Jockey Wheel Twist/Dig in issues.

[Fithawk]

Hi. I use a Kartt Jockey Wheel that struggles on the site we use, using our Mover. The pitches are sloped up to a flat surface and covered in loose inch stone. The Jockey Wheel can twist making a trough, all made worse when using ramps.

Any ideas welcome..Thanks.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Caravan jockey wheels tend to be of relatively small diameter, and that's the root problem, small stones can (do) form a wedge in front and jam the wheel from rotating, So the issues your are having are not going to be at all easy to overcome. What is needed is a wide large diameter wheel, but there's nowhere to fit one!

Some rate pneumatic jockey wheels, I have no experience of one so am unable to form an opinion.

 

[audiorob]

If you look on Amazon for ‘2 tyre wheel traction mats’ for under £18 could you use these beneath the jockey wheel as you motor move the caravan?

 

[Fithawk]

If you look on Amazon for ‘2 tyre wheel traction mats’ for under £18 could you use these beneath the jockey wheel as you motor move the caravan?

Thanks. I’ve actually tried these, they do help a bit however, I find the mat and the jockey can still dig in.

Caravan jockey wheels tend to be of relatively small diameter, and that's the root problem, small stones can (do) form a wedge in front and jam the wheel from rotating, So the issues your are having are not going to be at all easy to overcome. What is needed is a wide large diameter wheel, but there's nowhere to fit one!

Some rate pneumatic jockey wheels, I have no experience of one so am unable to form an opinion.

Thanks. I agree, it’s almost a large ball rather than a wheel that’s needed, in my opinion.

 

[Fithawk]

Thanks. I agree, it’s almost a large ball rather than a wheel that’s needed, in my opinion.

 

[audiorob]

Maybe something thicker - screw fix sell a 10mm depth tile and Bigdug up to 16mm that may stay flat on top of stones as the mover runs over them?

 

[Seblo]

It's just one of those things we all have to live with. A nose heavy trailer, loose gravel and a swivelling jockey wheel.... there is always a good chance this will happen.
A bigger / wider jockey wheel tyre tyre would help but isn't really practical as there isn't usually much room for one, you might not be able to raise the wheel high enough for towing. Any other solution, lowering the nose weight before moving / laying matts would be too much of a faff and probably won't work well.
The gravel will compact down over time.

 

[RogerL]

It's just one of those things we all have to live with. A nose heavy trailer, loose gravel and a swivelling jockey wheel.... there is always a good chance this will happen.
A bigger / wider jockey wheel tyre tyre would help but isn't really practical as there isn't usually much room for one, you might not be able to raise the wheel high enough for towing. Any other solution, lowering the nose weight before moving / laying matts would be too much of a faff and probably won't work well.
The gravel will compact down over time.

The easy way to reduce the noseweight is for your partner to get into the caravan and stand at the back - being careful not to go too far!

 

[Seblo]

Picturing the Mrs's face as the caravan breaks free and starts rolling back down a slope

Not sure putting someone in a caravan while it's manoeuvred is a good or safe idea. Could result in a big old injury claim from the other half

 

[Sam Vimes]

I have the same problem at home on our gravel/chippings drive. Its also a 25% gradient in places and I have to get the caravan from the roadside up this. Best way I've found is to move it up or down backwards but turning it round at the end still causes the jockey wheel to drag a bit.

The Kartt jockey wheel is much better than the cheapo Alko one that was fitted on the caravan from new.

Just one of those things.

 

[otherclive]

We used that method to exit muddy CLs using the mover, when even a 4wd car wouldn’t extract the caravan. Worked a treat.

 

[Fithawk]

It's just one of those things we all have to live with. A nose heavy trailer, loose gravel and a swivelling jockey wheel.... there is always a good chance this will happen.
A bigger / wider jockey wheel tyre tyre would help but isn't really practical as there isn't usually much room for one, you might not be able to raise the wheel high enough for towing. Any other solution, lowering the nose weight before moving / laying matts would be too much of a faff and probably won't work well.
The gravel will compact down over time.

Many thanks for your advice. Guess I’ll just live with it.

 

[Jcloughie]

Pneumatic is the way to go. But NOT the blow-up type, they puncture every 5 minutes. Puncture proof works just as well.

In my opinion, better than 10 times even the best of the hard type. For me, it's a no-brainer. They easily traverse mud and gravel.




John

 

[Fithawk]

Thanks. Makes sense.

 

[Raywood]

The front of our Lunar is designed to hold the ALKO jockey wheel and is a tight fit. I cannot see anything wider fitting and if it does not the ground clearance would be compromised. My alternative is to use reverse where possible, so the jockey wheel follows rather than digs in when it leads.

 

[Jcloughie]

The front of our Lunar is designed to hold the ALKO jockey wheel and is a tight fit. I cannot see anything wider fitting and if it does not the ground clearance would be compromised. My alternative is to use reverse where possible, so the jockey wheel follows rather than digs in when it leads.

The picture in #13 shows mine fitted to my Lunar. It was no problem.

John