Hydraulic Self Levelling Advice

[Bill and Lou]

We have a 5.93m Mercedes Sprinter campervan on order and are considering having a hydraulic self levelling system fitted. Any advice from members who already have it on their campers or motorhomes would be appreciated.

 

[Old Gibber]

I have a 6m Ducato and have an electric self levelling system. Cheaper, and no pump or oil tank to take up precious space inside. Very pleased with it. Can be fitted to most makes of van.

 

[f6c]

Welcome aboard

 

[TinaLes]

Great for convenience & comfort, but very expensive if you are not keeping the van for number of years to make it worthwhile overall.

As a dealer once told me..."yea you fit as many accessories as you like, it wont make the van worth any more at trade in, but it will make it easier for me to sell, compared to a standard one"..... I think I said something along the lines of "No S**T Sherlock"

Fit what you like to improve your overall touring experience,& comfort, just make sure you use it and often as you can to get your monies worth.
Check out the weights of everything and how it reduces the payload, that is or should be the main governing factor in choosing all accessories.
Happy Travels.
LES

 

[Bill and Lou]

I have a 6m Ducato and have an electric self levelling system. Cheaper, and no pump or oil tank to take up precious space inside. Very pleased with it. Can be fitted to most makes of van.

That's very interesting. What make is the self levelling system?

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[Bill and Lou]

Great for convenience & comfort, but very expensive if you are not keeping the van for number of years to make it worthwhile overall.

As a dealer once told me..."yea you fit as many accessories as you like, it wont make the van worth any more at trade in, but it will make it easier for me to sell, compared to a standard one"..... I think I said something along the lines of "No S**T Sherlock"

Fit what you like to improve your overall touring experience,& comfort, just make sure you use it and often as you can to get your monies worth.
Check out the weights of everything and how it reduces the payload, that is or should be the main governing factor in choosing all accessories.
Happy Travels.
LES

We plan to keep the van for many years and realise it probably won't make any difference to the resale value when we eventually do sell it. As you say, the weight of any system is our main concern.

 

[Bill and Lou]

Welcome aboard

Thanks!

 

[dosser]

We have it on the Rapido A class we bought, I think it's great no messing about with ramps, van stable when parked with the rams down, also had to change my wheel with a puncture a few weeks ago simple press of the button. The van has been updated to 4t so payload not an issue for us.
Only you can decide if its worth the money to have it fitted but it's a thumbs up from me.

 

[DavidG58]

We have a sprinter based A class, fitted ours to stop body roll while sited, particularly side winds and when entering / exiting, but I am not a lightweight

 

[Old Gibber]

That's very interesting. What make is the self levelling system?

Tesa Autolift 4.

Weight isn't an issue for me as my van is a PVC.

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[BillandHelen]

Hi, we have a 7m Mercedes Sprinter panelvan with E&P levellers fitted by Mick at sap in Doncaster. Thoroughly recommend not just for levelling but for stability.

 

[donkey]

Tesa Autolift 4.

Weight isn't an issue for me as my van is a PVC.

I have a PVC plated at 3500kg and have to be careful of how much I carry. How is weight not a problem for you?

Geoff

 

[Puddleduck]

We had an E&P leveling system, semi-air suspension and uprated front springs fitted by SAP in Doncaster. Martin collected it after the work was done yesterday and drove it home.

He says the ride was incredible - much better than previously.

The leveling system is because we are getting older and ramps are heavy and a nuisance. Martin doesn't like driving up them so that is my job (I don't mind) but I don't like him being near the front of the van when I am going up them.

Money doesn't really matter as we've done it for our own comfort and intend to keep the van for several more seasons.

 

[sonar]

Tesa

Thoughts on TESA auto levelling systems are they worth paying for. Tia

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

 

[donkey]

I am confused as some of the replies appear to be regarding on-site van levelling and others about suspension mods?

Geoff

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[Puddleduck]

I am confused as some of the replies appear to be regarding on-site van levelling and others about suspension mods?

Geoff

We were advised that if the front springs / coils were upgraded a heavier duty self leveling ram could be fitted. The semi-air suspension on the back was purely because of the ride improvement it offers.

 

[funflair]

I am confused as some of the replies appear to be regarding on-site van levelling and others about suspension mods?

Geoff

The title "hydraulic self levelling" obviously refers to just jacks for use on site, when parked up or even for maintenance work, some have mentioned the suspension mods I guess as they were done at the same time and same place as the Hydraulic levellers, and it's all good feedback

 

[daveclare]

We have E&P fitted to our A class. We'd recommend it if you've got room for the gubbins and spare weight capacity. We've found that sites can vary in levelness quite a bit. Especially abroad. The photo shows ours in Spain. If you take suspension movement into account we'd be nowhere near level with chocks. So for this reason we'd have them fitted to every other van we'd own.

The van next door in the photo had chocks but they still had problems with sink emptying. Also our van is nice and steady when someone gets up in the middle of the night!

At home we use it to stop water from pooling on the roof too.

 

[Old Gibber]

I have a PVC plated at 3500kg and have to be careful of how much I carry. How is weight not a problem for you?

Geoff

Mine's plated at 3.5t, but with a payload of 600kg, as I said weight not a problem.

 

[Bill and Lou]

I have a PVC plated at 3500kg and have to be careful of how much I carry. How is weight not a problem for you?

Geoff

Weight is a major consideration for us but if we can possibly do it we'd like to.

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[Two on Tour]

We have the E&P self-leveling system.

Due to the cost, we hesitated for a while, but now we never have a MH that does not have a self-leveling system.

 

[Bill and Lou]

Hi, we have a 7m Mercedes Sprinter panelvan with E&P levellers fitted by Mick at sap in Doncaster. Thoroughly recommend not just for levelling but for stability.

Thanks, I'll have a look at E&P levellers.

 

[Old Gibber]

Thanks, I'll have a look at E&P levellers.

I'd be very mindful of the storage space you have in a PVC, and the size of the hydraulic pump and oil reservoir.

 

[BillandHelen]

Weight is a major consideration for us but if we can possibly do it we'd like to.

Levellers weigh about 55kg, but you don’t have to carry wheel changing jack or drive on levellers. Why not swap your battery to lithium at the same time, half the weigh, you might find it all evens out in the end!!

 

[Hettie's Crew]

Thanks, I'll have a look at E&P levellers.

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[Two on Tour]

I'd be very mindful of the storage space you have in a PVC, and the size of the hydraulic pump and oil reservoir.

Ours is all mounted under our van so it takes up no locker or garage space.

 

[GarryP]

<Broken link removed> are the search results on MHF for hydraulic levelers. Lots of information to digest.

 

[GROMIT69]

We have an ih N CLASS 630 , with E&P hydraulic leavers fitted by SAP at Doncaster , great company , this is the best thing we have ever bought for our van conversion, if you are going to keep it any length of time you won’t regret it , and if you change you can have them transferred to your new van ,no rocking about in the wind , no movement when someone gets up in the night ,no hassle when you get on site ,

 

[David and Sally]

We love ours. AS Warrington.

 

[stevewagner]

We have MA-VE self levelling on ours and it’s brilliant. Comes with a 3 year Europe wide call out warranty. I agree it won’t increase the value but you can have it removed and refitted to another motorhome when you do change it for around a quarter of the original cost.