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If you are really interested in a winch why not buy cockerspadgers!

I think if you go the winch route it is a potential solution to one particular problem on your drive but a motor mover would have much wider benefits positioning on site etc. They don't have to be so expensive. Some fitters are doing them for £600.

We bought ours off ebay used but almost new off a write off. Cost was about £300.

http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/12000cta12v.html

I use this winch. It pulls my Ranger 550-6 up my drive (75ft long) in about 2 minutes. This has a remote control so I can do it on my own. I will take photos tomorrow and see if I can post them.

Quote: Originally posted by paulandkea on 16/4/2011

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never understood all this motor mover rubbish and stuff whats wrong with parking it with your car .

maybe am missing something but why spend the money when you dont need to on something you could quite easly do for free .

please explains why movers are fitted as am bit confused

thanks

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Quote: Originally posted by paulandkea on 16/4/2011

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never understood all this motor mover rubbish and stuff whats wrong with parking it with your car .

maybe am missing something but why spend the money when you dont need to on something you could quite easly do for free .

please explains why movers are fitted as am bit confused

thanks

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There are many reasons to use a motor mover, Our drive is only about 8 inches wider than our van and the road we live on is also very narrow.  I'm a fairly accomplished driver but I wouldn't try and reverse our van up the drive.  We keep the van in storage but if I ever have to bring it home I have to get my son over to help me push it up the drive.  Seriously considering a MM for our new van in June.

Caravanners with disabilities, people who can't call upon their offspring to help, lone caravanners, all sorts of reasons to fit what is essentially just another labour saving device.

Simon.

Quote: Originally posted by MickeyM on 16/4/2011

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http://www.electricwinchshop.co.uk/12000cta12v.html

I use this winch. It pulls my Ranger 550-6 up my drive (75ft long) in about 2 minutes. This has a remote control so I can do it on my own. I will take photos tomorrow and see if I can post them.

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a winch will be a lot cheaper I used a pully type rather that a ratchet for my boat it used to work fine and also got the trailer hitch first making it a lot harder to hitch up and nick.

on the subject of motor mover I cant for the life of me see the sence in the expense and weight for one esp when so very many use them to get their van into position on the pitch. seen it too often to count.  Learn to reverse !  get her outside and direct you correctly, standing on driver side and driver with window down.  Grrrrrrrrr it makes me Cross!

MickeyM ! are you quite sure about the size 75ft ????     please let me know when you are away and what road used need to plan my journey and time.

Quote: Originally posted by paulandkea on 16/4/2011

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never understood all this motor mover rubbish and stuff whats wrong with parking it with your car .

maybe am missing something but why spend the money when you dont need to on something you could quite easly do for free .

please explains why movers are fitted as am bit confused

thanks

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I can't see the point of MM either, Reversing is part of Driving, you wouldn't drive the car if you couldn't say, change gear properly, its the same with reversing, learn to do it or get out from behind the wheel!!

We watched a guy a couple of years ago when we were in Cornwall, he lined up his van with the pitch, it would have been a straight reverse!! but instead he drove about 30 yards more than he had to, then unhitched, had a look round to see if people were watching, satisfied he had an audience proceeded to use the MM to position the van, it took him about twice as long to do than it would have if he'd used the car!!! , still we had a good laugh at him