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I think most of the ones advertised will do the job as the van isn't that heavy.

I would certainly ask the dealer to put a pneumatic jockey wheel on as the normal ones dig iinto gravel and make a mess. Also cause the mover to work harder.

Have a look here http://www.caravanmoversonline.co.uk/

powrtouch for us,ours 7 year old now.the 5 year warranty was first class.would i buy another? yes.

http://www.powrwheel.com/

Folk have highlighted the problems you can get with gravel drives. It may assist the movement of the van if you have some strong rubber matting you can put down for the jockey wheel to move over.

We have a Reich which works as well as anything although they are a tad expensive. Winding the motor onto the caravan wheel does need some oooomppph so they may not suit someone who needs to crouch down and have the power in the shoulder to wind the mover. My little lady can never get it to properly connect with the caravan wheel.

When you come to buy one ask the dealer if they have a van with such a mover already on and can you try it out in terms of moving the mover wheel onto the caravan wheel. You don't want to find that you are physically unable to get a decent connection. If that arises the motor mover can whirl around and never move the caravan wheels.

Also, bear in mind your statutory rights when buying and protect yourself. Don't just ask for a motor mover for your van, tell them that it must be able to move the caravan uphill  over gravel. If, when you get it, it doesn't then at least you have identified the "purpose" you require it for. Then if you want to exchange it you have a much better argument that it is not fit for that purpose identified if it can't move the van over the gravel.

Phil

Hi Paul

I have a gravel drive like you and  have a sloping drive with a tight turn involved.

Currently I have a Powrtouch 4 x 4 AWD on my twin axle and it handles the gravel and slope perfectly, previously I have had a Bailey Pageant single axle again with a Powrtouch mover and it was again perfect for the job, in fact I have also moved the van up and down the drive in ice and snow and again perfect with no slipping on either the single axle or the twin.

As far as the Jockey wheel is concened, I dont agree with Jax 365, I used to have a solid wheel , but found this dug into soft gravel pitches and soft grass, this was not the  reason though I changed to a Pneumatic. If like me you have a small rise where the granite sets meet the road or end of your drive, no matter how carefully you take the jockey wheel down the drop (mine is only an inch or so) it drops with a thud with the solid wheel, I didn't like this jarring the A frame or Jockey wheel, with the pneumatic tyre it doesn't even notice it.

Dave