However the long term benefit of a motor mover can prove invaluable. You must ensure that the type of motor mover that you choose is powerful enough to move your caravan.
For example, a small motor mover is not sufficient enough to move a large twin axle caravan and will therefore put strain or possibly break the motor mover. Getting the motor mover fitted by a professional prevents this danger. Some companies include all labour and parts within this price. A motor mover is extremely easy to use. A handset is usually given with the motor mover which allows you to easily control the caravan from a remote handset.
You simply engage the Motormover by using a bar to move the motor mover onto the wheels of the caravan, or if you buy an automatic motor mover, the motor mover will move itself onto the wheels of the caravan. This means that you can continue to use your motor mover on your new caravan. Motor movers require a strong battery to work to its best capacity. An 85Ah battery is sufficient for most motor movers to work to the best of their ability but ideally a amp or amp battery if preferred.
Key features include alloy rollers with lifetime guarantee, dual-wheel engagement cross actuation , anodised alloy motor housing, and manual degree cam over engagement. Comes with a two-year warranty as standard which is taken up to five years if you register the product. Look for the Al-KO chassis stamped with the letter M, which first started to appear from April onwards. Mammut weighs some 29kg. As well as having no effect on overall ground clearance, the Mammut will smoothly manoeuvre an kg caravan up a 16 per cent incline or 28 per cent for a kg unit , with a maximum operating speed of 0.
Power consumption peaks at amps, and it draws just 5 mA when dormant. Roller engagement is fully automatic by using the remote control handset. The units can be manually disengaged in the event of power loss by unwinding the drive spindle at the rear of the motor. This can be done with a 13mm Hex wrench or on later models with a flat head screw driver. Reich — www. Rhyno — www. The most popular type of motor mover-related insurance claims have been for damage to the mover itself — after damage was caused to the underside of the caravan from hitting potholes, kerbs, the base of petrol pumps, or when wheels have become detached from the caravan.
In one instance, towing a caravan over a dead animal broke a motor mover! In a couple of cases, customers forgot to apply their caravan brakes when disengaging their motor movers, meaning their caravans have rolled back and hit something.
Only in one instance, did we get a claim where the customer hit something whilst manoeuvring his caravan with the motor mover remote — which goes to show how easy movers are to use! As always, such accidents are largely unavoidable, so it goes to show the importance of making sure you have specialist caravan insurance to cover your motor mover against possible damage or theft.
Depending on whether you have taken out new for old cover or market value cover will determine how much you value your motor mover at. Feel free to add your comments below. We have just purchased a caravan with a emote motor mover fitted. Is it normal that every time you change direction you have to keep switching off and start again. What make and model of mover do you have? Did you buy from a dealer? I find this very misleading it does not compare movers at all. You have put the new top of the range Truma one on but not their very popular range of movers which are very competitive, reliable and come with 5 year warranty.
This looks more like a promotion for Powrtouch movers. In no way is the article a promotion for Powrtouch and we do have plans to extend the number of models featured in the future. First and foremost we wanted the blog post to introduce the top considerations when buying a caravan. The motor mover comparison table here tells you little about each mover.
What is required is a technical comparison of each mover to enable potential buyers to see what really is best. As far as I am aware this comparison has never been undertaken. Thanks for the comments John. We do aim to keep evolving our blog articles so we might be able to add to this. What sort of technical details would you like to see?
My powertouch evo. It would probably also make quite a strange noise. Without soft start motors, the caravan tends to jerk when the motors start to move. Therefore, ideally, try and choose a caravan motor mover which has the soft start feature.
Each caravan motor mover manufacturer provides specifics on what amp rating of leisure battery their equipment requires. As a general rule of thumb, a good quality 85Ah leisure battery fully charged in good condition should be sufficient.
The number of volts the battery is producing is important. We turned on the system and all we got was a beep and no movement.
When we looked at the condition of the battery it was ever so slightly below 12V. You normally need at least an 85Ah leisure battery for a motor mover to work properly: Image — Amazon. Probably the most common motor mover I see fitted to caravans that visit Horton Common is the Powrtouch Classic. The Powrtouch Classic is now a discontinued product, however, there are a few retailers who still hold stock.
Powrtouch currently holds a 4. The Powrtouch Classic has been replaced by the Freedom, this is their cheapest unit currently on offer with manual engagement. There appears to be a slight reduction in weight from the Classic of 2kg. Other than that the units appear mechanically very similar with more weather protective coverings on the Freedom. The Freedom as with the Classic is only suitable for single axle caravans. Therefore the same price point as the Classic. As the Freedom is very similar mechanically to the Classic the previous reviews should be applicable.
The Evolution features an improved more powerful 4-pole motor over the Freedom. The Evolution is available as either a manual or with automatic engagement. Also, the Evolution is suitable for twin axle caravans, you can use two motors or a unit for each wheel for an AWD system. What is interesting is that even though a more powerful motor is fitted the Amp ratings have not changed from the Freedom. Also, the weight has been reduced considerably to just 30kg. One guest has commented on the extra power having its advantages on steep slopes.
However, it does offer quite good value for money for the feature set. While it is a manual engagement motor mover, it is easy to engage through the wind function. Furthermore, unlike spring tension systems you can account for changes in tyre tread depth and tyre pressure to provide good contact with the tyre. Currently holding a 5 rating via the Aldi website and a 5-star rating for its Google Shopping listing.
Users noted the good value for money and how relatively straight forward the EM was to fit to their caravan. The EM is the premium version of the EM While still a manual engagement motor mover, there are some notable differences to the EM This unit features an all-season protective housing to keep the unit clean from mud.
Importantly, it also features a larger aluminium drive roller. There is very little evidence of online reviews for the EM, as it is essentially EM with a few more features, the EM reviews should be applicable. Described to be suitable for large single axle and twin axle caravans. A feature I do like about the Emove remote handsets is the feedback on the condition of the caravan battery.
As you would expect, for the automated electric engagement you are going to have to pay more. Remember, none of these prices includes fitting, these prices are just for the motor mover itself.
It is possible to fit a motor mover your self , however, it can be a tricky DIY job for some people. Therefore there is no feedback available on how effective and reliable the automatic engagement feature is.
Emove do also have a motor mover specifically for large twin axle caravans up to 2,kg. I was only able to find one review for the EM of 4 stars out of 5.
However, the reviewer stated they had not actually fitted the unit yet. They are supplying both budget and premium options. In terms of build quality and durability, there is not currently enough information available to make a judgement. They do offer 5-year warranties on all their units. Something I did also want to mention was their solution to help level your caravan. Also, this system is only available for single axle caravans.
Something I do wonder about though is the electric corner steadies lifting the van. Normally the advice is to never use corner steadies to level a van. Perhaps in this instance, as the electric corner steadies are synchronized its not a problem. Perhaps they offer better support to lift the caravan without body flex being an issue. As you may be aware, AL-KO is one of the major manufacturers of caravan chassis. Therefore it was a natural move for AL-KO to start offering motor movers. Their entry-level manual engagement offering is called the Ranger.
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