Caravan Movers for Twin Axle Adria recommendations

themurrays
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edited February 2020 in Parts & Accessories #1

help required moving from motorhome to twin axle Adria recommendations for caravan movers please

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2020 #2

    My twin axle has two pairs of Pwrtouch movers fitted but they were already fitted when I bought my caravan ...... The previous owner had deeper pockets than me 😉

  • Freddy55
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    edited February 2020 #3

    I had a Powrtouch Evolution Auto fitted a couple of years ago. It works ok, but is a bit slow and noisy. Is yours the same? My BiL has the Truma (don’t know which model) on his TA, and is silent and much quicker. I don’t think he had much change out of £2,000.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2020 #4

    I wouldn't say mine is particularly slow or noisy, it can take a while to turn the caravan due to tyre scrub though. 

  • Navigateur
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    edited February 2020 #5

    Two mover heads or four? 

    Four are costly in sterling and weight allowance lost. However they do make every wheel turn, which can be handy on lumpy ground where a wheel can lift off and loose traction. Conversely, they do heavily scrub the tyres when turning on solid surface.

    I'm happy with having just two heads on my twin axle.

  • heddlo
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    edited February 2020 #6

    We use a Powrtouch Evolution Twin (2 wheel drive).  It’s been on 2 of our twin axles and it has always worked well.  Maybe not as speedy as the 4 wheel drive version but it’s never been an issue with us.  Powrtouch were a good company to deal with too when we had a problem in France, they couriered out a new CPU box to us within 48 hours and we fixed it. 

  • lornalou1
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    edited February 2020 #7

    I am sure that the top speed can be adjusted slightly via a combination of buttons on the Powrtouch handset. Don't ask how it's done as no instructions with me. sorry.

    Just found this on youtube.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CGzwGJwDa4

  • Freddy55
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    edited February 2020 #8

    One can adjust it, but default is the highest speed...slow

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2020 #9

    Just reverse the tow car to the caravan then .... it's far quicker wink

  • Freddy55
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    edited February 2020 #10

    I keep the van in storage, under cover, so not possible. I’m reasonably adept when on site, but do occasionally make an a### of it reversing it onto the pitch, if it’s a bit tight embarassed

  • KjellNN
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    edited February 2020 #11

    Our twin axle weighs in at 1900kg fully loaded, we have a Truma TE, 2 wheel drive, fitted to the front wheels.  It does what we need it to do, gets the van off the road, through 90 degrees and up our 1 in 10 paved driveway by shuffling back and forward about 3 times.

    4 wheel drive ones will turn better but will weigh 60+ kg, twice what ours weighs.

    How much weight do you have  to spare?

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2020 #12

    Sometimes I reverse spot on 1st time sometimes I don't 😉

  • lornalou1
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    edited February 2020 #13

    If you have to use the MM on a twin axle and it's on the front wheels drop the nose as much as you can so some of the weight is take of the rear wheels and this will aid manoeuvrability. I do reverse when I can but use the MM for final adjustment to get near the marker, don't want to upset the wardens. wink 

  • Navigateur
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    edited February 2020 #14

    Should one have to fiddle a twin axle caravan about a lot somewhere, it is possible to remove the two non-driven wheels when it will then turn in its own length just like a single axle one.

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