Is it better to have a pneumatic or solid jockey wheel. I have a solid one at present but it is difficult to move on soft ground.
Pneumatic or solid Jockey wheel
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Its far better with a mover to have the inflateable
We have a very slight edge on the dropped kerb and the solid tyre judders and sticks whereas the inflateable rolls easily over it
It does decrease the ground clearance a little
We have a very slight edge on the dropped kerb and the solid tyre judders and sticks whereas the inflateable rolls easily over it
It does decrease the ground clearance a little
- Jun 20, 2005
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I've tried both over the years and stick with a decent "heavy duty " solid. I have no problems with the mover .
The pneumatic tyres has deflated on me causing issues so I am afraid it's still solid for me.
Use whichever suits your needs best.
Cheers
Dustydog
The pneumatic tyres has deflated on me causing issues so I am afraid it's still solid for me.
Use whichever suits your needs best.
Cheers
Dustydog
- Mar 10, 2006
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On my last caravan i paid extra for a pneumatic wheel, i found it a great disappointment, and wouldn't have another, although it never lost air, the possibility of a flat tyre was always present. With the larger diameter ground clearance was a problem, i did take it of for towing a couple of times, but in the end it was too much hassle, we didn't have a mover on that van so we fitted the pneumatic wheel to aid in pushing the van, it made no noticeable difference.
All you need id a wide solid wheel. As i have with my present van.
All you need id a wide solid wheel. As i have with my present van.
I fitted a pneumatic on my last van and it was far better with the mover than the solid.
Our new van is a lot heavier and I have a noseweight over 100kg. The pneumatic was not able to cope with this load, rather flat even with max. inflation.
Eventualy the tyre burst when manouvering onto a pitch with the mover.
I've refitted the solid now and it works well.
Our new van is a lot heavier and I have a noseweight over 100kg. The pneumatic was not able to cope with this load, rather flat even with max. inflation.
Eventualy the tyre burst when manouvering onto a pitch with the mover.
I've refitted the solid now and it works well.
Like others I have a mover and at the adviuce of the dealer swopped to a pneumatic tyre. I agree that it is a pain if it goes flat at always the wrong moment, so I carry a spare wheel and tyre. It was pretty cheap. This allows me to change it in seconds as it is only a bolt that holds it on. However, like all things, as soon as I bought the spare wheel, it has never deflated or punctured since!!
It definitely makes rolling the van with the mover a lot easier, especially on damp or soft ground.
As for the extra diameter, I managed to pull it up inside the A Frame enough so that it sticks down just the same as a solid wheel.
It definitely makes rolling the van with the mover a lot easier, especially on damp or soft ground.
As for the extra diameter, I managed to pull it up inside the A Frame enough so that it sticks down just the same as a solid wheel.
There is a type of foam that can be pumped into pneumatic tyres such as are fitted to jockey wheels, wheelbarrows etc. A chap at a local firm offered to get mine treated but I didn't take up the offer at the time. I will see if I can find out more about the process and will post if able.I now use the original solid wheel which on my newer van is wider than on the previous one, so I find that I can move the van over gravel ok using a mover.
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