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I'm a bit concerned about how much weight the legs on my new tt can take.  I've tried to see if there are any guidelines  but I can't see any information in either brochures or on the web.  Does anyone know of a suggested weight limit? 

Mel

The legs on a trailer tent aren`t designed to take weight as such...they`re for steadying the TT, not supporting it fully. The weight of the trailer etc should be borne on the wheels and jockey wheel, with the leg steadies dropped to just make contact with the ground (or wooden steady plates if the ground is soft) but no more. Don`t, for heavens sake, put the steadies down so far they`re lifting the wheels off the ground.

Oh, and don`t use the steadies for leveling either. You level the trailer fore and aft using the jockey wheel and sideways by putting a couple of bits of wood under one wheel though this is rarely necessary since the wheels on a TT are pretty close together anyway.

The TT we have just bought has very soft suspension so as you get in it after levelling it up the steadies take all the weight !

How would this be remedied ?

Don't lower the steadies so far - get someone to go in it and weigh it down while you lower them.

Maybe you should consider getting the suspension stiffened up?

Quote: Originally posted by Trevor Holloway on 06/10/2006

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The TT we have just bought has very soft suspension so as you get in it after levelling it up the steadies take all the weight !

How would this be remedied ?

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If the trailer tent is actually designed to do this, then I wouldn`t worry too much.Can you check in the handbook or with the manufacturer?

If not, do as Bordercaz suggests....you`ll get used to where to put the steadies after a couple of goes.

When we bought our first TT, a Conway Corniche, we were told by the dealer to roughly level the unit front to back leaving the unit slightly nose down. Drop the rear steadies (in those days they were drop down steadies not the wind down ones) onto wooden square plates and lock in place. Then using the jocky wheel raise the nose to take a little of the movement out of the suspension before lowering the front steadies and locking in place. This method left the trailer nice and firm when entering it. I can see no reason to doubt these instructions and survived using this method for 15 years with no problems with the trailer.

I cannot see that any TT is designed to move on the suspension once parked and erected. Provided you are not trying to jack up the trailer using the steadies (that could result in bending the trailer frame) you shouldnt have any problems using the steadies to give you a steady (unmoving) base to live and sleep in.

Mike

Cant really contact the manufacturer as it was made in 1980 and happens to be 2007 brown colurs !

Only put it up once in the car park to see what we bought for £120.

Once again I feel I have asked a very embarrassing and inexperienced question only to learn some very valuable facts.  Thank you 

I think I'd die with embarrassment if ever I met any of you seasoned campers in person!

Mel

Quote: Originally posted by mel27 on 06/10/2006

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Once again I feel I have asked a very embarrassing and inexperienced question only to learn some very valuable facts.  Thank you 

I think I'd die with embarrassment if ever I met any of you seasoned campers in person!

Mel

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Ask anything you like...that`s what this forum is for, after all! And there`s a terrific lack of information on so many aspects of camping out there. So much knowledge just gets passed on verbally...no books about it.

(And you do really want to meet us in person...especially on your first trip out when you can`t fit the whatever into the wotsit.... )