E&P or Mave Hydraulic Levelling System??

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Although it is quite a lot of money I am considering having the E&P or perhaps Mave hydraulic self levelling system fitted to our Benimar 286.
It would not only be very handy when levelling at sites or wild camping but useful when in storage or changing wheels, whilst also having a slight security benefit. The extra weight is predominantly offset by the removal of the corner steadies and Jack but I have plenty of payload anyway.
Question is.... Has anyone got this fitted to their Beni and how do you rate it.. would you do it again or not bother and does it seriously reduce Ground Clearance when travelling (wouldn't want to drop lower than 200/250mmmm)? Thanks in advance

 

[Blue Knight]

A Benimar 286 doesn't have a great deal of payload to begin with (if registered at 3.5T), so do you know if you have enough spare capacity to fit full E&P plus everything else.

 

[Sorted]

Hi Andrew,
I've up plated to 3,700Kgs and have 570Kgs of payload after the 75Kg driver etc or 600Kgs with the corner steadies and Jack removed (which would be the case if I go for self levelling). When travelling now (fully loaded, full tank of Diesel, half a tank of water, wife 2 x small dogs and everything else we need/want we were just under 3,500Kgs at the weighbridge, so we have about 200Kgs to spare.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

Don’t forget the HPC system as it’s lighter at 40-45kgs and as you can lose the jack at around 10kgs and the ramps, which in our case weighed 12kgs you’re only adding around 20kgs.
http://www.hpc-hydraulics.com/

 

[Sorted]

HPC??
I would be losing about 40Kgs with the corner steadies (recently removed and weighing 24Kgs), the Jack and Milenco Quattro Level another 15Kgs'ish but have plenty of payload anyway.

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[Two on Tour]

Just use the search box, top right and do a search for levelling system for past threads on the subject as it has been done to death in the past.

 

[Blue Knight]

Hi Andrew,
I've up plated to 3,700Kgs and have 570Kgs of payload after the 75Kg driver etc or 600Kgs with the corner steadies and Jack removed (which would be the case if I go for self levelling). When travelling now (fully loaded, full tank of Diesel, half a tank of water, wife 2 x small dogs and everything else we need/want we were just under 3,500Kgs at the weighbridge, so we have about 200Kgs to spare.

Damn, I have to take the wife too. I've said to her that it well help with my own payload if she stays behind but she just won't have it.

 

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[GWAYGWAY]

The weight on mine is about 70 kilos as there are brackets that need making that are quite massive., the rams and pump are 55kilos bare