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Milenco levellers only work on grass. Used on concrete they are very dangerous as they spin away from you as drive onto them. They catapault with such velocity they knocked my electric garage door off its guiding rail. I would not buy another pair. I use Fiamma levellers with no such problem.
Surely concrete is laid as a liquid to set; then how can it be anything but level???
Milenco levellers only work on grass. Used on concrete they are very dangerous as they spin away from you as drive onto them. They catapault with such velocity they knocked my electric garage door off its guiding rail. I would not buy another pair. I use Fiamma levellers with no such problem.
Surely concrete is laid as a liquid to set; then how can it be anything but level???
I have used them on my downward sloping concrete block driveway but only once as I consider them to be dangerous. The problem occurs as you drive off them and the spin of the wheel catapaults the ramps with such velocity that they are potentially dangerous.
On inspecting the underside of the ramps you will find there are small dimples to increase adhesion on soft ground. The dimples sink into the soft ground and will give a good grip. However, on concrete there is very little contact with the ground and hence the propensity to slip.
One possible way of overcoming the problem is to reverse onto the ramps so as to ensure the driving wheels are not in contact with the ramp. But, because of the inbuilt chock type ridges in the ramp I found that the underside of the ramp merely slid along the ground as soon as contact was made with the ridges.
Clearly, in view of the previous comments, these ramps are suitable for some but not for me as I only wanted ramps for use on my drive. I now use Fiamma with no problem and they work well as long as I reverse on to them.
I have used them on my downward sloping concrete block driveway but only once as I consider them to be dangerous. The problem occurs as you drive off them and the spin of the wheel catapaults the ramps with such velocity that they are potentially dangerous.
Thanks for the explanation gelathae, it now makes much more sense and can see your point. In my case I just let it roll off the ramps, no power was required.
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Because the Milenco's have a solid bottom surface, we find it useful to carry a few of those black rubber mats to put under them on hard (and rough) surfaces. The mats get damaged but the Milenco's don't crack.
I need to get some levellers but are unsure what to buy. I like the height provided by the Milencos, but aslo like the idea of combining the Fiammas with a Monster Mat for soft grass/sand pitches. Also the Fiammas now have a metal plate which can be attached for hard surfaces which prevents the leveller being spat out. Milenco do their own mat but does it lock into the leveller like the Fiamma/Monster Mat combo
Sorry for the repeats, I'm using a Blackberry Playbook and when I've submitted my reply and try to return to the previous page it repeats the response.
I have the Milenco quatro,s but I have attached to the leading edge a length of thick rubber mat the width of the ramp and about 1 1/2 foot long.
The wheels therefore go onto the rubber first and hold the ramps in place and stop them skidding out as I climb them. The rubber mats also stop them being spat out as I dismount them as the wheels remain on the rubber. The rubber folds over the ramp for storage in the original bag and is permanently fixed to the leading edge of the ramp. The rubber matting is quite substantial.
Works for me.
Dave
I bought a set back in January, and have used them a few times without incident when it's been the front wheels that have had to go up.
However, last time I was away, I needed to use them on the rears, and despite it being a hardstanding the motorhome refused to go onto them : wheels spun, destroyed the hardstanding, refused to go up. Turned the van around in the end. (Before anyone says it, it wasn't reversing judder, I was driving onto the ramps...or at least trying to)
Today I had similar issue. Needed them on one side, front and rear. No way was the van going onto them, front wheel staying on ground just spun, drove a bloody big hole in the hardstanding. Suppose it marginally levelled the van insofar the higher side ended up driven 2 inches into the ground. But I currently need climbing ropes to get to one side of the van to the other.
I'm assuming it's the lip onto the first level, but don't know. For my motorhome at least, they're not fit for purpose.
At this rate, it looks like I'll be bunging my old Fiammas back in the garage for the situations where the van refuses to go on the Milencos.
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