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It's a dead pull for the winch to get the van moving before it starts going up your sloping drive. Before spending your money, I'd want to go & see a demonstration.

With the cable supplied at full travel, it'll only want to be 30 feet from your caravan, how fast does it winch in? how long will it take to pull the van into its desired parking position?

I wouldn't think a mover is going to add enough weight to your outfit to make that much difference is it, I know which one I'd go for unless you're prepared to lash out on a winch powerful & fast enough with enough length of cable to do the job.

BB

I looked at a winch to recover our van into the rear garden when i worked out how long and how thick the cable would be and the fact that i would need to run the winch for 4 mins continuous it was prohibative because a) the cost alone of the winch. b) the siting of the winch to draw the caravan in would mean un hooking and resetting the pull c) the siting of the winch where i had 12 v feed or a charger supply. The best i came up with again was 110v but the costs were horrendous.

I purchased a Purpleline enduro motor mover and it's been great, get on drive at any angle switch it on and even my missus can take it up the drive and along side the house with ease, yes it has decreased our payload but with a bit of thought we are still well inside our Max weight.

Hope this helps.

Thanks all for your replies. I think I will save up for a motor mover as this should give me greater control and hopefully be less hassle.

I like the look of the Purpleline Enduro model at £599. This seems to be fairly cheap compared to other brands. Are they any good or is it a case of you get what you pay for?

I've got a Purpleline mover and it's the dog danglies!!!! No more pushing and shoving to put the van away just apply the rollers switch it on and off you go the movement is slow and easy to control. Brilliant

Trev.

This is good feedback. Thanks all for the replies. I will need to tough it out for this season using the storage site and hopefully get the mover fitted for the start of next season.

Is it possible to DIY fit these without voiding the Bailey warranty?

I fitted mine to a Bailey and have managed to do it without drilling any holes through the floor, the only wholes I put in the van was for the master switch for the 12v supply to the mover, but this is in the battery box under the HU cable connection.

The cable clips underneath the van were secured using the existing screws.

Trev.