Engaged Motor Mover

This is what I would have thought.

David

We disengage our motor mover rollers after use, and disengage our handbrake when the steadies are down etc. Aside from creating a dent in the tyre, we often position the van with our mover, but back the car under the hitch when leaving. If you’ve ever forgotten to disengage the mover before towing, you’ll know that you can’t - what if the mover stuck on after being left for a couple of weeks?

If you’ve ever forgotten to disengage the mover before towing, you’ll know that you can’t -

You can .....  it just makes a lot of noise 😉

Not advised can weaken the spring that holds it on, so l was told by Truma

I always disengage my mover. Not only is it putting undue stress on the tyres its also putting undue stress on the mover mechanism.

Same here.

I managed to drive a few meters with the Alko wheel lock in place so I expect I could have done the same with the mover if I’d tried, Surely it’s sensible to disengage the mover when not in use as it is putting strain both on the mechanism and the tyre. It’s a bit like winding up the jockey wheel when the steadies are down; not necessary and not good practice.

We've got  electrical engagement on our caravan mover. I generally leave it engaged on the tyre when in storage so it makes it harder to steal and is one further thing for the thief to worry about.

Not a great way to treat your tyres and you’ll be up the creek when (not if) your auto engagement fails.

Still, it's your tyres and your choice.

We always disengaged our auto and manual movers, otherwise they are under stress, which I don't think is a good idea. As to handbrake, ours was always on when the van was parked. The caravan was serviced every year including the brakes, so there should be little risk of sticking. In 14 years we never had a problem. Now we have a MH I will engage the handbrake and leave it in gear.