Interesting leveling blocks

GrandpaKip wrote:
I made my Andersen copies out of yellow pine about 4 years ago. One of them is shorter than the other to fit between the tires, which are 3” apart at the closest.

I have yet to see an easier method of side to side leveling a TT.

Mine are perhaps half that, just far enough apart that I can get a totally collapsed X-Chock between the adjacent tires ... Andersens, even cut down, just won't fit. :( Sometimes "easy" just isn't that easy. ;)

SoundGuy wrote:

siamese wrote:
For easy effective leveling, I haven't seen anything that surpasses the Anderson leveling system.

My Freedom Express axles are set 29" apart so Andersen levelers, even trimmed, won't fit. :( Some who tried the Andersens have reported here on the forums breakage when sitting on an uneven ground surface such as crusher stone, sinking in soft ground surfaces such as mud or sand, and slippage on slick surfaces such as tarmac. Guess I'll stick with my Lynx / Wood leveling system. ;)

I made my Andersen copies out of yellow pine about 4 years ago. One of them is shorter than the other to fit between the tires, which are 3” apart at the closest. They provide a bit more than 3” total lift. For soft ground, I have 2 pieces of 1/2” plywood to go under.
I have yet to see an easier method of side to side leveling a TT.

siamese wrote:
For easy effective leveling, I haven't seen anything that surpasses the Anderson leveling system.

My Freedom Express axles are set 29" apart so Andersen levelers, even trimmed, won't fit. :( Some who tried the Andersens have reported here on the forums breakage when sitting on an uneven ground surface such as crusher stone, sinking in soft ground surfaces such as mud or sand, and slippage on slick surfaces such as tarmac. Guess I'll stick with my Lynx / Wood leveling system. ;)

The issue I have with putting both tires on leveling blocks is that I am lazy and when I pull up to an uneven spot I don’t know how much height I will need so I put my stack of tapered pre-assembled 2x10s down on the low side and drive up on them till level. Most of the time only one tire is elevated. If I wanted to do both, I would have to drive up on my blocks, test it, if not enough, pull off, stack more wood check again and repeat till level. Much easier to do it just once. I don’t really see a downside.

rbpru wrote:
I just use two five foot 2"x12" boards. They provides 2 inches or 4 inches of lift under both wheels.

If these boards are 2X then they'll each be ~ 1.5" thick, providing about 1.5" or 3" of lift. 2" x 10" boards which are ~ 9.5" wide would be plenty wide and be approximately 20% lighter than 2" x 12" boards. Trimming each on a table saw to the same 8.5" width as a Lynx leveler would save even more weight, as well as cutting one board a few inches shorter than the other. No need to drag around more weight than necessary. ;)

It looks like just another leveling option. I see no particular advantage or disadvantage over other leveling devises.

I just use two five foot 2"x12" boards. They provides 2 inches or 4 inches of lift under both wheels. Easy to drive up on, simple to use, a bit heavy, readily available and they are relatively cheap.

Safe travels

siamese wrote:
Hmmmm....nope, i'd pass on that.

For easy effective leveling, I haven't seen anything that surpasses the Anderson leveling system.

Yep, I love Anderson levelers. Infinitely adjustable.

Hmmmm....nope, i'd pass on that.

For easy effective leveling, I haven't seen anything that surpasses the Anderson leveling system.

I just don't see the advantage of this system....over standard boards or blocks.

I do kind of like the LED level gauge...interesting gadget.
LED Level Gauge LINK

I carry two 2x10s cross wise in truck bed behind 5vr hitch
One long board....52"
One shorter board...46"

Long board when I only need 1.5" lift
Both boards when I need 3" lift
Ends of boards are tapered and top board pins to bottom board so neither slide

Any more then that and I relocate

Simple.........no assembly required
Just lay boards down next to wheels then drive forward or backwards slide boards over and drive onto them
Side to side DONE

One 10' every 5 yrs ----use the left over to make two pads for landing gear or rear stabilizers