Damaged danglers?

[Minxy]

Stop it you smutty lot!

I'm talking about MHs that have levelling rams fitted. We've seen a fair few being used by MHers on our trip and made me wonder about their long term use and the effect on the wheels, running gear etc

As the wheels are held off the ground and just dangling, ie continually hanging from the axles etc, can this cause permanent damage to the mechanical gubbings?

It's not something that a manufacturer is likely to have allowed for when designing their vehicles so is using them sensible in the long run?

 

[Landy Andy]

Not all are, we empty out water, waste food etc when we return home so it's not permanently fully loaded, it isn't even when we're using it, even it if was though the suspension etc isn't being stretched in a manner it was never designed for, just compressed.

The van is designed for its main user. That will be as a 3.5t delivery van. They are rarely loaded to 3.5t, and if they are it won’t be for many days 24/7. Taking out 20kg of food and dropping 100kg of water is nothing. Especially when I read what “stuff” some on here carry. The suspension would, and should have been setup in a neutral position, but that will have been massively altered when it became a motorhome, but I bet ten suspension would not have been altered. I know if I had the option to remove the pressure from the suspension whilst stored, I would.

 

[andyman]

There's a Hymer parked next to me at Bonterra. He raised it high on the jacks then lowered the front wheels onto blocks of ply faced celotex. Not taking any weight but supporting the wheels