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19/11/2017 at 5:28pm
Location: NE Scotland
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Quote: Originally posted by Nickybear41 on 19/11/2017
I am currently wearing jeans, top, hoodie and Uggs. So that's my outfit🤣😂
Better not ask about your A frame, hook up or hitch then
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19/11/2017 at 6:53pm
Location: Staffordshire
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A motor mover is a great invention. When I swapped my caravan from a Freedom my mover came with me. It just needs "a bit of help" now and again.
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20/11/2017 at 1:23am
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Bessacarr Cameo 625 2011
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Quote: Originally posted by Nickybear41 on 19/11/2017
What price am I looking at. There are LOADS of different types and it's a bit overwhelming 😭😭. Our caravan is lightweight and the amount we can row is no much. Van weighs 825kg MET 1200. Car can tow max 1120kg
If funds are tight, you don't have to buy new. They come up regularly enough on ebay - just avoid really old versions. In my case the unit was perfctly serviceable but it did have some rust so I stripped it down and had it re powder coated - went on looking like new.
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20/11/2017 at 10:35am
Location: south cheshire
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Same here, something I've never regretted splashing out on. The one 'must have'.
I also replaced the jockey wheel with a wider one, and that helped a lot on my gravel drive.
I wouldn't be camping now if I hadn't got a mover.
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20/11/2017 at 10:48am
Location: Bolton
Outfit: Avondale Dart 510 5
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I have a motor mover for my steep and narrow drive, some say you have more control with a pneumatic jockey wheel. I found it didn't make much difference and also had to make sure it was correctly inflated. I've been on a couple of very wet grass sites where 4 x 4's couldn't pull their vans off but the motor mover got me off the grass onto solid road no problem.
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21/11/2017 at 2:00pm
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the price sounds about right and the make is good..
they do look to hang low but mine has never hit on anything and i do go off road with it..
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21/11/2017 at 5:06pm
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Hobby 560 Prestige +VW Touareg
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Seems like a good price, and as Trog says, they are a good make. I've had no problems with Powrtouch in 8 years.
They only look like they hang low - all parts of the mover are above the axle so they do not alter the ground clearance (at least on my 'van!!!)
A word of advice though - when you DO get one, do not lose the remote control - they are ridiculously expensive to replace.
You won't regret getting one fitted. Del
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23/11/2017 at 8:06pm
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powrtouch spares are expensive.. but at least they are readily available..
i just had to fit new motor to mine.. £150 quid and a bit of a pain in the bum to fit but cheaper than a new mover.. he he
you can buy a little holder for the remote.. definitely worth buying.. :)
trog
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03/4/2018 at 4:07pm
Location: South Northamptonshi
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As a wife who always ended up heaving and straining when arriving or leaving pitches - I wouldn't want my OH to be without his! I can walk the dogs and come back to an outfit set up and ready to go. Bliss. No (alright, fewer) arguments too.
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