Mr Shifter

[spj]

Hi all,

has anyone used one of these and are they any good? Our current single axle van lives between our house and garage round the back, side on to a fence and completely out of sight on level ground, I can move it there by hand and with 5 to 6 shunts it is parked ok. Our new van is due for delivery in December, it is a Fleetwood Heritage 640es twin axle and due to the wieght and 4 wheels I will not be able to shunt it by hand, I dont want a mover on the van, just one I can use at home to move the new van accross about 20 feet by shunting as I do now. The Fleetwood's jockey wheel has to be split to remove it which would make the Bigfoot type mover difficult to use. I also want to keep the van parked where it is so I can keep an eye on it, block it in and keep the electric on as it is used out of season for weekends.

I would be most gratefull for any info or any other ideas.

Many thanks

Simon.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Hello SPJ

Provided the ground over which you intend to move the caravan is hard and flat the movers that fit to the A frame may suit your needs at home, BUT, are you ever likely to need to reposition your twin axle caravan on site, where you have bumps and slippy grass? If so you may want to consider if a mover that connects to the main wheels would be better.

 

[Steve L]

I found the Mr shifter to be quite good except that it does give you quite a pull personally when the machine starts up.

Being hitch mounted does allow use on any trailer without modification which is good and also having it's own built in power soarse is good too.

I use a motor mover ET for our twin axle van to do a simlar task to yours. I fitted a second jokey wheel clamp to our A frame as our jockey wheel is inboard mounted too.

I prefer the motor mover as with the swiveling handle you can lean to the side to see right up either side of the van when reversing. You can't do this with Mr shifter.

Also a motor mover is less bulky should you need to take it with you in the car. There is no torque transfer to your arms either (unlike Mr shifter) which if you suffer with tendonitus and arthritis in your elbows and shoulders like I do, is another bonus.

Both sell second hand at reasonable prices a good one can be bought for

 

[ProfJohnL]

I found the Mr shifter to be quite good except that it does give you quite a pull personally when the machine starts up.

Being hitch mounted does allow use on any trailer without modification which is good and also having it's own built in power soarse is good too.

I use a motor mover ET for our twin axle van to do a simlar task to yours. I fitted a second jokey wheel clamp to our A frame as our jockey wheel is inboard mounted too.

I prefer the motor mover as with the swiveling handle you can lean to the side to see right up either side of the van when reversing. You can't do this with Mr shifter.

Also a motor mover is less bulky should you need to take it with you in the car. There is no torque transfer to your arms either (unlike Mr shifter) which if you suffer with tendonitus and arthritis in your elbows and shoulders like I do, is another bonus.

Both sell second hand at reasonable prices a good one can be bought for