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14/5/2013 at 1:12pm
 Location: yorkshire
 Outfit: MG zt 190 estateBailey ranger 550 6
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Quote: Originally posted by jasie on 13/5/2013
we have got leveling down to a fine art.

When you roll up, park the van where you want it

DONT unhitch yet - get a spirit level in a place where you know its level (doorway ro something to measure left/right.

Now you need to put a ramp or blocs under the lower wheel - a bit of jigging and rolling on/off using the car (or motomover if you have one) to get the optimum level left/right only. Careful with using ramps as you will find it will roll down a little when you unhook from the car.

Now apply handbrake - unhitch and now level for/aft using the jockey wheel and your spirit level.

Then drop your steadies - this is what they are for - dont apply additional turns to try to level!

I have only ever found one site that was perfectly level in the past 4 years!


re the water, had you closed the hot water drain - that my usual mistake!

This is the best way by far. Don't use the steadies for levelling can split the floor!!
 Also don't forget to put the handbrake onthe van before unhitching... As i did TWICE!!!


14/5/2013 at 11:07pm
 Location: Bradford
 Outfit: Swift Charisma 06 - Passat Est 2.0 140
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You just need a smallish ramp and a chock to stop wheel rolling back for side to side levelling. Placed under the wheel that's lower down the slope this does the trick. Front to back levelling is simply a case of winding jockey wheel up or down until a satisfactory result is achieved. I had to do it the other week on first trip, its easier to pull the caravan up the ramp on one side rather than pushing/reversing up it, if you know what i mean.

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