The drop down corner steady requires only a small amount of lowering to steady the caravan and can be swung from the horizontal travelling position to a number different angles including the optimum position of vertical.
Our tip: Corner steadies are not designed to be used as a jack or as the means of lifting the trailer or caravan off the ground. They are designed to stabilize the trailer or caravan when stationary.
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Chris & Sharyn.
Tea Gardens. NSW.
2015 VW Touareg V6 Air suspension, 2012 Jayco Sterling 21.
When overnighting in a small country town, I tried to level the van with one & that resulted in me breaking the phosphor bronze axel pin. Fortunately the local mechanic was working on the Sunday when it happened & gave me free access to his workshop. Found a replacement pin in his spare parts bin. Only cost me a six pack. Would have given him a carton if I had one.
When overnighting in a small country town, I tried to level the van with one & that resulted in me breaking the phosphor bronze axel pin. Fortunately the local mechanic was working on the Sunday when it happened & gave me free access to his workshop. Found a replacement pin in his spare parts bin. Only cost me a six pack. Would have given him a carton if I had one.
I found out the same way Cupie, a lesson I will not forget.
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There are drop down legs that are strong enough to be used as levellers or jacks but that can be the subject of another argument that the OP might want to participate.
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There are drop down legs that are strong enough to be used as levellers or jacks but that can be the subject of another argument that the OP might want to participate.
Yep, I think that the ones that come down vertically might be OK as levellers. I've never had the opportunity to look closely at them, but the scissor type ones certainly are not.
There are drop down legs that are strong enough to be used as levellers or jacks but that can be the subject of another argument that the OP might want to participate.
Yep, I think that the ones that come down vertically might be OK as levellers. I've never had the opportunity to look closely at them, but the scissor type ones certainly are not.
You are correct Cupie.
The legs that drop down can take a little weight for *sensible* levelling but it needs to be treated with care.
The aftermarket legs can actually lift the van off the ground but I personally would be watching the chassis and frame strength of some vans before using these legs as a lifting Jack.
I do note the flex in the frame of my van when I apply some weight onto the levellers.
The idea is to raise both legs in unison so as to spread the load but again, not with the standard legs, only with the aftermarket legs that are strong enough to jack the van.
When overnighting in a small country town, I tried to level the van with one & that resulted in me breaking the phosphor bronze axel pin. Fortunately the local mechanic was working on the Sunday when it happened & gave me free access to his workshop. Found a replacement pin in his spare parts bin. Only cost me a six pack. Would have given him a carton if I had one.
Impact drivers and sometimes rattle guns are used by vanners to lower the steadies. This is a recipe for disaster. A battery operated drill only should be used and set to one of the higher numbers on the screw position. In an FNQ caravan park just recently I saw one person who was using an impact driver destroy the mechanism in two steadies one after another. Cost him nearly $300 for 2 new ones at the local caravan stealership.
But you would amazed at the number of people that I see
screwing them down almightedly hard to make the van really ridgid.
I don't know why - I rarely use them since i only rarely unhook the tug,
and a tiny bit of movement doesn't worry me. Maybe 13 years at
sea has something to do with this?
