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Old 06-28-2016, 09:22 PM   #1
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To trim or not to trim........Anyone use Andersen levelers with a 233S??

Bought a set of Anderson levelers for my 2016 233S and am unable to see if I need to trim them. Does anyone use a set with their 233S, or with their 23 foot Roo?

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Old 06-29-2016, 12:17 AM   #2
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We use them with our 23WS. We trimmed both, but I'm not sure that we needed to trim the rear one. In order to fit between the two tires, the front one needed to be trimmed at the front (almost to the first hole), and the back corner needed to be rounded.
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Old 06-29-2016, 06:47 AM   #3
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Anderson Levelers

Same here, just trimmed one back. The dealer told me they were awesome, recommended them, I bought them then realized they didn't fit between forest river axles lol. Gotta love those dealers....
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Old 06-29-2016, 07:58 AM   #4
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I have Anderson levelers also, for my 233S. I trimmed them back on the shallow end, and trimmed the lower corner of the fat end back at a 45º. I trimmed both of mine the same, not just the one. That was probably mostly my OCD to blame, but my logic behind that was that the tire on the untrimmed leveler will have to travel a further distance to attain the same amount of lift as the tire on the trimmed leveler. We're probably only talking about a 1/4" or so but the OCD demands they be uniform.
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I have Anderson levelers also, for my 233S. I trimmed them back on the shallow end, and trimmed the lower corner of the fat end back at a 45º. I trimmed both of mine the same, not just the one. That was probably mostly my OCD to blame, but my logic behind that was that the tire on the untrimmed leveler will have to travel a further distance to attain the same amount of lift as the tire on the trimmed leveler. We're probably only talking about a 1/4" or so but the OCD demands they be uniform.
How far did you trim the shallow end back?
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I think I trimmed it back to the first hole, or possibly through the first hole, I don't remember exactly. The instructions said how far you could trim it back, and I was within that amount. I'm not at home right now but I can check later or post a picture if you like.
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Old 06-29-2016, 08:46 AM   #7
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Thanks. I think I will trim back a few inches and see how it works out. Much appreciated!
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Old 06-29-2016, 01:54 PM   #8
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I have a 21ss trimed the front one about 2 in. then rounded ths
at edge and thinned it down with a grinder. They work like a charm great buy level in seconds.
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We have a set for our ROO 21DK. My DH trimmed one back to the first hole and smoothed it. Left the other alone. We only used them a couple of times so far but work great.
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Bought a set of Anderson levelers for my 2016 233S and am unable to see if I need to trim them. Does anyone use a set with their 233S, or with their 23 foot Roo?

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We don't have a Roo, but do use the levelers and love them! Had to trim(only one, I'm not THAT OCD ) due to close axles. Quick and easy leveling. Also use the Anderson jack and it works great!
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We bought a set and last week I trimmed one to fit between the wheels of our 2012 Rockwood 2701SS. According to the included instructions you can trim up to 4"; I did that with my band saw. The stationary sander took care of the corner rounding. Red plastic dust EVERYWHERE!





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Let us know how it works I have a set for my 21 DK but have not trimmed one yet


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I measured out a line 2 3/4 inch from the thin end and cut mine at a 45 degree angle with a cordless circular saw. Not going to know if that will be sufficient until tomorrow afternoon.
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I think all Roos are built about the same. I had to trim one quite a bit. Both the tip and the back top.

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Old 07-02-2016, 07:39 PM   #16
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Well, as it turns out we didn't need the new Anderson levelers as our site was almost perfect for our Roo. It is slightly high on the slide side, but good enough. Probably should have tried them anyhow, just to make sure I trimmed them enough.
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Old 07-23-2016, 04:26 PM   #17
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DH trimmed ours. We love them. Sorry for the other random stuff in the picture (DD's hiking stick, brown paper bag with the new grill brush in it.) Click image for larger version

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Old 07-23-2016, 05:56 PM   #18
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It doesn't seem that you are using them correctly. The smaller wedge should go under the narrow part of the big wedge.
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It doesn't seem that you are using them correctly. The smaller wedge should go under the narrow part of the big wedge.
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Old 07-24-2016, 07:00 AM   #20
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We're just not up on them enough for the small wedge to fit under that side, hence the orange chocks. DH just put the small wedges under the big side instead of putting them away.
When you're only raising the camper to the first or second dot, there just isn't room to do it 'the right way', but since they are now our only levelers, we improvise 😉
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