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Poghemohone

Hi everyone,

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?

Any help gratefully received

Poghemohone

artona · Moderator

Hi

We have a twin axle euromobile and we carry a couple of levelling blocks. We only use them on the front axle.

If the field is sloping we always make sure we are facing down hill and then level up the front.

I have seen people do the back ones but we never do.

You need to be relatively level to ensure the fridge is working correctly otherwise you can get problems with it.

Have fun

stew

Rapide561

Hello

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

artona · Moderator

Hi Russell

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

stew

Rapide561

Hi

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

artona · Moderator

Hi Russell

Just watch out for buried electricity cables etc Smile

stew

funkyronster

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.

bobandjane

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. Smile

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.

Rapide561

Hi

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

Since the posts above, I am now a TAG.