On the move

[ThePlotter]

Sorry I know this topic has been covered many times but still will be interested to hear which motor mover thinks is the best and why.I dont want electronic engagement so what are the pros and cons of the lever method over the one where you use your cordless drill to engage the rollers (which make is this one)

Also just a thought when moved up onto a levelling wedge do you leave the mover engaged to act as an extra brake.

 

[Sproket]

Hi Plotter

We have a powrtouch heavy duty single fitted to our Hymer Nova 530 ( 1600kg ) with manual engagement & a 120amp battery

Pro's for me are I have to turn my van 90 degres in the road climb a 4" curb up some alloy ramps I had made & then through a 8'3" gate,( approx 4" either side to get in or out )

I move it down the side of my garden fence to park aprox 2" from the fence along the full length ( the garden slopes down to the house ) so with out it we could not park it at home, manual engagement with crossbar I can activate both movers from one side with 1 lever

When on a sloping pitch i use two chocks side by side in case the van starts to twist round whilst leveling the axle,

( it also gives it a wider base to be sat on ) I move it just beond level & then insert the chock & i leave the mover engaged to act as a brake.

the other advantage for us is because our door is on the other side ( continental ) i can spin the van round & park nose end in

Steve.

 

[Mel]

We have just paid to have a motor actuator added to our powrtouch as heaving the rollers on by hand was a right pain. OH managed to bend one set of bars in the process. Otherwise a great piece of kit. Never had any other sort so can't say how it compares.

mel

 

[DeliDave]

Our Reich one uses drill to put both sides on at once useful if your parking tight to a wall,very reliable wouldn't be without it on a big van.

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Plotter

We went for a Powrtouch Twin Heavy Duty working on one axle on our TA. Performance has been very good but it does not pirouet like a SA .

We have manual cross bar acctuator engagement. This is stiff and needs a hefty pull / push to engage.

I'd never leave it engaged permanently as the rollers indent quite a long way into the tyres. I don't want any strange tyre deformation arising whilst stored. We have a 110amp battery.

Shop around , I think Powrtouch are stil price matching.

FIL has the Truma and that performs well too. Electrical engagement will come when I'm old and infirm but quite honestly at the moment it's a luxury I don't need.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[Heethers]

I Plotter, we have the Truma S manual engagement no problems at all with it, mind you had to pay

 

[ValA.]

On another forum I posted about the actual weight of our newly purchased motor-mover (E-go) compared to the advertised, and salesman promoted weight. Initially we though it was a lot heavier, but after removing most of the packaging it is still more than 5.5kg heavier than the quoted weight of 29kg.

If weight is an important consideration (which it was for us), then can I suggest that before you purchase you actually check the true weight of the mover. I said in my original posting that I'm not sure how many people would actually check - as most people get a fitter to fit the unit rather than do it themselves. I don't suppose it's easier to get a true figure - as, like us, the salesman is likely to tell you the advertised weight rather than the actual weight.