We went camping a few weekends ago and used my Lynx, and like every other trip before just found them to be a pain in the butt to use. I hate to back up, build a stack, pulling forward and have to chock. I especially hate when I have to estimate how big the stack should be, build it, pull forward, and still find out that you are not level or one tire is only half on the blocks... it's a pain. Then I have to install the double tire chock.
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I've seen double Bal Levelers used at RV shows and now I'm seriously considering trying to use TWO Bal levelers on my dual axle trailer. I feel they will be more convenient than Lynx but I just can't pull the trigger. I just can't decide whether I should buy two because of:
1) The EXPENSE of having to buy two levelers at $75 each
2) The INCONVENIENCE of having to haul around two of those pieces of steel.
3) The PRACTICAL effectiveness of the application - will two Bals REALLY work and will I damage anything?
4) Will all these disadvantages OUTWEIGH the advantages?
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Here is the monkey wrench, can I make them work together somehow? Could I set a distance to seperate them for my trailer? Maybe find a way to use a cordless drill to raise and lower?
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I'm thinking of using two BALs also. I have one from our previous PUP, but our NTU HTT is a dual axle. I haven't taken it out yet, but even leveling in the back yard to park it was a pain using wood blocks. I'm not an engineer, but I don't know why I couldn't use two. And, I don't see how it could possibly "hurt" anything. Perhaps someone here has tried it and could let us know.
Jason
So I know I'm in the minority hereb but I was not a fan of the BAL leveler. The design is great and it is defiantly a quality product. My issue with it was it's heavy, and metal (flesh vs. metal.....metal is the victor). To many times I was working up a sweat raising or lowering the camper. I'v said this befor and I'm sorry if this is repetative, I jusst think that most options have pros and cons. I went with this:
and this wheel chock locks in
Just back up and on and the camper is leveled. DW watches the L to R bubble and when the camper steps up level she yells stop set the chock and un-hook.
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