Self leveling

[Steve and Denise]

Is this a bit OTT

 

[Robert Clark]

View attachment 307264 Is this a bit OTT

Why not?

The wheels will sometimes lift completely off the ground depending on the slope

 

[Steve and Denise]

Why not?

The wheels will sometimes lift completely off the ground depending on the slope

My point being the van is the shortest I have seen

 

[Robert Clark]

My point being the van is the shortest I have seen

That’s not short





This is short

 

[Lanerboy]

That’s not short





This is short

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Yep that needs E&p levelling AND full air suspension

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[charliesgrandad]

It's not always just levelling, with the legs down the van is much more stable when moving around

 

[Lenny HB]

It's not always just levelling, with the legs down the van is much more stable when moving around

Spoils all the fun, we always sleep better with the van rocking in a high wind.

 

[138go]

They only have it fitted so they can tell everyone they have got it. Funny really you don’t see them on foreign vans. Wonder why. When you think it costs about 5k to have it fitted so 5000 nights away and it costs you a £1 a night. 365 days in a year so 13 years full timing and it’s £1 a night for levelling.

 

[Robert Clark]

They only have it fitted so they can tell everyone they have got it. Funny really you don’t see them on foreign vans. Wonder why. When you think it costs about 5k to have it fitted so 5000 nights away and it costs you a £1 a night. 365 days in a year so 13 years full timing and it’s £1 a night for levelling.

See them all the time on quality European vans
If you’ve got full air suspension then you can often level without levelling jacks

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

I must admit...I am with Steve and Denise .. 6 meters and in need of a levelling kit? Doh!!

Its no more than a bread van! Lol

Kev

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[Just smiffy]

6 degrees out is the same in a van 10ft long or 50ft long....

And I ain’t going to spill my wine......

 

[138go]

See them all the time on quality European vans
If you’ve got full air suspension then you can often level without levelling jacks

Let me put that another way. You don’t see them on the ordinary foreign vans only on the expensive ones.

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

6 degrees out is the same in a van 10ft long or 50ft long....

And I ain’t going to spill my wine......

You need a gimbal cup/glass holder ...Like they have on a boat! You struggle to spill anything then...lol

 

[Robert Clark]

Let me put that another way. You don’t see them on the ordinary foreign vans only on the expensive ones.

How on earth can you quantify what an expensive van is ?
One persons expensive is another persons affordable
Me thinks there is a little inverted snobbery and jealousy creeping in here

 

[Steve N Tracy]

My point being the van is the shortest I have seen

If you had been a Newbury you would have seen self levelling on our 6m Rollerteam.
The Fiats are always low on the front and as I like the van level to avoid rolling into the missus as the bed is transverse it was a worthwhile purchase.

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[Ivory55]

If you have got it spend it and good luck to them as long as they have not shafted anybody in getting it, fair play.

 

[bobandjanie]

Well that's made our minds up, we will not fit them. Bob.

 

[Barclaybasher]

But for the extra cost they could have bought a bigger van and not have to pull a trailer or need a tent......

 

[Badknee]

Our front wheels are regularly off the ground and it's great for changing wheels

 

[Clarky]

Let me put that another way. You don’t see them on the ordinary foreign vans only on the expensive ones.

If you have bought a van for £30k you are hardly likely to spend an additional £10k on extra kit like air and self levelling.
However, if spending £100k and above, another 10% on the cost doesn't seem quite so bad, particularly if you intend to keep the van for a few years.

No different to someone wanting a Jag rather than a Ford or a detached house rather than a semi.
People can spend their hard earned how they like and that spending is what makes the business world go round.
Don't knock it!

Richard.

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[Steve and Denise]

I have got to go and measure this van in the morning it’s the shortest I have seen the picture does not show how short it is. And I do have EP on my van.

 

[cliffanger]

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Steve, it’s not all about being level. I bet the husband’s a ‘clodhopper’.

I would dearly have loved jacks on our old van, which was also only six metres. Why? Because Cliff (as lovely as he is) is SOOOOOO heavy footed, the van rocked every time he stepped in and out of it - @Mousy am I right or am I right??? It used to do my head in.

The new van has jacks, and I have to say is VERY bouncy until they’re deployed - so I think after nearly 50 years of being together, having bought the van 6 months ago, if it hadn’t come with jacks, I would be a single Motorhomer by now ....

 

[Steve and Denise]

Steve, it’s not all about being level. I bet the husband’s a ‘clodhopper’.

I would dearly have loved jacks on our old van, which was also only six metres. Why? Because Cliff (as lovely as he is) is SOOOOOO heavy footed, the van rocked every time he stepped in and out of it - @Mousy am I right or am I right??? It used to do my head in.

The new van has jacks, and I have to say is VERY bouncy until they’re deployed - so I think after nearly 50 years of being together, having bought the van 6 months ago, if it hadn’t come with jacks, I would be a single Motorhomer by now ....

How do jacks silence a ukulele

 

[tonyidle]

6 degrees out is the same in a van 10ft long or 50ft long

No it isn't. You'd need rather long jacks to level a 50' van at 6 degrees out - and remarkably small ramps to level the same on a 10' van.

 

[Enword]

It still works even with very small vehicles
Our bike with self leveling

My friends without self leveling

Its just dawned on me its the same passenger in both pic's (Ryan)

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[Silver-Fox]

How do jacks silence a ukulele

You put them under the jacks to spread the load

 

[SuperMike]

Self levelling. Push button, make tea or open bottle. Excellent.

 

[Silver-Fox]

No it isn't. You'd need rather long jacks to level a 50' van at 6 degrees out - and remarkably small ramps to level the same on a 10' van.

But it’s still 6 degrees

You can’t re write physics

 

[DL42846]

I suppose they would come in handy for winter storage when you can lift the tyres off the ground.
Might be OK for a small van or very large one where weight wasn't a problem.

 

[Wellington]

I hate not being level. The bloody fridge keeps shutting on me, and you can’t fry eggs properly! I can’t see that I’d be any less level in a shorter van, although I concede the need for longer jacks. Also, the girl child falls out of bed.

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