Recent content by Brian_5039927

Peter, WITTER have a nice cycle carrier for up to 3 bikes and they are suitable for your Sorento. As John has already pointed out your nose weight will obviously be effected but I expect that you can work around that issue. The WITTER unit is very easy to operate but you will not be able to open...

Stuart, I have a POWERTOUCH unit and what you are describing is a battery problem with the van. In short there is not enough juice in your caravan battery to hold the solinoids in to power up the rollers. A simple test is to disengage your rollers when the hand brake is up -- Now press your...

Like the lads already I too have the same problem but I cheat. I tow the van up on the kerb leaving one wheel on the road. I then engage my POWERTOUCH heavy duty mover and I either lean or pull the road side handle to aid the van mount the path. In this way you avoid the wedge idea (which is...

Lads. I need to know the pros and cons on each of these tow vehicles to tow a 2003 ACE NIGHTSTAR -Fully laden or should I say max weight 1485kg. I use the 5 dr Suzuki at present 2.0TD and I am looking at the XL7 (5seat) TD or the Santafe 2.0d. I think the XL7 has a greater torque and a...

Stuart, I am no expert but what I would suggest is after you have got the van level, chalk the two wheels on your van and then pull forward approx 4 inches. This should pull the dampner out and stop this pressure working against you as you raise the jockey wheel. Make sure that your alko...

Allan, I have the POWERTOUCH unit and it is excellent. I had some small problems with it and on each occasion they replaced the relevant part without any problems. From what I have read over the last two years a lot of people go with POWERTOUCH because of their Five year guarantee (Standard-...