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28/2/2024 at 6:43pm
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As Dave and Cyn have said .... piece of string! Too many variables to do more than guess at a meaningful answer for YOU! But think you may have got the gist from comments.
Some context, my 4 berth van is quite light (1310kg MTPLM), I'm a big strong pretty fit bloke, and I'd seriously struggle (and expect to fail!) to move my van on my own on most surfaces other than level flat tarmac/concrete. I do have motor movers, purposely fitted before I took delivery so I didn't have to struggle on my own, so my efforts at manual moving are minimal, but enough to know it's not easy!
The manoeuvring handles are usually on the van body, the tow hitch, and especially the Alko damper lever if fitted, the jockey wheel stem and the handbrake lever are NOT intended to be used as leverage for manoeuvring and may suffer damage if abused!
SERIOUS concern! It's not just about moving it, it's ALSO about stopping it once it's moving!!!!! A little bit of momentum on a slope and you've got a runaway that YOU can't stop or control!
With the tricycle wheel layout and a castoring nose wheel, the van nose (A frame) can veer violently sideways if one of the main wheels hits an obstruction or bogs in soft ground! It's violent enough to hurt you if it hits you and even knock you off your feet, remember you've got probably well over a tonne of weight behind it! Even with a motor move fitted, a stalled main wheel on one side can cause the nose to kick out sideways to a degree, and it pays to stand clear!
Think it's quite rare to see people manhandling caravans these days, unless it's a quite old one, which tended to be a fair bit lighter.
As general advice, I'd err on saying you may struggle, on soft ground you'd probably fail. Slopes could be positively dangerous! Upside is, caravanners are generally a friendly bunch, and will likely volunteer a hand if they see you struggling.
Personally, obviously depends on budget, motor movers are worth their weight in gold for someone (like myself) who always has to manoeuvre the van by themselves. They come into their own when trying to hitch up as well, I've got a reversing camera on the car, which gets me pretty close to alignment, but with the motor mover it's millimetre perfect AND no damage to the car bumper!
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