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Personhaymat
24/7/2018 at 10:18pm
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Need a new jockey whats best solid or pneumatic tyre


Personrichardandjo2010
24/7/2018 at 10:27pm
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It may depend on how heavy your van is or how far you need to push it, we have a solid plastic wheel which works for us as our van is very light, but on a previous van which was much heavier I changed it to a pneumatic one which made moving the van much easier

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A solid tyre is mainenance free but a pneumatic tyre can cause problems in one way or another. One is that the valve can be difficult to access therefore the complete wheel may have to be removed which the wheel bracket will have to be clamped with a deep throat 'G' clamp to be able to remove the split pin prior to removal of the centre spindle. Also, if the tyre is slightly deflated it has been known for the tyre to completely detach from the rim.


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24/7/2018 at 11:45pm
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I have both solid and pneumatic jockey wheel. I use the solid wheel when not using the caravan(its stored on our drive)and the pneumatic one when using the caravan. I have a motormover fitted due to steep awkward driveway.
The drive has a combination of both hard and soft materials where the solid wheel digs in but the pneumatic wheel just glides over.
I find if you are carefull and check pneumatic tyre pressure then you will not have any problems.
I have had the pneumatic jockey wheel for about 4 years and its the original tyre, never had a puncture and have only had to add air about twice in that time.

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PersonDaveMiller
25/7/2018 at 8:27am
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I changed to a pneumatic tyre because I found the the original solid wheel acted like a plough on soft ground or gravel. The pneumatic tyre doesn't dig in and is much better. Never had a puncture.


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PersonKelper
25/7/2018 at 10:05am
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Changed to pneumatic last year as solid wheel ploughed and buried! itself in sandy soil. Made operation of movers very difficult!

Likewise in soft wet/muddy conditions.

Now much easier.


PersonThe 2 Tops
26/7/2018 at 10:39am
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Pneumatic ones are far the best, especially with a mover. On our last van I had to fit an 'R' clip so that I could remove the wheel for towing. It's larger diameter and greater width caused two problems - (a) it was too close to the road when fully raised, making speed humps a hazard, and (b) the gap between the brake rod and the side wall of the A-frame moulded cover caused high risk of the tyre fouling the brake rod.
In 7th year with our current van, and haven't got round to going through the procedure a second time.
Why did the manufacturers go away from the old method of mounting the jockey wheel on the outside of the A-frame? At least, it was easily removed and stowed in either the car boot of caravan front locker.
Bertie.

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26/7/2018 at 12:31pm
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Hi, WE just had our first outing with our 1997 2 berth Bailey Magenta and the jockey wheel went completely flat on us while on the pitch making it difficult to hitch up home again. No room at garages for air either on the trip home. Van is now back on our drive after much man handling and I'm not sure how to take off the wheel and get it repaired. Can the caravan's legs take the weight? I'm a newbie so not sure what's best. It had a full service before we took it out so maybe we missed a few things before travelling.

Advice welcome!


Personhaymat
26/7/2018 at 2:09pm
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I am going for the Pneumatic.
Silver 77 I am just going to change the wheel and handle, (not the clamp that holds it in place) Check the diameter should be an easy exchange.
Thanks again everybody


PersonThe 2 Tops
26/7/2018 at 3:07pm
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Silver77 - yes, the caravan legs will take the weight if you put them down and then remove the jockey wheel. The wheel itself is usually held by split pins either side of the axle ends. Just remove one of the pins and the axle can be withdrawn from the stirrup, releasing the wheel. Take care to set aside any washers that come loose, ready for replacement on reassembly.
Our pneumatic jockey wheel had an inner tube. Dismantling/assembly of the wheel was achieved by removal/replacement of the four nuts and bolts which clamped the two halved of the wheel rim together.
We used to carry a spare inner tube, stored in a cool place and in the dark to prevent the rubber from perishing.
When replacing the jockey wheel in its stirrup, use an R-clip instead of a split pin. This will make future removal/replacement quicker.
Bertie.

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27/7/2018 at 1:38pm
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The original wheel on mine was solid and small, and hard to get onto the drive as it ploughed a furrow. Then I tried a few pneumatic tyres and didn't have much luck with those, they were forever going flat or blowing out altogether. Eventually I bought a solid jockey wheel that was a lot wider and flatter and no problems since.

Something like this:
https://www.towsure.com/replacement-spare-jockey-wheel-extra-wide

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27/7/2018 at 5:13pm
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Brilliant! Thanks for all the advice. I’ll get cracking on repairs tomorrow!



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