Levelling your caravan

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  • JCB4X4
    JCB4X4 Forum Participant Posts: 466
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    edited September 2016 #62

    You use the 'Combo Pack' that consists of both a twin and a single Lock 'n' Level, the twin to fit the locks to the near side and the single to level the offside. I have two Twin Lock'n'level's this ensurers that both axles will be suported  in cases where I need to raise the offsde.  I would not like to think I no longer had access to this piece of kit.Happy

  • JCB4X4
    JCB4X4 Forum Participant Posts: 466
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    edited September 2016 #63

    You use the Combo pack that consists of both a twin and a single Lock 'n' Level, the twin to fit the locks to the near side and the single to level the offside. 

    You use the 'Combo Pack' that consists of both a twin and a single Lock 'n' Level, the twin to fit the locks to the near side and the single to level the offside. I have two Twin Lock 'n' level's this ensures that both axles will be supported in cases where I need to raise the offside. 

    I would not like to think I no longer had access to this piece of kit.Happy

  • JCB4X4
    JCB4X4 Forum Participant Posts: 466
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    edited September 2016 #64

    Oops,Embarassed  Sorry for double post, ssems to have happened as I was correcting typo's 

  • Boff
    Boff Forum Participant Posts: 1,742
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    edited September 2016 #65

    Not sure how this topic relates to make your caravanning cheaper?

    However I bought a big yellow ramp from a car boot for £2 this gives about 4" of lift. if this isn't enough I put the ramp on blocks to give extra height. 

  • JCB4X4
    JCB4X4 Forum Participant Posts: 466
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    edited September 2016 #66

    Not sure how this topic relates to make your caravanning cheaper? ...

     

    Undecided I’m not sure that there is supposed to be any relationship between this topic and making your caravanning cheaper.Undecided

  • Metheven
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    edited September 2016 #67

    Not sure how this topic relates to make your caravanning cheaper? ...

     

    Undecided I’m not sure that there is supposed to be any relationship between this topic and making your caravanning cheaper.

    Boff is wondering why this thread is wrongly in the 'tips for making your caravanning cheaper' section of the forum.Lock n level ain't exactly cheap.Undecided

    Can't get cheaper than various thicknesses of wood Happy

  • geoffeales
    geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
    edited September 2016 #68

    Can't get cheaper than various thicknesses of wood

    and if your van doesn't need levelling you can start a campfire and save on gas and leccy!

  • Steve Scott
    Steve Scott Forum Participant Posts: 197
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    edited September 2016 #69

    One thing I do not follow with this device is that if one is using it on the near-side to fit wheel locks, and the pitch spot slopes to the off-side is one not actually making it worse, or does one purchase TWO sets to ensure a level van?

    Write your comments here...Correct but it only needs to be a single and it can be used on a twin axle if you need to change a wheel.

    Steve

  • Merve
    Merve Forum Participant Posts: 2,333
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    edited September 2016 #70

    We always carry a bottle jack (and a Bulldog leveller which is brilliant) but just reading that last comment made me wonder, wouldn't it be just as easy to use the jack in the first place? Your thoughts ladies and gentlemen!

    Write your comments here...lying on the ground and pumping a jack to get the van level can't be as easy as standing there watching a small 12v compressor doing the work so NO, it wouldn't be as easy geoff.

  • Astro76
    Astro76 Forum Participant Posts: 62
    edited September 2016 #71

    The other problem with using a jack to level the caravan is that the wheel will drop a bit because of the suspension, so you'll not be able to get anything under the wheel to keep it level once you get there.  Of course, you can jack past level, then lower
    the wheel onto the block.  This then gives you the problem of knowing how far above level you'd have to jack the wheel to be able to get the right amount of block under and additionally you'd need to know how much block to put under the wheel.   I'd not dare
    to leave the caravan on a bottle jack for a couple of weeks as it's not designed for that.  Their only meant to lift and hold for a short period of time, maybe a couple of hours, and then they're not expected to have people bouncing up and down on them - which
    might cause them to fail early.   Not something that i'd want to risk even with my 1300Kg van, of which only about 650Kg is likely to be on the jack my 2000Kg jack.  Still wouldn't dare to risk it, simply not worth it.

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