Leveling TC

I may be nieve about what I don't know, but someone told me a long time ago that parked for a week or less, it didnt much matter if both duallies were supported. Yea it would be ideal, but parked we aren't exactly pounding over pot holes and rocks, One set/tire gets the job done,
Lego style blocks for me. 2 sets plus a few 2x6 short lengths which rarely get used.

So question on the leveling of the DRW TC...

Do you not try to level the back duallies or
use two leggos or like things for each side, one for each tire 4 total for rear or
just load one tire (that doesn't seem right, too much weight)
or just balance the front?

Assuming 3-points to adjust will level anything.

Just a Wandering Mind that Wants to Know eh? hehheh...

I'm thinking just get a "Sky Hook" and lift it. (joking here)..

thanks..

KIS Man wrote:
How many carry blocks or boards to level with. thanks

I carry several ranging in size from 2x8, gang-nailed 2x12 and 6x6 to allow me leveling in almost any off-road condition.

I noticed some things on a camper outing with respect to leveling the truck and camper. In the past when I had a smaller & lighter pop- up TC, I would have to get all the glocks, wood, rocks, etc almost gnats- ass equal to create a level plane under the 4 tires. I would usually have no blocks under the tire at the highest point and then place whatever was needed under the other 2 (or 3) as required.

My latest camper is the heaviest that I have owned (3,500#+ wet and loaded) ...and I noticed that while I had to add blocks, I did not need to be so exact so as to create an equal height plane as the truck's suspension articulated to take up or extend as need in order to make the camper as a whole all level. I think the heavier weight allows for easier leveling because the weight does the work by articulating the suspension as needed.







While it may look weird, the inside was perfectly level... I will do what it takes and park in out-of -the-way places like this...



...in order to get views like this:

Maybe others just ain't tellin. :B

Wayne

Reddog1 wrote:

MORSNOW wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
5 pages for a yes or no answer! Classic!
I'll pile on.
YES I carry wood blocks for leveling. Beats trying to stack rocks!

Me too.

It was not a yes or no question, and it has not yet been answered. :B

The question was; "How many carry blocks or boards to level with."

Wayne

Five. Five is the correct number of blocks or boards. :B

deltabravo wrote:

DWeikert wrote:

deltabravo wrote:
Another factor that makes them not so great is that the platform which the tire would sit on is far too small for my stock sized truck tires. Width is OK, but not the length.

If I understand correctly, your issue is the flat on each of the "steps" isn't large enough for the footprint of your tire as you drive up the ramp?

Correct.

Here's some photos showing the footprint of my tires. (stock size tires on my 09 DRW)
Since I always tow a trailer, I want the truck tires sitting flat on a surface so I'm not relying on the transmission, parking brake and a wheel chock to keep the truck and trailer from moving if I were sitting on a ramped leveling block. (I never unhook the trailer when I set up camp.)





The red arrows indicate the contact patch.
Also note that nearly the entire ramp surface is used up to get the truck tire sitting on it. I could go one further with my photos and lay a tape measure down to show how much length is involved.



The truck tire's contact patch pretty much consumes a Lego style leveling block.

(No, I didn't park the truck on my service ramps just to photograph the tires for this thread.... I thought of the photo idea yesterday. The truck has been on the ramps all week... I'm still working on replacing wires that the critters chewed up and ruined).

delta...that would give you only one option for levelling...

MORSNOW wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
5 pages for a yes or no answer! Classic!
I'll pile on.
YES I carry wood blocks for leveling. Beats trying to stack rocks!

Me too.

It was not a yes or no question, and it has not yet been answered. :B

The question was; "How many carry blocks or boards to level with."

Wayne

Grit dog wrote:
5 pages for a yes or no answer! Classic!
I'll pile on.
YES I carry wood blocks for leveling. Beats trying to stack rocks!

Me too.

5 pages for a yes or no answer! Classic!
I'll pile on.
YES I carry wood blocks for leveling. Beats trying to stack rocks!

Is there any discernable difference in all the plastic leveling blocks? I've seen Lynx in action, but have noticed that there are quite a few brands out there now, some less expensive than others. I am all about saving a buck if I can get away with it, but if someone can explain to me why lynx levelers are roughly $15 more per 10 pack compared to the Camco equivelants, I'd gladly pay a little more for the better quality, but if they are essentially the same quality, I see no reason to pay more for a similar product.