BPW swing V tech chassis vs Alko version

[allen1]

Can anyone tell me which is best,and how do they work?

 

[Ray R]

Sorry absolutely no idea how the thing works, but our Elddis tows very well on the BPW chassis. We have towed some 2500 miles since we bought it in Feb this year , sometimes fully loaded at others times with less weight, I'm always careful with the nose weight but it never so much as twitches. Very pleased with it.

 

[Lutz]

In principle there's not much difference between the two. AlKo use a swing arm axle with six rubber elements acting in shear around a hexagonal tube whereas BPW do the same with 4 elements and a square tube.

 

[allen1]

In principle there's not much difference between the two. AlKo use a swing arm axle with six rubber elements acting in shear around a hexagonal tube whereas BPW do the same with 4 elements and a square tube.

Thanks Lutz and Jasper,do you know of any special servicing needs with this system?

 

[allen1]

we picked up our new Compass Rallye 644 T/A with the BPW swing Vtech chassis,We had a lovely weekend at a site just outside Evesham in our new van which we collected from Mendip caravans,after a comprehensive tour and handover of our van by a grand old gent by the name of Morris who was from gods county (Yorkshire).On sunday we set of back home to Woodbridge Suffolk which is about 200 miles,a good test of the swing system,well what can I say the van stayed as solid as a rock overtaking trucks and the 80mph white van overtaking did not disturb the caravan.

Going round roundabouts were really stable and the van stayed really planted with hardly any sway or roll of the van,even when an idiot driving a disco decided to force his way onto the motorway and then sit at 50mph making me change direction rather quickly the van still remained stable,I think if we still have had the delta 640 we would have been in real trouble.

It may not be the greatest thing since sliced bread but I do feel better for having it.

 

[Lutz]

In principle there's not much difference between the two. AlKo use a swing arm axle with six rubber elements acting in shear around a hexagonal tube whereas BPW do the same with 4 elements and a square tube.

Whichever type of suspension the caravan has, it does not normally require any servicing. Only if the suspension elements suffer from wear or some sort of failure does something need to be done, but then it's a repair job and not regular maintenance.