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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 21/7/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by larkspeednl on 21/7/2014

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But even just using them as steadies the way they are intended they still take some of the weight and therefore reduce the weight on the wheels.

The steadies shouldn't take any weight at all. You only lower them sufficiently to just touch the ground and prevent the caravan from rocking backwards and forwards when people walk inside. The weight of the caravan is all on the wheels

if you put down your steadies before the van is packed for travel any weight you add to the van goes on the steadies not the wheels.

No, it goes on the wheels. However, if you load the caravan significantly then the tyres will obviously 'spread' which in turn may put pressure on the steadies but I would suggest if you are loading your caravan to that extent it will be very much overloaded

That means to get an accurate reading of pressure you want the van loaded and sitting fully on it's wheels

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The weight of the van doesn't make any difference to the air pressure inside the tyre because the air is spread evenly throughout the tyre. Pressure on the tyre at one point simply expands the tyre elsewhere...or I'm talking a load of codswallop

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Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 21/7/2014

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[QUOT]Originally posted by larkspeednl on 21/7/2014


That means to get an accurate reading of pressure you want the van loaded and sitting fully on it's wheels

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Quote: Originally posted by larkspeednl on 21/7/2014

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Sorry I would have to disagree, once you put the steadies down so they touch the ground no more weight can go on the wheels simply because the steadies are touching the ground.

The steadies don't compress to allow the van to place the weight on the wheels, if they did they would be useless, the frame may flex slightly but not enough to make a significant difference.

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Quote: A lot of it caused by the misconception it's pressure that carries the load which it ain't!.