Money Well Spent On E&p

[karalal]

Why spend £6000 on a self levelling system

 

[iandsm]

Why spend £6000 on a self levelling system

Congratulations, why are you telling us?

 

[poppycamper]

Out of interest.. why the ramps under front wheels??.

 

[peterc10]

Congratulations, why are you telling us?

Out of interest.. why the ramps under front wheels??.

That's why they are telling you ............

 

[monzer]

Congratulations, why are you telling us?

Meow!

 

[dash300]

Congratulations, why are you telling us?

I think you have got the wrong end of the stick; it's an amusing observation!

 

[iandsm]

I think you have got the wrong end of the stick; it's an amusing observation!

Ah yes, seems not just me, I see it now

 

[dunnah01]

Seen sillier places used to store the ramps

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[62272]

I think its a sensible idea. i assume that they placed the ramps under the tyres after the self leveller rams found the level. After all, the legs are just being held by hydraulic pressure alone, one faulty/leaking ‘o’ ring seal and you’re going down!

 

[AndyPK]

So, ‘belt-and-braces’ then……..?!?

 

[BusyBuilder]

Doesit really cost £6000 .??

 

[AndyPK]

Nah, only £5,999….……….

 

[poppycamper]

I think its a sensible idea. i assume that they placed the ramps under the tyres after the self leveller rams found the level. After all, the legs are just being held by hydraulic pressure alone, one faulty/leaking ‘o’ ring seal and you’re going down!

I thot whole idea of fitting levellers was so you Don't need to carry levelling ramps..!!
In addition.. if they shoved ramps under already raised tyres they will not achieve what you say, van will simply settle down onto ramps and compress suspension and your van will drop anyway. Pointless.

 

[Littlewheels]

Looks like they don’t rely on the onboard water tank either as they have an Aquaroll water carrier.

 

[poppycamper]

Looks like they don’t rely on the onboard water tank either as they have an Aquaroll water carrier.

Littlewheels That's a sweeping statement.. surely use of aquaroll depends on moho use!, we use one as did the dozens upon dozens of mohos who were at a THS with us last week.. we stayed 10 night.. some others even longer and I was certainly not going to move van 200yrds to fill tank.
For info.. if we staying put, Aquaroll and Wastemaster goes in.... if touring the hose goes in..

 

[Lenny HB]

Looks like they don’t rely on the onboard water tank either as they have an Aquaroll water carrier.

Probably ex tuggers.

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[Feltwell]

It may well be homemade "steady legs" - not intended to raise the van, just to stop it rocking about.

There's 5 of us in my van, so the van does tend to move around a bit on it's suspension. I made some backets and fitted Alko steady legs to the rear, which wind down manually. I didn't bother with the front, just the rear stops most movement. They make a big difference.

I like the look of the hydraulic levellers but they are pricey and I don't have enough payload. Couldn't justify them for my old van.

 

[peterc10]

It may well be homemade "steady legs" - not intended to raise the van, just to stop it rocking about.

There's 5 of us in my van, so the van does tend to move around a bit on it's suspension. I made some backets and fitted Alko steady legs to the rear, which wind down manually. I didn't bother with the front, just the rear stops most movement. They make a big difference.

I like the look of the hydraulic levellers but they are pricey and I don't have enough payload. Couldn't justify them for my old van.

No they are the hydraulic legs E&P use. Nothing home made about them.

 

[ChrisL]

Why spend £6000 on a self levelling system

Clearly just using them as steadies, but i've no idea why, my van weighs 6 tonne and doesn’t sink from week to week on a site. Maybe he was intending to work underneath and wanted the ramps as a safety aid.

 

[poppycamper]

NOTE to self...
MUST read OP's first post AND Heading before posting....
Especially if they are confusing and contradict each other...

 

[AlunandFelicie]

I noticed that ,a German van next to us on a site had levellers with various thickness blocks of wood underneath the pads , on a hard standing,I just thought our van was a bit out of level ‘so what ‘ and just sat outside with a

 

[poppycamper]

Probably ex tuggers.

No.. more like. motorhomers who look after their vans and cringe at the thought of starting and damaging a cold engine to drive 200yrds ish to a tap..
Lenny HB .. one of your pet hates i believe.

 

[gus-lopez]

No.. more like. motorhomers who look after their vans and cringe at the thought of starting and damaging a cold engine to drive 200yrds ish to a tap..

No you just walk with 3 or 4 , 6 litre water containers back & forth, back & forth , back & forth etc; etc, until it is full. keeps you fit & your daily steps required up.

 

[poppycamper]

No you just walk with 3 or 4 , 6 litre water containers back & forth, back & forth , back & forth etc; etc, until it is full. keeps you fit & your daily steps required up.

Well my experience last week was that the Aquarollers way outnumbered (by a considerable margin) the Back n Forth, Back n Forth watering canners.

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[Littlewheels]

Littlewheels That's a sweeping statement.. surely use of aquaroll depends on moho use!, we use one as did the dozens upon dozens of mohos who were at a THS with us last week.. we stayed 10 night.. some others even longer and I was certainly not going to move van 200yrds to fill tank.
For info.. if we staying put, Aquaroll and Wastemaster goes in.... if touring the hose goes in..

As some have already said it’s very much Caravaning behaviour this filling up via a container along with back and forth with a bucket getting rid of the slop both black and grey. What’s the point of having a facility and not using it.

 

[maison]

We seldom bother to get exactly level. If it feels OK inside that’s good enough. Never had a problem with fridge etc although sometimes the shower plug hole is at the wrong side of the tilt for efficient drainage.

 

[62272]

As some have already said it’s very much Caravaning behaviour this filling up via a container along with back and forth with a bucket getting rid of the slop both black and grey. What’s the point of having a facility and not using it.

Each to their own. I agree with Poppy Camper, having waited in a long queue at a site in Lake Garda to use the moho facilities, it was far easier (and keeping you fit) to bucket off the waste and fill with a couple of trips of a watering can each morning. Saves packing up the van from its site state (turn seats around, steadies removed, ramps off, coffee machine away, etc, etc….) makes for a quick off when we leave too.

 

[poppycamper]

As some have already said it’s very much Caravaning behaviour this filling up via a container along with back and forth with a bucket getting rid of the slop both black and grey. What’s the point of having a facility and not using it.

To what facilities are you referring?
Moho service points?? Dont have them on THS's or rallying.
Onboard fresh and waste tanks.? Still used, just emptied via container when required.
As I said previously moho usage IMV dictates methods to fill/empty tanks.
Just to clarify incase you misunderstand,
An Aquaroll in a c'van is "usually" used to pump water into fresh water system because very few have onboard tanks.
An Aquaroll in a moho is used to fill its onboard fresh water tank.!!
Different scenarios different solutions.

 

[Littlewheels]

what facilities are you referring?

On board facilities. And l haven’t misunderstood such basics,jeez one mention of an Aquaroll and l get all this. End of.

 

[PeterCarole29]

Out of interest.. why the ramps under front wheels??.

That’s the strongest place to bolt them to next to the jacking point