Levelling Van

Hi Brian

I suggest go to a caravan parts store or any van retailer and buy a set of plastic ramps, nice & light, bright yellow so not to get lost. No problem.

Cheers Neil

Hi Brian

I have seen these used many times in Caravan Parks, with great success.

Caravan Levelling Blocks

They are the last item at the bottom of the page.



Cheers




Stephen

Brian. I'm a bush camper with a single axle van, I just dig a hole to drop the offending high wheel in. Steel ramps ..........never (and I'm a welder)

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Hullo Brian
While I note your aversion to wood ramps, I use wood with no problems.
I have two 50mm thick x 200mm wide pieces of wood, one slightly longer than the other, both chamfered at 45 degrees at one end and dowelled with steel pins (interference fit on the bottom of the smaller one and loose fit on the top of the larger) so that I can use one or both depending on the need.
In line with my policy to maximise multiple uses of anything I carry, they are also used under jacks to spread the load, to wedge things in the back to stop movement and for many other situations as they occur to me.
Cheers
Andrew

What ever happened to couple of jack stands and a decent strong jockey wheel of jack

chock wheels
unhook van.
lower jockey wheel.
stick jack stands under the rear.
test for level., by winding up the jockey wheel or better jack
fiddle till right..usually adjust 1 jack stand
stick third jack stand under drawbar if you are keen or the jockey wheel isn't up to scratch.

Jack absalom did an excelent demo on this in one of his vids way back in the 80's



rock solid most of weight still supported by the wheels.

Jack stands have several other advantages..they are load rated, generally handy, and they don't have the word "caravan" or "motorhome" written on them, so the price isn't inflated.

cheers

Thanks for the replys. Judging by the replys steel ramps might not be the go. The plastic ones are my next option but I suppose asking for opinions does not hurt. Thats what I love about this forum. And the advice comes FREE. Have a great year. Brian

Plastic ones have advantages as already posted, but unless the ground/base is even and compacted they can break when van load is applied. I have broken a couple when bush camping. Also if you have tandem wheels they may be too long to fit between the wheels. I think I will go for the wood ones.

You don't actually need a ramp made of wood.
Just grab a few lengths of scrap timber from a local building site and use the bits necessary to raise to level.
Park on site, guestimate the height required, place blocks in front of the wheels, pull the van onto them and job's done.

Hi, we gave the blocks away years ago, just get a couple of aluminium stacker jacks, ( about $25.00) one will do.
place it under the low side between the wheel and rear of van and wind up, then adjust with jockey wheel (or second Stacker) and Bob's your uncle.
One will work for a tandem as well, may need a ply base plate if ground soft .
Takes about 3 mins and you don't get dirty either, they stack good with the screw part inside.
Cheers Des

On our last trip I just aired down the tyre on the high side till all was level then wound down the jacks.

Worked a treat and a van Tyre doesn't take much time to blow up.

Cheers

Pete

I use various sizes of thickness timber that fit under my dual axle van.When I get to the site I look at the spirit level on the draw-bar and place the right size timber block at the wheels and drive onto them before I unhitch the van. So easy and you don't have to use a jack.