Motor Mover loosing traction on tyres
Having experienced motor movers slipping on the tyres several times both with Reich and Powrtouch motor movers, I do think that Alko ought to provide some bolt holes on their chassis to allow positive location of mover mechanisms. The current method all movers seem to use relies on clamping to the chassis flange and it remains only a question of time before the mechanism creeps away from the tyre, loosing traction.
Drilling holes in chassis is of course stricly forbidden.
Incidentally, I am having my Powrtouch Powractuator 'downgraded' to manual operation after failure of two actuators. It definitely seems a case of keep it simple stupid. Certainly, a complete waste of £200 or so and I have lost faith in them as they always fail just the wrong time like when its raining or when I've got a ferry to catch. I never had any trouble with the original Reich system of manual operation (except having to have the bodies moved back to their original positions).
Do the designers and manufactureres of these products ever use them themselves?