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Bayliss Thomas
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 Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:48 am Post subject: Wheels off caravan |
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| Last winter I removed the wheels from my 'cottage on wheels' caravan and left the van up on axle stands all winter long. The axle was used as the stands support. Is this the right thing to do or am I merely stressing out other components on the van? I ask because the axle beam looks so light and almost flimsy. |
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Dalek63
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Location: North Cornwall
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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As long as you support the caravan on the four corners as well, thats the ideal way to do it.
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Bayliss Thomas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks Dalek, you mean use the corner stabilizer legs? |
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Dalek63
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Bayliss Thomas wrote: | | Thanks Dalek, you mean use the corner stabilizer legs? |
Yes use the legs to balance the load.
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Bayliss Thomas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks.  |
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mo man
Joined: 10 Oct 2011
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Location: N Ireland
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: winter storage |
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| You can also get stands that bolt directly on to the hubs I think there called winter wheels mo man |
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christine lowery
Joined: 30 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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if you have caravan insurance check the detail some insurance's say you have to leave the wheels on or it's invalid
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Dalek63
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| christine lowery wrote: | if you have caravan insurance check the detail some insurance's say you have to leave the wheels on or it's invalid
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Well if it burns down, quickly put the wheels back on before the insurance man gets there to look at it ,  
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Bayliss Thomas
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| I will check my insurance policy but you would think it makes the caravan less likely to be pinched without wheels. |
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Scarlet Snail
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Location: Suffolk
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| What happens if someone pinches the wheels? |
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Bayliss Thomas
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:43 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Scarlet Snail"]What happens if someone pinches the wheels?[/quote
] You can only do so much to stop thieving low life. I store the wheels in my house over winter. |
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