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ron_whitt
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Topic: levelers Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 7:43pm |
About to bite the bullet and get either the BAl or Anderson leveling system. Was hoping to hear from anyone who uses either of these systems and can let me know of the pros and cons of them. Thanks Ron
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Ron & Shirley
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kymooses
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Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 8:04pm |
answered your other post earlier.
i like my BAL
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ron_whitt
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Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 8:43pm |
I know Travis but like nation my post is gone right away. How can you hope to get replies if you post is gone within minutes? But thanks Travis I appreciate your input.
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Ron & Shirley
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kymooses
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Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 9:44pm |
Originally posted by ron_whitt
I know Travis but like nation my post is gone right away. How can you hope to get replies if you post is gone within minutes? But thanks Travis I appreciate your input.
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just so few visitors over there anymore. you have a better chance at continuous chatter here these days for sure!
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furpod
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Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 8:40am |
I like the look and design of the Anderson, but have as of yet seen one used in person. I own and use the BAL. Like it very much. I also use legos with it if it looks to be a high lift, that way I don't have to crank as much.. lol and almost always use one lego, in case of sinking.
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J-Cat
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Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 12:02pm |
I have had the Anderson leveler for a couple of months and have had occasion to use it twice on uneven camp sites. My first experience was not good. It was raining and the wet surface of the two plastic pieces slipped allowing the trailer to shift which dropped the jack shaft off the wood block I had it on. Long story short, there was no damage or injury and I learned some hard lessons on better chocking the opposite wheel and using more stable cribbing for the jack but be aware the surfaces of the Anderson leveler are slick when wet. On the positive side my second use of the leveler with dry conditions worked great and you can't beat it's light weight, compact size, and quick set up. You are limited to about a 4" maximum height adjustment.
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Jerry & Cathy
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Hairy Podders
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Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 7:16am |
We have the BAL leveler & hauled it to Colorado with us. My buddy used it on his Scotty camper & it worked well. As for the cranking issue, I use a Bosch cordless drill set on low speed/ high torque.
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
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Outbound
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Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 8:32am |
I must be old-school(-ish). I still prefer the combination of a Hoppy Hitch Level (which at a glance tells me 'raise the street side by 4 inches') and Lynx Levelers (with Lynx chocks). Its very rare that I find myself on a level site (unless its one of those 5-star resorts  with cement pads and private hot tubs), and I usually end up having to add 3-5" to one side or the other - so a very simple, extremely stable solution appeals to me.
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ToolmanJohn
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Posted: 06 Sep 2014 at 7:40pm |
Originally posted by furpod
I like the look and design of the Anderson, but have as of yet seen one used in person. I own and use the BAL. Like it very much. I also use legos with it if it looks to be a high lift, that way I don't have to crank as much.. lol and almost always use one lego, in case of sinking.
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Exactly what I do too. Place a lego block riser in front of the lowest tire, drive up on it , then place the BAL underneath and level the pod.
The BAL will usually not fit under the tire on soft surfaces , so it's necessary to get the tire up a little so there is room to install the BAL, and also to remove it.
The BAL is great, it doesn't take very long to raise one side of the pod, and it acts like a wheel chock, I also double chock the other tire. Once level side to side, I use the stabilizer jacks to lock it in.
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Grayotter
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Posted: 12 Sep 2014 at 10:46am |
I have a small 1 or 2" bullseye level near the front of my hitch. By looking at the level I can tell how many level pads I need under which wheel. On asphalt or concrete, if I go more than 2 pads I make a ramp with the logo pads. Gar
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