J9withdogs Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Okay, I know you 'experts' are going to say I'm having a blonde moment but... If I park on a very unlevel pitch (as I did at CC Cheltenham Racecourse this weekend) which slopes in two directions, can I put a leveller under just one wheel? No-one else seemed to have done this, so I wondered whether it would cause any damage to the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Don't profess to be an 'expert' but no reason why not, IMO. We often have differing levels on the levellers using two so one wheel is higher than the others) so using one doesn't to me seem any different. Mind you perhaps I am being thick (blonde) but I am just trying to work out a scenario where having the pitch out of level in two directions could be cured using only one leveller!! Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks, Bas. It was sloping forwards and sideways and I put the levellers under the front wheels and coped with the sideways slant. Just wondered if I could have put a leveller under one front wheel to offset both slopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonflyer Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Putting only a single leveller under a wheel is the sensible thing to do in your circumstances. I would have thought that a single leveller puts less strain on the chassis if you have a diagonal slope. We have also had levellers on same side but one more firmly under than the other. In general we are not too fussed about being level, but there comes a time when for safety reasons (especially in kitchen) it becomes necessary. Joyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 J9withdogs - 2010-04-21 1:10 PM Okay, I know you 'experts' are going to say I'm having a blonde moment but... If I park on a very unlevel pitch (as I did at CC Cheltenham Racecourse this weekend) which slopes in two directions, can I put a leveller under just one wheel? No-one else seemed to have done this, so I wondered whether it would cause any damage to the van. Bit disappointed. I thought this was going to be about Cadburys Dairy Milk. As all four wheels are independantly sprung, one chock under one wheel shouldn't be a problem. (... and never mind about everyone else - they may not be level ). ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 The object is to get the front of the vehicle level across and you can get a situation where one leveller is further under than the opposite one, you can also have two levellers on the same side if this achieves the objective of levelling the van as on a sideways slope for instance. Just make sure the handbrake is firmly applied and/or there are chocks behind the wheels. B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 bigal - 2010-04-21 3:27 PM The object is to get the front of the vehicle level across and you can get a situation where one leveller is further under than the opposite one, you can also have two levellers on the same side if this achieves the objective of levelling the van as on a sideways slope for instance. Just make sure the handbrake is firmly applied and/or there are chocks behind the wheels. B-) ... and it's in gear. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 No problem at all Janine. We've just spent the long weekend at Peterborough with just one chock under the off-side front wheel as the ground dipped down a bit at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usinmyknaus Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 J9withdogs - 2010-04-21 1:10 PM Okay, I know you 'experts' are going to say I'm having a blonde moment but... If I park on a very unlevel pitch (as I did at CC Cheltenham Racecourse this weekend) which slopes in two directions, can I put a leveller under just one wheel? No-one else seemed to have done this, so I wondered whether it would cause any damage to the van. Janine. I have done this on many occasions over 3 years and had no problems so far. Similarly, no problems encountered with one wheel at the top of a ramp and one part way up another where necessary. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Thank you all for you help (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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