My Series 2 SLS Airbags are blown. Offroading. Tow truck wont come to cabin.

I am loaded with supplies. I have 2 new air bags. 1 Axle stand. 1 bottle jack. 2 sandladders. Is it safe to jack 1 tire at a time?

 

Without pics it's only a guess but if you block the opposite wheel(s) and place the jack on the sandladder it should be ok. Desperate times...

 

Do you have all the tools to swap the airbags? Is it an option to leave all your gear at the cabin and drive out? You could wedge something in between the axle and bump stops to clear the tires.

 

@protonmailrover you need something under the jack - if you are going to use the sand ladders:

Jack up the truck
Put the stand in place
Leave the tire on but in the air
Go have coffee check it in 30 minutes if nothing has moved you should be good.

If you have any firewood you could add that as cribbing to help support the load

 

Good advice generally. Using sand ladders to jack up is fine. You only need to get it high enough to get the bags out and in . You may want to take the spare off, shove it under the frame with the truck jacked up higher than necessary, put planks/logs between frame and tire, then then lower jack so truck is supported by tire/planks. complete work and move to the other side.

 

Farm jack busted. stock jack missing. Can't find other jack. small auto shop has a big red 3 ton bottle jack .... maximum height is 363mm .. thats 1.19 feet in the usa , , . Is that high enough to get a 33 tire off the ground .. off the wheel .. to get to the air springs? any way change the air springs without taking the tires off ? both air springs are down .. no air pump codes ...

 

You may have to jack and block, jack and block, multiple times. Where are you that Amazon cannot bring the jack you need? At least to your local mechanic and then he can bring it to you.

 

u mean bricks? where do I put them to get the tire to hang to ge tto the msprings ? rather not take the tire off .. might lose my arms ...

surface is uneven ... mostly gravel mixed with grass

 

Empty the gear. Jack it up and see how much you think is left until you can get the tires off the ground. Dig two holes behind the tires about the depth you need, back into them, chock the front wheels, jack up the rear end to get the tires in the air. You can do one at a time or try jacking on the trailer hitch if have one and you're feeling brave. Put your spare wheel under the rear diff or roll some big logs under the frame rails so if it falls off the jack it might not completely crush you. Replace the bags, drive out of the holes.

Whatever you do, it sounds like you don't have the equipment to do it safely so pay attention, think things through and be as safe as you can. Trail repairs are never in ideal situations.

 

How far do you have to drive to get to tow truck? You can drive it out on the bump stops, just go very slow so you don't break an axle. Otherwise if you do decide to jack the vehicle go slow, put blocking/bricks/logs/spare tire under the frame as you go so if it falls off jack it won't go far. Once you get one of the wheels off the ground, you can put the two wheels stacked under the frame, maybe under trailer hitch.