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Given that motor movers are located next to the wheel with all the associated grime and the dirt, the very best materials must be used to ensure longevity. For example, Powrtouch uses an aircraft-grade aluminium alloy, diamond-cut precision-machined castings, Alocrome treatment post-machining, durable powder coating, heat-treated high-strength steel gears, hi-torque four-pole motor and a super-grip aluminium roller. All combined with British design and manufacture. Motor movers will require very little in the way of maintenance, bar some lubrication during the annual caravan service. Powrtouch twin-axle motor movers combine convenience, a relatively light weight 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.
If you choose to go for a fixed motor mover, be sure to consider the cost of the fitting too, which can sometimes amount to another 50% on the price tag. Light and durable alloys and clever gearbox designs are making the latest movers much lighter than their predecessors. There's a caravan industry standard recommending a minimum chassis ground clearance of 150mm, so a motor mover with a ground clearance less than this is not ideal. More typical clearance is about 30mm below the chassis at the point of fitting. Manoeuvres with a motor mover are slow and precise, so in tight spaces you’re much less likely to damage your tourer. The signal from your remote is received by the control unit and this tells the mover rollers which way to turn. The compact, but powerful, motor turns a series of gears, which maximise the torque and dictate the speed at which your caravan will move. These gears drive the metal rollers, which are pressed into the tyre tread and rotate the wheel. And you’re off!Operational Performance: Since commencement of production, our Optitec Wireless Remote Controlled Wheel has seen many applications including: Boat Trailers 3000kg, Tandem Caravans of 3500kg There's a caravan industry standard recommending a minimum chassis ground clearance of 150mm, so a motor mover with a ground clearance less than this is not ideal. More typical clearance is about 30mm below the chassis at the point of fitting. Battery Remember that the further you manoeuvre your caravan, the more power you will sap from your leisure battery. I also hope you consider coming to visit us here at Horton Common in the near future and our serviced pitches. 🙂 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).
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. If DIY-fitting a motor mover, try to run cabling through existing holes or drop-out vents to avoid drilling more holes in your caravan. Seal around any cable holes with mastic sealant to prevent water ingress.It’s simpler to use the auto-engagement systems, which slide the roller onto the tyre electrically at the push of a button. Of course, these tend to be more costly, but with one, you can park the caravan almost anywhere, as you don’t need to access the mover yourself (just don’t get a flat leisure battery, and keep spare batteries for the remote control handy). You now need to move the mover rollers onto the tyres. Motor mover rollers are designed to be grippy Select your mover carefully, bearing in mind its weight. A very lightweight single-axle motor mover, such as the e-go Titanium, weighs just 24kg, while a top-spec, twin-axle mover like the Reich Easydriver Pro Twin takes up 68kg of your payload. A lightweight mover won’t eat into your payload allowance too much Now, there may be a bit of grease on there to help, but over time with weather etc, that will wear away. Without a proper wheel bearing and a high noseweight on the caravan, that creates friction.
Its just a summary of some of my own thoughts and observations, along with those of our guests here at Horton Common. 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.If you’re buying a pre-owned tourer with a motor mover, you need to know who fitted it. Look for these signs of a pro job. A professional technician will keep everything looking neat and tidy Typical ground conditions on which you will be trying to manoeuvre your caravan will be tarmac, gravel and grass. Soft-start technology makes precision manoeuvring much easier (no dented bumpers) and could save the family china! It’s incorporated in many of the high-quality movers on the market. In addition, bear in mind that while you will save money with a manual-actuation mover, you should buy carefully. Sloping drives can also prove difficult for manoeuvring, and with little room for error, a mover is a must. You could buy a new mover with the year or two’s caravan storage fees you save by parking at home. With a motor mover, this home-stored caravan could easily be parked ‘A-frame in’, making it much harder to steal
The requirements of this paragraph, in relation to a motor vehicle drawing a trailer, are that a secondary coupling is attached to the motor vehicle and trailer in such a way that, in the event of the separation of the main coupling while the trailer is in motion,— Every caravanner will make their own decision when deciding which option is best for them. Whilst those with a bigger budget may opt for an axle mounted motor.
I once observed this with one guest’s caravan, which was a particularly heavy Vanmaster, it looked like the caravan was jumping! 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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