.

When we got to the farm, Jimmy had a number of potential pieces...

Cutting the blocks -- once he cut into the wood, it was obvious that some of the pieces were rotten in the core -- not good for Gracie to use as bus blocks. But there were enough pieces of wood that we could get the 4 new ones that we wanted.

The completed bus blocks with eye bolts in the end -- that makes them easier to grab with a hook from under the rig, and also easier to carry between the bay and the jack.

We are happy to have our complete set of bus blocks to take along with us!