Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 19:25
My Rooster insisted on this one. Our previous van was a small single axled wind-up.
Advantage; could spin it round by hand if stuck in a tight spot.
Disadvantages; stuff was tossed from one side of the cupboards to the other (we travel off the bitumen frequently), damage to fittings, milk bottles and cartons leaking from the bottom from the bouncing. I wouldn't even try and take eggs!
His reasoning had more to do with safety in case of a blowout or losing a wheel, and general stability of the unit. We have heard of nasty accidents with a blowout or loss of a wheel with single axled vans.
There is also less thrust up and down on your tow hitch with the van stable on four wheels.
We now have a smooth ride on four wheels (Simplicity
Suspension) on our 18' van. I am
well and truly convinced. We don't have stabiliser legs - not necessary with our stable caravan.
We have blow-out on the caravan once and like Pop we heard an audible "pop" but all was riding smooth and steady. We were on a road we couldn't get of for a while and to change a tyre there (driver's side tyre) would have been suicide. We found a turn-off to a
farm gate and got right off the road. There was nothing much but string left of the tyre but the rim was undamaged from the ride. Someone passing by who stopped to see if we were OK saw the casing some kilometres back.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: dublediff - Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 23:17
Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 23:17
Agree with MH. Had a blowout...more a whimper than a bang..complete deflation with no deflection in van. Only issue with tandems is the restriction on turning circle when backing into a tight spot...on the tug no problem bt by hand nearly impossible. The pros by far outweigh the cons....best of luck.
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