TESA Levelling System Opinions

[daventess]

Has anyone got the TESA system installed? Would you recommend it?

I don't want a levelling system enough to pay £6k for it (E&P, etc.), but I might just stretch to £3.5k for the TESA system - IF- it's any good

 

[Rockpool]

Daventess Link to a review that might help.

TESA Autolift 4

This review will only interest those who are considering having a self-levelling system. I think they count as as accessories which is why I have put the revie

www.autosleeper-ownersforum.com

 

[Old Gibber]

I've had the Tesa system for 2 years now, and I am very satisfied with it. One thing I've noticed with some of the hydraulic system is that the legs are bent. I suspect weak mounting points. The Tesa mounts and legs are very solid. Perhaps the only disadvantage is that they don't lift quite as high as hydraulic ones, but there again, they lift higher than levellers.

 

[daventess]

Perhaps the only disadvantage is that they don't lift quite as high as hydraulic ones, but there again, they lift higher than levellers.

We've not yet had a slope so bad the levellers couldn't handle it, so that's probably fine. What does seem odd is that so few people appear to have the electric levellers compared to the hydraulic ones. Well, at least compared to the amount of people who respond to posts like this

 

[Old Gibber]

This topic has come up before and there is always a sharp intake of breath from some. I think it is just that people believe the hydraulic system is the only way to go, without having had any real knowledge or experience of the Tesa system. Someone even posted that they had been told they were only suitable as stabilisers but not for levelling, which is clearly rubbish. Each leg can lift 2 tonnes.

Another slight problem I should have mentioned is if you have a flat tyre, there is not enough clearance to lower the legs, and you need to use the vehicle jack first. Then the levellers can be lowered to provide extra support whilst the wheel is changed. Not a big deal really.

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[funflair]

This topic has come up before and there is always a sharp intake of breath from some. I think it is just that people believe the hydraulic system is the only way to go, without having had any real knowledge or experience of the Tesa system. Someone even posted that they had been told they were only suitable as stabilisers but not for levelling, which is clearly rubbish. Each leg can lift 2 tonnes.

Another slight problem I should have mentioned is if you have a flat tyre, there is not enough clearance to lower the legs, and you need to use the vehicle jack first. Then the levellers can be lowered to provide extra support whilst the wheel is changed. Not a big deal really.

Your last paragraph would stop me from having them as one of the things I appreciate about the hydraulic ones is their ability to lift the van out of a muddy field alongside wheel changing and maintenance.

 

[Old Gibber]

Your last paragraph would stop me from having them as one of the things I appreciate about the hydraulic ones is their ability to lift the van out of a muddy field alongside wheel changing and maintenance.

Wheel changing and maintenance are a thing of the past these days. That's what servicing and breakdown cover are for. As for extracting myself from a muddy field, I'm just careful where I park, never been stuck yet.

 

[Old Gibber]

daventess Have a look at this thread: https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/e-p-levelling-system.299844/#post-6056815

Only ever used manual levelling once on the Tesa system, and that was when a mechanic needed to get underneath the van to change an exhaust sensor. Then I lifted the van as high as it would go for him. Otherwise it levels perfectly each time, unless the slope is too steep.