RocwooD Jockey Wheel Motorised Forward Reverse Trailer Mover Jack 12V 550W Boat Caravan Maximum 2722KG Load Motor Electric Power Heavy Duty Solid Rubber Wheel

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The selling dealership should be happy to fit your motor mover, but if you’re buying it from a manufacturer, consider an NCC Approved Workshop Scheme registered caravan technician, or one who is recommended by the maker. Consider using NCC-approved technicians to fit your motor mover Therefore, personally, I prefer a solid wheel. You can get premium products such as the Kartt, but expect to pay a premium price.

Older and less mobile caravanners will find that a mover can help to extend their touring lifestyle, because it removes the need for any manual pushing or pulling of the van to get it perfectly pitched. For instance, here at Horton Common, our road goes in front of the pitches. Therefore, caravans have to be reversed onto the pitches.

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The nose weight of many caravans in the UK is between 80-100kg. Therefore, that is quite a lot of weight to put on one wheel (obviously, its more displaced with two wheels).

All chassis-mounted movers come with a remote control unit like a TV remote control. Some movers come with an alternative cabled connection option for the remote control, which enables the mover to be controlled even when working in areas of high electronic interference. The vast majority are powerful electric motors that turn grippy rollers. When engaged, the roller presses against the tyre and turns the wheel, in effect driving your van along without the need for the tow car. You now need to move the mover rollers onto the tyres. Motor mover rollers are designed to be grippy Typical ground conditions on which you will be trying to manoeuvre your caravan will be tarmac, gravel and grass.If you DIY fit your motor mover, try to keep the length of cabling to each side roughly the same. This may mean coiling a metre or two of cable neatly within one of the underseat storage areas.