Axle movers are engineered to clamp on to modern AL-KO and BPW chassis without any drilling, which is not permitted by the chassis manufactures as it would weaken the chassis. Therefore, personally, I prefer a solid wheel. You can get premium products such as the Kartt, but expect to pay a premium price. The mover cables underneath the caravan are fixed neatly and securely to the underside and kept to similar lengths (to minimise power differences)

In addition, bear in mind that while you will save money with a manual-actuation mover, you should buy carefully. Motor mover manufactures should specify a maximum working limit for their product in terms of caravan weight and gradient. Benefit from expert advice, retail discounts and money off pitch night stays when you join the Club . I once observed this with one guest’s caravan, which was a particularly heavy Vanmaster, it looked like the caravan was jumping!

An automatic mover has actuator motors to move the rollers on and off the wheels. It is simple to use – pressing two buttons, no effort required if the manual mover is impractical due to health issues. Weight

The latest movers are also sensitive enough to position your tourer perfectly over the towball when you’re hitching up a caravan, removing any danger of bashing your bumper. Use your mover to shift your tourer safely to the hitch How to use a motor mover If you do accidentally hit a speed bump, for instance, with this plastic wheel, as reported to me by one of our guests, expect it to break. Once installed, a motor mover should allow many years of use and most are capable of being removed and remounted on a new caravan subject to the weight being within the mover's weight limit. It's at this stage when the value of stainless steel fixings and good quality paint finishes show. Things to consider in use Reich has some of the strongest movers on the market. You can control some via a smartphone app, just in case you can't find the remote control.

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There are a multitude of companies offering various motor mover systems at different prices so it's worth asking a few questions to find the right one for you, such as: This friction increases the rolling resistance, which means its harder to navigate and steer the caravan.

As discussed above, a larger and wider wheel will displace the weight of the caravan to perform ‘better’ on soft ground. The most popular and generally the most effective type of mover is the axle-mounted type, which consists of a frame bolted to the caravan chassis with a 12V electric motor and roller assembly at each end. Using the caravan leisure battery, the rollers operate against the individual caravan tyres to give full manoeuvrability of the caravan, all operated via a remote control unit. Less common are the type that work at the hitch of the caravan, moving it from the front.All the wheels referred to in the thread are 10 inches (254mm) and I'm wondering if they fit the forks on the assembly and if so do they retract high enough for ferry ramps and the like! Protective trunking has been used to protect the mover cables from damage where they pass through any apertures in the caravan chassis Bear in mind, though, that you might need to add noseweight to the caravan on slopes and slippery surfaces. Do motor movers require regular maintenance? Its just a summary of some of my own thoughts and observations, along with those of our guests here at Horton Common.

They had obviously experienced this issue before, and they set it up before they even tried to move their caravan with the motor mover. Screw-thread movers require each side to be actuated separately, so as well as involving twice the bending and effort, you also need to be able to access both sides of the caravan when it’s stored. Recently I had to swap them as one day I opened the gate and I could hear a crunching sound. The wheel was literally disintegrating with each rotation. The mover units take power from the leisure battery, while a small electronic con trol unit receives the signal from the remote control and tells each motor what to do to achieve the required motion. Under no circumstances should you try to power your movers by plugging your caravan into the mains (if you have a flat battery at home on the drive, for example). Doing this can cause irreparable damage to your control unit. Why do I need a mover?A motor mover with a quoted maximum caravan weight of 1,800kg may only be capable of moving a 1,200kg caravan on a one-in-four slope.