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I have a Hymer s700 with a twin axle. I am a bit confused as to what size levelling device I should be using for the size and weight of the van. do I need blocks for all the rear wheels?Also how useful are they? Are they worth carrying around?
I am not a twin axle, but recently had an incident with a levelling device - it went crunch!
I now use a half paving slab. It is too heavy to take from site to site but I will source a few planks of wood, maybe 4 x 1 in size and make something more suitable.
Russell
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I remember that thread and meant to suggest to you that if you purchased heavy duty levellors and then reinforced them by filling them with fibreglass that might be another solution
The other thing I tried was pitching the van and, after working out how unlevel it was, rather than raising one side, lowering the other. I dug a hole (well about one inch deep and a foot long) and reversed into it. Works a treat and you can get away with it when you are on a site for ages! JUst fill it up before you go.
Russell
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I have a S700 and I regularly use leveling blocks under just one rear wheel - looks weird but doesn't do any harm - but I never stay more than 1 or 2 nights anywhere.
Hi Russell RE: I dug a hole you don't want to be doing that! you know what some of those site wardens are like, they will be throwing you off the site. We were at a CL years ago when we had the caravan the grass was like a bowling green until I spilt some hot water on it and killed it. Its funny how no mater what you do you can still see it. perhaps we will see this on Top Tips. Thanks Bob.
For the twin rears, I use planks of wood from the local timber yard. The wood was free of charge, taken from the skip, in return for a donation to the ambulance box.
Russell
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Do not try and level the rear with only lifting one wheel. This will overload the suspension. Always lift both wheels on the same side. Planks of wood are best. We have never had a problem with standard levelling blocks when used at the front.
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