Jockey wheels - am I missing something?
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It's the twenty first century.
Of course I don't wind steadies anymore same as I don’t use a genny when solar panels are available.
I am looking for an app to lower the steadies from my smartphone. It's coming folks
It's the twenty first century.
Of course I don't wind steadies anymore same as I don’t use a genny when solar panels are available.
I am looking for an app to lower the steadies from my smartphone. It's coming folks
keep an eye out for the new Iphone 10 in 2020, it will be big enough for them by then.
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I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
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I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
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I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
Some one on here is bound to challenge its validity.
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..."wind back torque wrenches back to zero after use, given that all you careful and responsible people use one to check your wheel nuts!!!!"
Certainly do !!!!
must be only us two that check then ?
Mmm!!!
There may be others but they are probable to abashed
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I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
...Dometic say they are not "aware" of any problems with their 9330 model fridge yet their engineer who came to us and two other vans last week to change a faulty gas valve,says they should be aware with the ammount of valves changed
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..."wind back torque wrenches back to zero after use, given that all you careful and responsible people use one to check your wheel nuts!!!!"
Certainly do !!!!
must be only us two that check then ?
Mmm!!!
There may be others but they are probable to abashed to admit to it on here. I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
...Dometic say they are not "aware" of any problems with their 9330 model fridge yet their engineer who came to us and two other vans last week to change a faulty gas valve,says they should be aware with the ammount of valves changed
Well, my Al-Ko premium wheel has been fitted to my Lunar for nearly four years now, and it's still reading the same nose weight.
Prior to that it was fitted to my Swift for 3 years.
But then, what do you know that I and Al-Ko don't.
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..."wind back torque wrenches back to zero after use, given that all you careful and responsible people use one to check your wheel nuts!!!!"
Certainly do !!!!
must be only us two that check then ?
Mmm!!!
There may be others but they are probable to abashed to admit to it on here. I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
...Dometic say they are not "aware" of any problems with their 9330 model fridge yet their engineer who came to us and two other vans last week to change a faulty gas valve,says they should be aware with the ammount of valves changed
Well, my Al-Ko premium wheel has been fitted to my Lunar for nearly four years now, and it's still reading the same nose weight.
Prior to that it was fitted to my Swift for 3 years.
But then, what do you know that I and Al-Ko don't.
..Is your nose weight the same? ours alters on most weighs has yours stopped working?
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..."wind back torque wrenches back to zero after use, given that all you careful and responsible people use one to check your wheel nuts!!!!"
Certainly do !!!!
must be only us two that check then ?
Mmm!!!
There may be others but they are probable to abashed to admit to it on here. I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
...Dometic say they are not "aware" of any problems with their 9330 model fridge yet their engineer who came to us and two other vans last week to change a faulty gas valve,says they should be aware with the ammount of valves changed
Well, my Al-Ko premium wheel has been fitted to my Lunar for nearly four years now, and it's still reading the same nose weight.
Prior to that it was fitted to my Swift for 3 years.
But then, what do you know that I and Al-Ko don't.
..Is your nose weight the same? ours alters on most weighs has yours stopped working?
Van is loaded with the same equipment, in the same place each trip, so why would it vary?
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..."wind back torque wrenches back to zero after use, given that all you careful and responsible people use one to check your wheel nuts!!!!"
Certainly do !!!!
must be only us two that check then ?
Mmm!!!
There may be others but they are probable to abashed to admit to it on here. I have sent an e-mail to Al-Ko to clarify the point about it weakening the spring if left down. I will post their reply when I receive it.
That was quick, they've just replied.
They say they are not aware of any problems with the spring weakening if the Premium Jockey wheel is left down, supporting the nose of the caravan.
So there's the official answer.
...Dometic say they are not "aware" of any problems with their 9330 model fridge yet their engineer who came to us and two other vans last week to change a faulty gas valve,says they should be aware with the ammount of valves changed
Well, my Al-Ko premium wheel has been fitted to my Lunar for nearly four years now, and it's still reading the same nose weight.
