At present we have a fairly basic hard plastic jockey wheel, which apart from holding up the front of the caravan is not much good at anything else. It digs in, gets stuck and does not change direction easily. I have read that some people fit a pneumatic version which should make life easier. What are the options, things to look out for etc?. Any advice welcome as always. Simon.
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Pneumatic Jockey Wheels?
- Thread starter PHOENIXFLIER
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Agreed very good until the tyre loses air pressure and then worse than the conventional jockey wheel. Alko make a jockey wheel that is wider than standard and has a very low aspect ratio tyre/rim, and its solid too. That sort may alleviate the problem.
Ah the one I had seen is the Alko 300kg Premium. It has a wider solid wheel but with an integrated load cell its very pricey. My approach if I am on soft ground or rough standing is to place the grip tracks under the nosewheel and move them as the caravan moves position.
Thanks chaps.
Just sent off for one from e.bay with lots of good reviews.
I'll take the plastic one as a spare, as its a 2 min job to swap in the event of a puncture.
(Make note to myself....NO I do not need a TPMS on the jockey wheel!).
Just sent off for one from e.bay with lots of good reviews.
I'll take the plastic one as a spare, as its a 2 min job to swap in the event of a puncture.
(Make note to myself....NO I do not need a TPMS on the jockey wheel!).
........it's a nose weight thing 😉
All the scientific calculations to get the weight spot on when towing go out the window 😗
Jockey wheel works best with only around 20 kgs on it when manoeuvring
.......get someone to stand / sit at the back of caravan :cheer:
PS What happened to the canary yellow wheel John......I needed sunglasses to look at it :lol:
All the scientific calculations to get the weight spot on when towing go out the window 😗
Jockey wheel works best with only around 20 kgs on it when manoeuvring
.......get someone to stand / sit at the back of caravan :cheer:
PS What happened to the canary yellow wheel John......I needed sunglasses to look at it :lol:
Probably less "drag" on the motor mover with a pneumatic wheel as well.
PHOENIXFLIER said:
Once the wheel has aligned with the direction of travel, there should be very little difference. The ability of teh pneumatic wheel to ride over small pebbles will be better, and its load pressure on the ground will be read over a larger area, as the tyre conforms with the shape of the ground more compliantly. When turning the pneumatic tyres tend to offer more resistance, but it also depends on the type of ground you are operating on.
You need to be cautious of the retracted storage space available if you go for a wider tyre. If the jockey wheel winding post is the type that clamps to the side of the A-frame then you may be OK, but if it is the type that comes up through the centre of the fairing (and within the A-frame) then a wider wheel may not retract fully and will ground on speed bumps and ferry ramps.
Hi
I'm a fan of the pneumatic jockey wheel. Mainly due to its immunity to being stopped by small stones and surface irregularities particularly if you are moving the 'van around by hand.
All the solid jockey wheels I've had have not lasted as long as my pump up tyre.
I have had punctures but a bicycle tube repair kit soon fixes it.
Theory is the tyre acts like suspension, the tyre deforms over the surface rather than the solid wheel lifting the whole load when an obstacle is being negotiated. The energy to lift the 'van comes from the force moving it along i.e. you pushing or the motor mover.
The expensive Alko premium jockey wheel with built in nose weight gauge is even better at getting across rough surfaces as the gauge assembly acts like trailing arm suspension plus the pump up tyre.
A light caravan with low nose weight may not benefit from a pneumatic tyre but the average or above 'van would be much easier to push about.
I'm a fan of the pneumatic jockey wheel. Mainly due to its immunity to being stopped by small stones and surface irregularities particularly if you are moving the 'van around by hand.
All the solid jockey wheels I've had have not lasted as long as my pump up tyre.
I have had punctures but a bicycle tube repair kit soon fixes it.
Theory is the tyre acts like suspension, the tyre deforms over the surface rather than the solid wheel lifting the whole load when an obstacle is being negotiated. The energy to lift the 'van comes from the force moving it along i.e. you pushing or the motor mover.
The expensive Alko premium jockey wheel with built in nose weight gauge is even better at getting across rough surfaces as the gauge assembly acts like trailing arm suspension plus the pump up tyre.
A light caravan with low nose weight may not benefit from a pneumatic tyre but the average or above 'van would be much easier to push about.
GD485 said:
Exactly what I am hoping happens with ours. We have to negotiate a bit of grassed common ground when moving by hand, so anything to make it roll a bit easier without resorting to the mover!.
I have a twin axle with a mover and changed from a pneumatic to a solid tyre as the pneumatic kept coming of the rim. Alko introduced a premium jockey due to this problem but I have not seen it on sale for some time.
The problem only seemed to affect twin axles with a mover
The problem only seemed to affect twin axles with a mover
Martin24 said:
Virtually the same as the OE fitted, and at £100 a shot, thanks....but no thanks.
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