Leveling TC

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...