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Subject Topic: Fitting a Motor Mover as a DIY Job
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12/6/2012 at 3:48pm
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PowrTouch seem to be the Dealers favourite, they may offer the biggest profit margin of course!


12/6/2012 at 8:47pm
 Location: Newark-on-trent
 Outfit: Abi Ace Harmony(back to a FC soon)
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when we fit them we jack up one side about 10" and put onto wooden blocks(made for the job out of decking planks)then the other side and put on blocks,axle stands under the axle and on the rear of each side of the chassis(only just touching as a fail safe) lower all 4 legs onto blocks once this has been done which takes about 15mins the mover then takes 2 of us just over an hr to fit and wire up.Have fitted more than 100 with not one problem.you cant have to many axle stands and blocks to hand safty is a must when lifting heavy units.


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12/6/2012 at 9:38pm
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No tilting the van for you, then?

As a fitter, do you have a favourite Mover which always seems to go together right? Or are they all much the same?



13/6/2012 at 4:49pm
 Location: Manchester
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 524
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Ishipley - With regards of fitting the Easi move from Riversway no problems what so ever a couple of hours and away you go. I have a Purple line enduro fitted to my van and the Easi move we fitted to my fathers van. Quality all appears OK and it works so thats a bonus. The only issue i do have is with the manual it seems not to be for the mover, but gives the basic facts. Pictures show it needing four chassis stops with only two being supplied. Rang Riversway and they confirmed only two needed and that the manual needed updating !!, but apart from that all appears OK and it was only £499.00.
hope this helps
Chris W


13/6/2012 at 4:55pm
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What maker is the Towsure Mover?


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14/6/2012 at 12:38pm
 Location: flintshire
 Outfit: Abi Adventurer
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My OH recently fitted the Riversway Easimover and we are really pleased with it. It is made by Unipart and appears to be the same as the Royal Titan. It has a 5 year guarantee and is a really good price. We have tested it out today and it moved our van easily up our sloping drive. My OH noticed that only 2 chassis stops were supplied but pictured 4.

Julie

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14/6/2012 at 3:57pm
 Location: Deepcut Surrey
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We have the Easimover too on our bailey ranger 550/6. Works a treat on the sloping drive we have to get it up to store it. Best thing we ever invested in. We had our fitted, they came out really fast and the man that did it was a lovely person too Showed my hubby what to do and said he fits them all the time.

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14/6/2012 at 3:59pm
 Location: Barnsley
 Outfit: Elddis Vogue 1991
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I'm gettig mine fitted next Wednesday - happy times there'll be no stopping me then.


15/6/2012 at 5:04pm
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When our motor mover was fitted to our new caravan they have wired it slightly wrong, push forward and it goes back and vice versa. I've put up with it for over a year now as it's no biggie but was wondering is it an easy job to fix, if it was I'd do it myself.


15/6/2012 at 6:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Nush on 15/6/2012
When our motor mover was fitted to our new caravan they have wired it slightly wrong, push forward and it goes back and vice versa. I've put up with it for over a year now as it's no biggie but was wondering is it an easy job to fix, if it was I'd do it myself.

If you've got the wiring diagram, it's just probably changing 2 wires at the control box. Mine has spade fittings so easy to change over.

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15/6/2012 at 7:34pm
 Location: North Devon
 Outfit: Lunar Stellar Peugeot Partner Tepee O
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As the previous poster has said.

At the main control box in the van for the mover you should find six main cables.

Two will be the 12volt supply and the other four will be for the two motors.

Each motor has one pair of wires. Simply reverse these on each motor in turn.

They are generally push on type spade connectors and the job will only take a minute or two.

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15/6/2012 at 7:34pm
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As the previous poster has said.

At the main control box in the van for the mover you should find six main cables.

Two will be the 12volt supply and the other four will be for the two motors.

Each motor has one pair of wires. Simply reverse these on each motor in turn.

They are generally push on type spade connectors and the job will only take a minute or two.

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