SKILLS SCHOOL THE PENNY PROJECT
WHILE WAITING for parts to get Penny's plumbing up and running, we looked at the other items on the to-do list that we could crack on with. As the new touring season is just around the corner, we turned to making her look a little bit sharper and easier to use, by carrying out work around the A-frame.
Penny's jockey wheel makes moving her around a chore, because it's noisy and stiff to operate, and long overdue for some close attention.
We began by removing the jockey wheel assembly from the van. More modern vans typically have a jockey wheel that mounts through the A-frame, but Penny had an older, simpler arrangement, where the jockey wheel tube is just clamped to the outside of the A-frame.
With the caravan resting on her steadies, I wound the jockey wheel up clear of the ground and then slackened the locking clamp. By winding the clamp handle completely out, the clamp jaw is easily swung out
