How much weight can you put on drop jacks
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I had the alko legs on my BlueTongue camper, and once you put a bit of weight on them the horizontal bolt (6mm?) bends, so i never put too much weight on them. Though i'd imagine if you could modify the feet it could take more? From what i understand they're not so much for levelling, more for stability?
Old mate at Ryans Caravans Dubbo told me not to worry about levelling ramps though, how do the rest of you lot feel about them? Gotta be a good thing i thought?
Old mate at Ryans Caravans Dubbo told me not to worry about levelling ramps though, how do the rest of you lot feel about them? Gotta be a good thing i thought?
Yeah i have a bit of a list of bits n pieces i need to buy, think ramps just made it to the list..
Legs aren't for levelling. I use a ramp, but it's one of the great rorts that they're sold as pair 'cause I only ever use one at a time :violin:
Legs aren't for levelling,... the round plate at the end is $25 aprox we broke two then On this site we saw a $2 cheapas chips bread board,
great on soft sand and muddy ground.yup we bought a ramp The same we only seem to use one "this was an upgrade from bits of timber"
now we have nothing to start the fire!!.
our wants are many our needs are few.
go for what keeps the majority happy.
Shiraz outback 16 49 3
bt50 standard hack
great on soft sand and muddy ground.yup we bought a ramp The same we only seem to use one "this was an upgrade from bits of timber"
now we have nothing to start the fire!!.
our wants are many our needs are few.
go for what keeps the majority happy.
Shiraz outback 16 49 3
bt50 standard hack
Even when I had a tandem, I only used to lift one wheel, always got level. Perhaps it's just my lazy side shining through
Even when I had a tandem, I only used to lift one wheel, always got level. Perhaps it's just my lazy side shining through
It's a lot harder with independent suspension!!
Just quietly... there was this one time, I had to move positions on the jockey wheel because I got airbags installed and it made the back of the car higher, and I couldn't wind the van up high enough. I "may" have put all the weight onto the front jacks and repositioned the jockey wheel... It was a one time thing, nothing bad happened, and I did it as fast as lightning....
Oh and that was with the 17ft'r, I wouldn't even think about doing that with the big girl!!
Any good RV supplies, some auto stores even some BCF/ Rays beware though if dual axle and using 2 they usually dont fit between the wheel
I often hold the weight on the stands to move the jockey wheel, no problems to date, I also have ramps but to date have never used them, I carry a long handle shovel and find it easier to make a hole than use the ramps, oh and getting the shower to drain good luck with that, I fitted a hospital grade rubber mat thing to keep the feet dry.
These look alright... I need to get this version, I am forever cursing with the old ramps....
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LEVELLIN...G-CHOCKS-/251079401030?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LEVELLIN...G-CHOCKS-/251079401030?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
It's a lot harder with independent suspension!!
Just quietly... there was this one time, I had to move positions on the jockey wheel because I got airbags installed and it made the back of the car higher, and I couldn't wind the van up high enough. I "may" have put all the weight onto the front jacks and repositioned the jockey wheel... It was a one time thing, nothing bad happened, and I did it as fast as lightning....
Oh and that was with the 17ft'r, I wouldn't even think about doing that with the big girl!!
I have put the full front weight of our 16 on the front jacks to do the same thing wasn't an issue
Yep the're the ones you need for dual axle as standard ones normally don't fitted between the wheels
there's also "Mini" ramps, same height just shorter to fit between the wheels
Please forgive my ignorance, but what if the van becomes level half way up the ramp? can you just leave it there and somehow chock behind the wheel?!?!
Also, we have the tandem axle, do you need to lift both axles or can you get away with just lifting one?
Also, we have the tandem axle, do you need to lift both axles or can you get away with just lifting one?