Powerstroke2000 wrote:
I thought I would see what some of you find most useful when it comes to levelling your truck when you get to a site! I was just on a recent trip, and I usually carry along some 2X10 wood blocks, but forgot them this time around. Trying to buy some along the way produced little results, as no one seemed to be stocking them (perhaps because it's still winter?)
At any rate, looking on Ebay, I see there are several brands/types, and wondered if any of you had found the 'ideal' levellers to run the truck up no to, to level the whole unit?
I'm finding even some of the paved sites in some State Parks are far from level!
Any info on these would be appreciated!
Thanks.
Wholly Cow! What is happening to Canada? They don't have any lumber yards in B.C.?
Whenever I need to replace some 2X10 (the wider the board the easier they are to split) that have now become firewood, I just head to a local lumber yard or Lowes/Home Depot. When both my hands were in casts, last year, I just had the store cut them into 24" lengths and they did it for free!. I also carry 4-6"X8" and 4-4"X8" and a stack of 2"X10" (I run 245/70R19.5). With the 2X10s, I laminate them with a strip of Pressure treated plywood, liquid nailed and screwed to the top and bottom of them, as well as a few strips of pressure treated plywood sandwiches (screwed & glued together) to give me ½ sizes.
I guess since I spend a lot of time in remote locations, I don’t let a little slope/grade keep me from boondocking in a prime location.
I have a bubble level gauge, in a discreet location, on passenger side, that I can see from the driver’s seat to get close to level, front to back, before I stop and use my blocks and air bags to fine tune the side to side and sometimes front to back. When you do it a lot, just seeing the bubble location, on the level, pretty much tells you how many blocks you need to place under your wheels.
Just don’t dig holes, to lower your tire/s, and not fill them back in. Be nice and leave no trace you’ve been there, except tire tracks and footprints!
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