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Title: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Brodie Tas on April 28, 2017, 08:46:39 PM
Any made up there own levelling ramps for there camper? Pictures would be good

Thanks
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: GGV8Cruza on April 28, 2017, 08:49:24 PM
A few pieces of treated pine 200x45 with ramps on either end. One a single piece, the second has two pieces joined. fits in the jerry can holder

GG
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Gandalf the White on April 28, 2017, 08:56:36 PM
A few pieces of treated pine 200x45 with ramps on either end. One a single piece, the second has two pieces joined. fits in the jerry can holder

GG
x 2, exactly what we have also. The leading edges are cut on a 45° bevel and we have a slightly smaller piece on the off chance that a bit extra height is needed.
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: dales133 on April 28, 2017, 08:57:14 PM
Ive thiught about it but i dont think its worth the time or materials for the cost you can buy them.


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Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Swannie on April 28, 2017, 09:05:06 PM
A couple of pieces of wood off cuts
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Post by: GeoffA on April 28, 2017, 09:12:26 PM
MaxTrax if you're carrying them. Not suggesting you'd buy them just for this though....
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Post by: glenm64 on April 28, 2017, 10:25:24 PM
Air bag suspension.

Cheers Glen

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Post by: glenm64 on April 28, 2017, 10:26:39 PM
Before that shovel and a couple of pieces of laminated scaff planks.

Cheers Glen

Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Brodie Tas on April 28, 2017, 10:48:33 PM
Thanks guys I just grab some framing  of cuts from work, like the air bag idea but a bit much for my trailer
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Post by: duggie on April 28, 2017, 11:31:19 PM
Chain saw and a green tree works for me .
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Post by: edz on April 28, 2017, 11:57:34 PM
Another way to do it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19Wsx2OSz8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19Wsx2OSz8)
Also toyed with the idea of fitting a pair of Air shocks and individual air lines ..
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Post by: GeoffA on April 29, 2017, 06:22:01 AM
Bottle jack...
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Post by: kylarama on April 29, 2017, 08:44:09 AM
Shovel to dig a hole, when on soft ground.  Let a tyre down, when on hard ground....

I bought one of those caravan levelling ramps from Aldi ($20) 4 years ago.
Used it once.

Also got a small stack of 200X200 25mm plywood (with a coat of decking oil) for chocks, stabilizer feet etc.

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Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: DrewXT on April 29, 2017, 10:39:12 AM
I carry some bits of 35x70 in the wood basket on the top of the tool box... Only any good if the non fold out side needs to be raised, due to the tent fall...

Otherwise, I dig a hole/let down the other side tyre

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Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: 3rd time lucky on April 29, 2017, 11:24:48 AM
Chain saw and a green tree works for me .
Greenies hate you no doubt... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Love it  :cup:
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Bird on April 29, 2017, 11:42:01 AM
Ive thiught about it but i dont think its worth the time or materials for the cost you can buy them.


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x eleventy
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: duggie on April 29, 2017, 11:59:20 AM
Greenies hate you no doubt... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Love it  :cup:


I always cut the rest of the tree up and leave it behind , when it dries out someone gets free pre cut fire wood .
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Post by: Fizzie on May 02, 2017, 02:09:56 PM
Chain saw and a green tree Greenie works for me .

Fixed it for you, although it will stink a bit :D >:D
Title: Re: Any diy levelling ramps?
Post by: Brodie Tas on May 02, 2017, 06:35:12 PM
Fixed it for you, although it will stink a bit :D >:D

Haha  :cheers:
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Post by: duggie on May 02, 2017, 07:44:31 PM
Fixed it for you, although it will stink a bit :D >:D
:cup: :cup: :cup:

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Post by: Rumpig on May 02, 2017, 08:58:40 PM
Used to have a few off cuts of timber years ago, not worth the effort when you can use a plastic ramp instead.....they are lighter, don't get heavier when it rains, don't split when they dry out, no splinters and are just easy to use. Find someone else that wants one and go halves in a set, that's what we did.
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Post by: Swannie on May 05, 2017, 04:12:28 PM
The wood off its come in handy with dual axle and independent suspension
Swannie
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Post by: Redcherokee on May 05, 2017, 07:54:54 PM
Not sure I trust a flat piece of wood when on a back/front slope as well as crossways.  Those commercial ramps are also effective as chocks.  I always chock, and it nearly always settles into at least one chock when it lifts off the hitch.