sandalwood Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Please can anyone give details of best caravan mover, not cheapest but best. Relatives need one, also where to purchase. Can they be fitted by non professional? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon2 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think you are on the wrong forum best to try one of the club forum's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 teflon2 - 2019-05-02 6:21 PM I think you are on the wrong forum best to try one of the club forum's. ….. or the caravan section of this forum ? :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Best will depend on the type of caravan to be moved and the chassis. For example, whether single or twin axle, the caravan's payload, and the chassis - I think they bolt on AL-KO. https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/technicalhelp/datasheets/choosing-caravan-motor-mover/ Suggest your friend goes on the Caravan & Motorhome Club forum and asks questions. From what I see at campsites, they're a very useful aid for caravanners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Sorry, movers are clamped on to the AlKo chassis because you cannot drill holes as it will weaken the chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinM50 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Had one on our last two caravans. On a single axle it was fine but our last one, a Powertouch, that we had on a twin axle was truly dreadful. Fitted by the dealer we bought the van from, it just wasn't up to the job, very very slow and wouldn't turn, had to push the 'van round corners to help it. Even had Powertouch Engineer out twice and he just hummed and hawed and recommended we fit a special twin axle unit for another £1200. At one of the shows I looked at the Truma twin axle one and that looked really good and seemed to work fine. I will add that at the last show in October I was just researching for my son who's bought a 'van and it seems both Powertouch and Truma, although they've always been owned by the same German lady, are now merging as one company so not sure how that will affect their efficiency. I would STRONGLY recommend that if it's for a twin axle you check v carefully that it works as you expect. Both of them have demo units so just check them out before committing the £1k plus. BTW dead easy to fit, just bolt on to the chassis, I'm pretty sure no drilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandncaravan Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 None of the units are hard to fit, but performance does vary. The multi speed ones are the best with soft start. Powertouch didn't give the best factory support and some of the early handsets they made obsolete well before we would have expected. Good for our repair business, but bad if you lost the handset and had to buy a later model full system to replace the handset and controller unit. Whatever you do, get a top make wet acid Dual purpose/Starter battery, for why, see more info here : http://www.aandncaravanservices.co.uk/motor-movers.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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