Steadies
Our van has the access to the front steadies through a small hole in the lower side skirt. The hexagon head is just through the hole is alignment with the winder is easy (if anything, the winder is too long)
The rear steadies are accessed from the back of the van. There are shaped recesses in the lower skirt, but access to them does require you to get down low. Not a problem for me - yet!
But, why can't the rear steadies also be rotated to be accessed from the side as well?
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Our van has the access to the front steadies through a small hole in the lower side skirt. The hexagon head is just through the hole is alignment with the winder is easy (if anything, the winder is too long)
The rear steadies are accessed from the back of the van. There are shaped recesses in the lower skirt, but access to them does require you to get down low. Not a problem for me - yet!
But, why can't the rear steadies also be rotated to be accessed from the side as well?
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Because many years ago, when steadies were all accessed from the side, vans would work fore and aft when the steadies flexed. Ditto with front/rear accessed steadies the van rocked side to side. Arranging steadies at 90deg has made a huge improvement in
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I have not had a snifter at all but I am also struggling to work that one out
To answer the OP with the big Honda 4 (nice) it well might be because many caravan's are stored up against a fence or building.
A side accessed steady could not be operated whereas a rear one could .
Best I can come up with at this time on a Saturday night.
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I would also like side access to rear steadies - but currently hold onto the caravan handles for balance - PLUS I have painted the "target heads" with white paint - it really helps with finding the right place! Varifocals are wonderful - but a bit of help
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what bugs me is these days steadies all seem to be winding down to the centre of van whereas earlier ones I had wound down to level with edge of van, if that makes sense therefore stability is nit as good cos there not as wide as they were. Does that make
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.... it well might be because many caravan's are stored up against a fence or building.
A side accessed steady could not be operated whereas a rear one could . ....
That works for me, I use 3 steadies ... a front/side one & both rears. The othe rfront gets left cos I can't get to it fro the fence
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We overcame the problem of accessing awkward to reach steady screws by fitting guide tubes just large enough for the head of the winder handle to pass through to the steady frame.
You can make your own but they used to be available from accessory shops. On our last van we used plastic water pipe kept on with cable ties which worked a treat. Instead of cable ties it's often possible to fit the correct size pipe clip to the van floor
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what bugs me is these days steadies all seem to be winding down to the centre of van whereas earlier ones I had wound down to level with edge of van, if that makes sense therefore stability is nit as good cos there not as wide as they were. Does that make
sense, I will get another scotchI can't understand why they have steadies that don't splay outwards when deployed either. As you say it reduces the width of balance. I can only deduce that it keeps them clear of awning skirts/wastemasters etc. Still a stupid design though.
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.... it well might be because many caravan's are stored up against a fence or building.
A side accessed steady could not be operated whereas a rear one could . ....
That works for me, I use 3 steadies ... a front/side one & both rears. The othe rfront gets left cos I can't get to it fro the fence
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Lower the inaccessible steady so that it touches the ground, before you get close to the wall. Then lift it by adjusting the jockey wheel height, and manoeuvre close to the wall. Once in position, readjust the jockey wheel so that the inaccessible steady
is resting on the ground. Complete the job by lowering the three remaining steadies conventionally.0 -
My take on it, by their design 'steadies' will flex more easily in one direction rather than the other, so having two opposing should make for a steadier van.
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That too is my experience, but some posters are having trouble understanding - maybe another whisky is needed.
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Lower the inaccessible steady so that it touches the ground, before you get close to the wall. Then lift it by adjusting the jockey wheel height, and manoeuvre close to the wall. Once in position, readjust the jockey wheel so that the inaccessible steady
is resting on the ground. Complete the job by lowering the three remaining steadies conventionallyThat to me Jenny is good thinking. Wish I could answer my problems as efficiantly as that.
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We used to keep our caravans in the drive close to the house wall. End operasted steadies were what we needed. The side one at the front could be managed by putting it down to where we wanted it and then raising it on the jockey wheel before putting it in
its final position. Two side operated steadies would have ruled that out.0 -
Its not the storage thats the problem, but one a couple of sites recently where the pitch wasn't over deep. The almost 8m of TA van had to go fully back and due to bushes etc, getting to the steadies was a tad difficult. The van has heavy duty steadies so
I'd like to believe that they are stable in all directions.Never mind, I've got my eyes on the latest vans with automatic leveling via rams.
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