I know that your caravan should be on a level plan has well has your tow vehicle , I often see caravans that are not is it better to have the tow end dipping down on the tug or the back of the caravan dipping down if you can't get the caravan to sit level .
tezza said
02:44 PM Sep 10, 2013
make it sit level even if you have to move some stuff around and use WDH or adjust towball height.
brickies said
03:10 PM Sep 10, 2013
This would all have to do with the tow ball height I would think, To level mine I used an Hayman Reece adjustable hitch receiver
Joe said
05:19 PM Sep 12, 2013
brickies wrote:
is it better to have the tow end dipping down on the tug or the back of the caravan dipping down if you can't get the caravan to sit level .
They are both equally bad.
brickies said
01:57 AM Sep 13, 2013
Thanks Joe I had been told one way was better than the other but could not remember
Baz421 said
02:47 AM Sep 13, 2013
brickies wrote:
I know that your caravan should be on a level plan has well has your tow vehicle , I often see caravans that are not is it better to have the tow end dipping down on the tug or the back of the caravan dipping down if you can't get the caravan to sit level .
Brickies - years ago I was involved with this in a regulatory role,,,, remember when you brake,,, the BACK OF THE TOW VEHICLE the TENDENCY IS TO RISE,,,,,,,,,,, AND THE FRONT OF THE CARAVAN TENDS TO DIP.
This way they tend to compensate each other to some extent.
If you have the towbar too high and you jam on the brakes the OPPOSITE COULD OCCUR ,,ie the van could "push" the rear of the towed vehicle up (it could actually reduce the weight on the rear axle in practice) and the combination could become unstable with reduced traction at the rear wheels.
This is the extreme but hopefully you get the idea.
You don't really want the weight OFF the rear axle of the tow vehicle or you could (in extreme cases) increase the risk of jacknifing.
So as a general rule I would suggest if you can't level van,,,, front down is the better of the two evils.
I know that your caravan should be on a level plan has well has your tow vehicle , I often see caravans that are not is it better to have the tow end dipping down on the tug or the back of the caravan dipping down if you can't get the caravan to sit level .
They are both equally bad.
Brickies - years ago I was involved with this in a regulatory role,,,, remember when you brake,,, the BACK OF THE TOW VEHICLE the TENDENCY IS TO RISE,,,,,,,,,,, AND THE FRONT OF THE CARAVAN TENDS TO DIP.
This way they tend to compensate each other to some extent.
If you have the towbar too high and you jam on the brakes the OPPOSITE COULD OCCUR ,,ie the van could "push" the rear of the towed vehicle up (it could actually reduce the weight on the rear axle in practice) and the combination could become unstable with reduced traction at the rear wheels.
This is the extreme but hopefully you get the idea.
You don't really want the weight OFF the rear axle of the tow vehicle or you could (in extreme cases) increase the risk of jacknifing.
So as a general rule I would suggest if you can't level van,,,, front down is the better of the two evils.