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The height of your car is immaterial, it is the height of the tow-ball that matters. The tow-ball will have been fixed at a standard height.

I would think that Grampian91 has got the answer and you should drop the jockey wheel by undoing the clamp and then winding it down further

DaveS1

Hello KarenMcmillan.

It might be best if you ask a fellow caravanner how to do it when you are next on site because describing what to do is difficult !!

When you arrive on site and want to unhitch:-

1)  Unplug the electric leads and detach the breakaway cable

2) Apply the handbrake ensuring that it fully on

3) Slacken off the clamp which is on the SIDE of the tube containg the jocket wheel and allow the wheel to drop down onto the ground.  When it is on the ground re-tighten the clamp.

4) Only now should you turn the handle on the TOP of the tube and at the same time raise the lever on the hitch allowing the caravan to rise off of the tow-ball.

Once the car is moved out of the way you can then use the handle on TOP of the jockey wheel to level the caravan.

Good luck

DaveS1 

Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 21/7/2012

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One thing about the handbrake.

When you pull it up like a car one and its say 45 degrees, Thats NOT fully applied.

It will stop the van rolling forward if the brakes are decent. But it wont stop it rolling backwards.

The auto reverse brakes will allow it to go backwards.

You need to pull the lever up to 90 degrees.

I didnt know that for many years of caravanning.

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Thanks about the 90deg. as I just found out for the first time and we are due to get our caravan on Wednesday. I know my Bob knows but I like to know these things also as I may have to be the one that does it one day.

I already know about the safety chain that is not only vital but has been an asset to us when we had the esteral to stop a bad accident from happening. Always renew one that has broken, always put it on before travel.

Quote: Originally posted by DaveS1 on 20/7/2012

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When you arrive on site and want to unhitch:-

1)  Unplug the electric leads and detach the breakaway cable

2) Apply the handbrake ensuring that it fully on

3) Slacken off the clamp which is on the SIDE of the tube containg the jocket wheel and allow the wheel to drop down onto the ground.  When it is on the ground re-tighten the clamp.

4) Only now should you turn the handle on the TOP of the tube and at the same time raise the lever on the hitch allowing the caravan to rise off of the tow-ball.

Once the car is moved out of the way you can then use the handle on TOP of the jockey wheel to level the caravan.

Good luck

DaveS1 

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No, you are not being pedantic, LlaniDavei, just correct !

I still think that if the original person doesn't know something as basic as how to hitch/unhitch that he or she really does need to be shown how to do it.  Perhaps a towing course ?

DaveS1

Learn a lot on here especially when I write a lot down for future reference.

Thank you