I'm in the process of buying a new twin axle caravan with a mover.The dealer has said it is better to have a mover on both axles rather than just one, apart from the obvious price difference what are the benefits and/or drawbacks of both systems.Any and all answers/opinions will be welcomed, thanks in advance for your replies
Hi pamanddoug, Dont have the twin axle, but from others that have, they say it makes movement better as the two sets of wheels are moved,as opposed to only one set and other retarding the van(extra strain on the mover), there will be some of the members that can help with more info on this ,they will be along shortly
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we have a twin, but with only one set of rollers on the front wheels. Cost and weight was the reason we selected this.
it manages quite well. I can even get it to go up a kerb when i put a ramp in place.
Its adequate for our requirements as our road is too narrow to use the car to get it on the drive, and the drive slopes up slightly so that you cannot push the van up it unless you have at least 3 people.
The mover works well for this, just dont expect to spin on its axis (you cant really do this with or without a mover) but you should find it will do the job as long as you dont have any significant slope to climb.
The only tip i would give is you need to play with the jockey wheel height to help it along and help reduce the friction caused with having 4 wheels on the ground as you spin it.
I agree with Jasie about this. I have a single mover on a t/a caravan and yes it does not have a good turning circle but after a while you get used to doing what in effect are mini three point turn manoeuvres to take the twisting strain off the tyres when turning tight. I also have to get the 'van in off a narrow road (caravan is longer than road is wide) and up a slope and now after a few practice runs it goes in place without too much trouble although it does sometimes need a bit of gentle pulling/pushing to get it exactly in the right place (two inch tolerance in positioning do to space constraints).
It does help to put the nose of the 'van down as far as possible to take some of the weight off the undriven axle (front axle mounted mover). When moving on concrete it can help to throw a handful of soft sand down if the tyres start to pull sideways as it then breaks the friction slightly and permits tighter turns.
On gravel hard standings a single axle mover works fine but be prepared to do a quick tidy up of the gravel after manoeuvring as it does get pulled about a bit.
In general it is better to do a long gradual turn rather than a short tight turn.
It might also be worth considering a front mounted towball for you car as they certainly provide precise and easy manoeuvring for a lot less than an a motor mover and don't require your caravan battery to be charged up. I have one on my wish list for this year.
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We too have a twin axle and chose the e-go only driving the front wheels i only use it to help to hitch up and to back it into storage area it works fine for us
they don,t turn as quick but with a bit of practice you soon get used to it and you really need a battery drill to engage rollers (some are cam type)
Thank you for your replies,geoff+emmy your usage seems to be the same as mine will be so that is really helpful. A front towbar would not be of any help due to the space available as it is tight now and with another 6 feet of length added it will be very tight
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