Prior to that it was fitted to my Swift for 3 years.
But then, what do you know that I and Al-Ko don't.
..Is your nose weight the same? ours alters on most weighs has yours stopped working?
Van is loaded with the same equipment, in the same place each trip, so why would it vary?
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I know that the instructions for my torque wrench state that it must be wound back to zero after use. But then I suppose the Alko jockey wheel is not a precision instrument so any weakening of the spring will be of much less significance.
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I know that the instructions for my torque wrench state that it must be wound back to zero after use. But then I suppose the Alko jockey wheel is not a precision instrument so any weakening of the spring will be of much less significance.
Agreed, so what if it varies by a kg or two over it's life span, I for one will carry on the practice of always lowering it.
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In the last 4 years we have become experienced caravan travellers clocking up over 10k miles towing (my wife has full details
)But I am still perplexed by one small but frustrating issue that crops up time and again - how do you hitch the caravan to the tow ball when the jockey wheel is not line up correctly? As I'm sure you know it's often the case that the towing hitch can't engage
because the jockey wheel cannot be lowered sufficiently because the grooves are not lined up correctly.Currently I manually lift the nose of the van while my wife kicks the wheel in line. Now I realise that not everyone can manage the 70kg or so lift so I suspect I'm missing something. I'll be very happy if someone can make me look a little thick by telling
me I'm missing something.Lower a front leg while you adjust the Jockey wheel
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Am I being thick " no nasty comments please" if you lower the front steadiness so you can unclamp the jockey wheel to get it into right position to be able to lower the hitch onto the towball ( because of forks out of line). Could the nose of the caravan
drop to the ground or will the front steadiness support the nose. Sorry if this sounds ridiculous but I am New to this. I have had a few days out with my lovely caravan ( I am a solo caravanner) and it happend to me when trying to hitch up, luckily, a very
nice man came to my rescue.0 -
Am I being thick " no nasty comments please" if you lower the front steadiness so you can unclamp the jockey wheel to get it into right position to be able to lower the hitch onto the towball ( because of forks out of line). Could the nose of the caravan drop to the ground or will the front steadiness support the nose. Sorry if this sounds ridiculous but I am New to this. I have had a few days out with my lovely caravan ( I am a solo caravanner) and it happend to me when trying to hitch up, luckily, a very nice man came to my rescue.
...You are not being "thck" the front steadies (even one )are capable of supporting the front of the van
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JB, being thick don't come into it. We all started somewhere & all needed to learn, you are learning. Every day is a school day
. PS-I've
never seen nor held a 'torque wrench'
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JB, being thick don't come into it. We all started somewhere & all needed to learn, you are learning. Every day is a school day
. PS-I've
never seen nor held a 'torque wrench'the only silly, stupid question or thick question is the one that isn't asked, most times you can't learn without asking
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. PS-I've never seen nor held a 'torque wrench'
Thats surprising, seeing as you get nuts on trees
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I'm going out tomorrow to check on my second home ( it's in storage). I'm going to practice hitching up ( hopefully I won't get any probs with the jockey wheel after all the good advise ) I am also going to reverse the said second home using my mirrors???
Plus I shall put a marker on the bottom of my steering wheel so I will know which way to turn HOPEFULLY. Will keep you all posted.0 -
Well!! Everything went well today except for the reversing, got the back end into the barn ( storage) ( at an angle) so I unhitched the van and pushed it into place!! I think I should go on a course. Saying that! I was reversing on a left hand turn which
apparently is harder to do, might try the right hand turn next time, at least I can look out of the car and watch the angle of the said second home. Oh the joys of owning a caravan.0 -
Great you can reverse the caravan by unhitching and pushing. You know you will never be stuck. From doing that you will see how it turns, which will help you when pushing it with a vehicle.
Some vehicles can be fitted with a front towbar which makes shoving a cravan into a tight space much easier. These towbars are removable for normal driving.
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