Hydraulic Levellers

[Mick and Ruth]

Hi,
For those that have have levellers I was under the impression it made the van more stable in windy conditions by taking van off springs? However my mate is on a site at the moment and speaking to someone who has them he was told the van is rocky in wind?
I would be interested in opinions from those who have them as looking at getting them fitted.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Steve and Denise]

We still get a bit of movement if windy but quite minimal

 

[Carpmart]

Same for me, way more stable but you can’t avoid some movement.

 

[Mick and Ruth]

We still get a bit of movement if windy but quite minimal

Thank you thats what I thought.

 

[David and Sally]

There is a stabilize setting which deploys the rams to assist the wheels/suspension in windy conditions. All eight surfaces are on the ground and there is very little lift off the ground. The van may not be level. It certainly helps.

With the rams being used to level the van then the higher they go the more flex there is in the ram/chassis system and the more wobble you get in the wind. We love ours!

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[funflair]

Hi Mick and Ruth

Hydraulic levellers make the van level that's for sure, they also make it more stable in that you basically don't feel somebody else moving around inside as the hydraulic rams are more rigid "foundation" than springs and tyres, you will still feel high winds though and the affect might be more like buffeting than swaying again due to the more rigid support and don't forget that when up on jacks the centres are not as wide as the wheels are. If it was very windy I might be tempted to sacrifice a bit of level and drop the van down so that some load is shared by the wheels and springs, not done that yet though in 8 years and we have a tall van

 

[Lenny HB]

Takes all the fun out of being rocked to sleep, we love windy nights, always sleep better.

 

[Mick and Ruth]

Hi Mick and Ruth

Hydraulic levellers make the van level that's for sure, they also make it more stable in that you basically don't feel somebody else moving around inside as the hydraulic rams are more rigid "foundation" than springs and tyres, you will still feel high winds though and the affect might be more like buffeting than swaying again due to the more rigid support and don't forget that when up on jacks the centres are not as wide as the wheels are.

Thank you

 

[funflair]

Takes all the fun out of being rocked to sleep, we love windy nights, always sleep better.

That's just a lame excuse Lenny you know you want them really

 

[Lenny HB]

That's just a lame excuse Lenny you know you want them really

It's a jolly good excuse, the air suspension gets us level & I'm not risking life & limb by spending more money on the van.
Still not been forgiven for spending over 7k on the air.

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[Steve and Denise]

That's just a lame excuse Lenny you know you want them really

Plus Lenny HB has not got the spare payload Martin

 

[Lenny HB]

Plus Lenny HB has not got the spare payload Martin

Still got over 250kg spare.

 

[Ditcha]

Still got over 250kg spare.

Is that all!

 

[SSILVO]

I have hpc fitted and touch wood solid as a rock so far.

 

[dunnah01]

Just get the Al-Ko chassis and some Michelin Agilis CP tyres and you'll not worry about rock n rollin

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[Lenny HB]

Is that all!

Well I only had 1350kg to start with.

Note to self:
Must buy a van with a decent payload next time.