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Well after 3 months with our new van I have finally bit the bullet and today ordered a motor mover! Although our ranger is very light we live in a tight cul-de-sac and its virtually impossible to reverse it in so we have to un hitch it and then push it. The final deciding vote was when we went to put the caravan back into storage last week and had a nightmare getting it in to the space. We use a local farm that has a compound and although cheap (£30 a month which for Berkshire is very very good!) they do squeeze them in and there is only about 18" either side of our van till the next one, couple this with a rough gravel surface and not a lot of room in front of the bay and you can see the problem we have had! Until last week the bay next door was never used so it wasn't a problem but this time it took us over 30mins to get it in there and the clutch didn't smell great at the end!

So after a lot of looking around the net, and checking on here, we have today ordered a Powrtouch HD directly from powrproducts. It should be delivered tomorrow and hopefully they will be coming to fit it on the 17th Oct when we get back from our final trip away next week. We opted for the HD version as although its more than we need for the ranger it was only £50 more and will be future proof if we move to a bigger van. The deciding factor was they offered us 6 months to pay it at 0%! Although it worked out £150 more than the enduro 2 we liked the idea of the 5 years parts and labour and powrtouch seems to have a good after care service. The other final factor was we only have an 85AH battery and most other makes asked for a minimum of 110AH in there min specs.

So I am now looking forward to no more pushing and been able to take and collect the van on my own without dragging the OH along to the storage yard with our 9 month baby!!

If anyone has any tips (do's and don't) for using the mover feel free to post........the wallet is a bit lighter as a result but I think my clutch and back will thank me!!

We were lucky enough to be able to buy our van already with a motor mover and thank goodness we did. It is quite tight to get it back onto our drive. Life is much easier manoevering the van generally especially onto sites where they are particular where the van should be pitched etc.

A comical aside is watching the french people stand with open mouths watching our van moving seeming by itself while we are just 'wandering around'!! Definately the camp entertainment on both sides!

Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 05/10/2011

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We have a powrtouch and very happy with it. Manual engagement and I use a breaker bar to ease engagement. If you have a lot of motormoving to do you will find a 110 amp battery an asset.

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Whichever brand of Mover you have a top tip is to always carry a spare set of batteries for your handset, and not the cheap low powered ones either, better to go for the branded heavy duty type unless you want to be left stranded and fiddling around trying to change the batteries half way through a manouver.

We have learned our lesson the hard way with our Reich Mover, the original handset batteries lasted over a year, then we replaced them with a set bought from the Pound shop, yes they did work, they took the caravan onto the edge of the drive then gave up.

After much faffing and a call to the supplier, Robinsons of Chesterfield, we were finally persusded to change the batteries yet again, and indeed the mover sprang back into action once more. We are now running fine on some of those better quality batteries with the Copper coloured top, without further problems, and the cheapy ones can be kept for less important jobs like the TV remote lol!

Julia  

Can I ask what the lead looks like and where you plug it?

I only ask because we've just bought a van with a mover fitted and have found a black lead in the van. Not sure what it's for?

Thanks

Can I ask what the lead looks like and where you plug it?

I only ask because we've just bought a van with a mover fitted and have found a black lead in the van. Not sure what it's for?

Thanks

Quote: Originally posted by adandemsmom on 06/10/2011

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Can I ask what the lead looks like and where you plug it?

I only ask because we've just bought a van with a mover fitted and have found a black lead in the van. Not sure what it's for?

Thanks

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when the batteries go in your hand set you can take them out and plug in the lead.the lead,one end plugs into the hand set and the other goes through the window and plugs into the black box under the seat.you must remove the batteries first.

Quote: Originally posted by adandemsmom on 06/10/2011

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Can I ask what the lead looks like and where you plug it?

I only ask because we've just bought a van with a mover fitted and have found a black lead in the van. Not sure what it's for?

Thanks

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 06/10/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by adandemsmom on 06/10/2011

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Can I ask what the lead looks like and where you plug it?

I only ask because we've just bought a van with a mover fitted and have found a black lead in the van. Not sure what it's for?

Thanks

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The one for my rhyno is a long black lead with a 3.5mm jack plug on each end.

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I've got one then! Phew, I nearly threw it out, makes sense because I found it under the seats. Thanks.