Lynx levelers harm tires??
I want to buy a set of the Lynx Levelers for my heavy 5th wheel. The tires are G rated. I am concerned that the grid surface of the levelers may harm the tire steel belts. Any thoughts on this? Thanks
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- You could search this Forum to see what has already been posted.
I would be more concerned with the entire footprint of the tire NOT being supported. I use wide boards; easier to pull onto and they support the entire tire. - Sitting on a Lynx leveler is by far less harmful to your tire than hitting pot holes, cracks, uneven surfaces, etc. going down the road. One is stattic load, the other has dynamic forces involved. A static load is much easler for a tire to handle.
- And, you can buy smooth top caps for your Lynx levelers.
http://www.lynxlevelers.com/lynx_cap.html
$16 at Amazon.com
al TubaPete wrote:
Sitting on a Lynx leveler is by far less harmful to your tire than hitting pot holes, cracks, uneven surfaces, etc. going down the road. One is stattic load, the other has dynamic forces involved. A static load is much easler for a tire to handle.
Yup.......aslakson wrote:
And, you can buy smooth top caps for your Lynx levelers.
http://www.lynxlevelers.com/lynx_cap.html
$16 at Amazon.com
al
X2- I had a set and I broke 1/2 of them. Switched back to wood and have a better footprint and wood don't crush. (splits once in a while but no crushed pieces to pick up) I use different pieces of 2X8. Randu
On edit maybe mine were not Lynx but a cheaper knock off sold at CW. They were yellow and had a flat top and not as much webbing compared to the pictures posted after my post. Randu - Hmmmmm.....been using them for years and still got all them. When it's hot they will deform a little but seem to go back into shape after a while.
- I made these plywood filler blocks for the top of my Lynx block stacks. Found out later that Lynx had come out with the flat caps.
CloudDriver wrote:
I made these plywood filler blocks for the top of my Lynx block stacks. Found out later that Lynx had come out with the flat caps.
Oooh I like that. I've never used the Lynx blocks because I didn't like the non-flat top of them. That looks like the perfect solution. Good thinking. Thanks.- They are made from 1/2 inch plywood cut out on a band saw.
