Jockey wheel up or down

I lift my jockey wheel and always have done as I use a pneumatic jockey wheel the load situation isn't the same as the solid plastic.The twisted chassis and lamination of the floor is a lot of twaddle imho. 43 years of "Doing It My Way" as Frank said and never had a problem.

 

Ignoring loadings, why would you want to create more tasks when setting up? Leave the jockey wheel where it is after leveling fore and aft. I always did and cannot remember anyone else doing otherwise.

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"Twaddle"? No, just a different opinion as is my thought about your load situation comment, JOTN.

I agree with Metheven's logic and my opinion hasn't changed in the 3+ years since this thread was started 🙂

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Pitching a caravan is one of those thing you have to do before you can start enjoying your stay properly and adding an extra task doesn't appeal.

I have found that if I pitch on soft ground with the jockey wheel down, after a day or two the wheels sink into the ground an inch or two, thereby increasing the load on the rear steadies because the jockey wheel, having a fairly large footprint for the weight it carries, doesn't sink as much. As the lounge is at the back of the caravan anyway, little is gained by leaving the jockey wheel down, so I normally raise it. That way I can at least be sure that the load on all four steadies remains roughly the same, no matter how far the caravan sinks into the ground.

I carry a piece of wood to sit under the jockey wheel for when the ground is a bit soft. 😊

It's not the jockey wheel sinking into the ground that I was talking about but the tyres of the caravan.

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Do you not put wood under the road wheels when the ground is soft?