Up on its 4 legs? Or not?
Up on its 4 legs? Or not?
in Anything Eriba-related Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:42 pmby andrew kennedy (deleted)
I will be in Spain later in the year, on one campsite, it will be very HOT. I can cover the wheels or better still TAKE THEM OFF - I am wondering if it would be 'in order' for two people to live in Troll for a couple of months without the wheels on with the caravan standing on its 4 legs?!?!? Any thoughts gratefully received.
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in Anything Eriba-related Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:04 pmby eribaMotters • | 5.585 Posts
Please don't do that. The legs are NOT designed to take the weight of the van. The weight goes through the axle and then the wheel.s whilst the corner legs, steadies, do just that. They steady/balance the van.
You could jack the van up and set the axle on stands, something many owners do over the long winter lay-up.
Colin
Skoda Yeti diesel 2wd _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice white 2017 430.
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in Anything Eriba-related Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:08 pmby Steve and Debbie • | 1.108 Posts
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in Anything Eriba-related Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:13 pmby Derekcbr (deleted)
If you really want to take your wheels off then you need to support your van on axle stands otherwise the advice given is correct. Never use the van’s steadies for supporting the weight of the van. They are stabilisers only. Enjoy your hols
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in Anything Eriba-related Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:12 amby Aaron Calder • | 3.834 Posts
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in Anything Eriba-related Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:58 amby Randa france • | 13.258 Posts
Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #5
If you see one local caravan with its wheels removed, I'll eat my sombrero.
With a little of the salsa sauce Hombre?
Randa
ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
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in Anything Eriba-related Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:16 pmby Williebraveheart • | 351 Posts
No, no, no. Please do not leave your Troll supported only by the legs. It would be sensible to cover the wheels to protect the tyres from UV but heat is irrelevant.
Stewart
Triton 420 GT 2008. Skoda Karoq 1.5i DSG
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in Anything Eriba-related Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:19 pmby sibillini • | 236 Posts
With regard to heat, it would depend on how much time you plan to spend annually in a hot climate. We lost two tyres last spring within a 100 km of each other though the identical failure of the steel belts, not fun at all. The tyre workshop reckoned it was due to heat, protecting against UV was not enough.
Elsie behaved impeccably, but I now reckon I have the most expensive Eriba tyres in Europe.
To clarify, the tyres were of a reputable make, protected against UV, 4 years old and Elsie spends roughly 6 months of the year in Italy.
Just sayin.
C
2002 Eriba Troll 540 (Elsie) + Honda CRV 2.2 diesel
"A country is considered the more civilised the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak, and a powerful one becoming too powerful" Primo Levi
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in Anything Eriba-related Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:33 amby Randa france • | 13.258 Posts
The admin. team for the Spanish Forum are members of Eribafolk. I will add a thread asking about wheels and tyres to thier forum however.
In our case we've never bothered although we do cover our non-sunshade wheel on all occasions but that is more to protect the wheel lock than anything else.
Randa
ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
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in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:26 pmby Randa france • | 13.258 Posts
Well, this is what our Spanish friends think:- https://eribas.mforos.com/
Jamsa 2
Administrator
I think that covering the wheels is enough, that is, not to give them the sun.
I was never in the same place for a month in the sun, but I never saw caravans without wheels in a caravan, covered and protected from the sun if he had seen many.
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eco16
moderator
Roger, there is no problem with high temperatures, the wheels, withstand the heat well, what most deteriorates are the sun's rays along with the dryness.
As Jamsa tells you it is good to cover them but by the sun, another thing is that with the temperature the air pressure usually rises somewhat in the interior, so it is interesting before starting up, adjust the pressure to the value indicated by the maker.
A greeting.
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Randa
ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
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