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Personmangler
23/8/2014 at 5:49pm
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Our latest caravan is fitted with an blow up jockey wheel, does anyone know what the tyre pressure should be?
It's looking a bit soft and I don't want to inflate it too much.
The van is a:-2 berth Sterling Europa 390EK.


PersonVectratot
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Is it not marked on the tyre? I inflate mine to 45lbs but it is a steel wheel, I think the max for a plastic wheel is 35lbs, I may be wrong on the plastic wheel pressure.


Personmangler
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Thanks, I'll have a look tomorrow.


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29/8/2014 at 10:42pm
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I did have a look, it is on the sidewall of the tyre 35psi.


PersonNannycatch
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Hi there .... can i ask why some Jockey wheels have 'Blow up tyres' but most have the hard rubber ones ...is there a reason for this .... a guy i was chatting to reckons its best to have an inflated jockey wheel tyre on if you are having a caravan mover fitted ... is this correct ?...cheers /

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Quote: Originally posted by Nannycatch on 11/9/2014
Hi there .... can i ask why some Jockey wheels have 'Blow up tyres' but most have the hard rubber ones ...is there a reason for this .... a guy i was chatting to reckons its best to have an inflated jockey wheel tyre on if you are having a caravan mover fitted ... is this correct ?...cheers /

Post last edited on 11/09/2014 14:49:38

Not at all, if it punctures how are you gonna move it?
Solid rubber every time I've got a mover never had a problem with it.
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It totally depends on where you store your caravan and on some grass pitches when really wet, there is no one definite answer.

I have a MM and a pneumatic jockey wheel. I store the van at home and my drive is very long and is mostly red chips and a very steep incline.

The solid jockey wheel digs into the chips on parts of the drive putting strain on the MM and not really getting anywhere.
We changed to pneumatic jockey wheel and it glides over the chips no problem.
Likewise on really soggy soft ground grass pitches.

I would not be able to get the van up the drive using the solid wheel, so for me the pneumatic wheel is excellent. You just need to pay attention when turning with the pneumatic wheel as it can pop off the rim if you are not careful, never happened to me but have seen it on site and could have been avoided.
I also fitted an inner tube and do not have issues with tyre losing pressure.

I only really use the MM to get up my drive, tend not to need it on sites unless its a tricky pitch, otherwise just reverse onto pitch.

If you store your van on a firm surface then I would say the solid jockey wheel will be fine.

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Persontrog100
11/9/2014 at 10:18pm
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they only need about 20 psi in them.. they dont support much weight.. the figure on the side is the maximum it can be blown up to not what it should be blown up to..

i would not swap my pneumatic one for a solid one but others may differ.. :)

trog



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