Mover confusion

The only time I've seen people having trouble with motor movers on site are with the Automatic Engagement versions. Manual engagement versions appeared to be trouble free. ( they do need a bit of muscle to engage so some ladies might find it challenging).

K 

We had 3 over the years and the only one to give trouble was the auto engage version.

It won't invalidate a warranty. If your dealer fits it, he will be liable for any damage caused.

we have a manual needs a good push and pull to engage but no real problems …….kiss of death saying that 

we have the manual and have a cross bar thing (technical names eludes me) that means you can engage both sides from one side, if there is two of you that pushes down at the same time then it's easier all round, but perfectly possible to do one personed.

As to makes we have had two Powertouch and they have been fine, posters on here said they have had good customer service with any breakdowns even on site I recall.

Oh watch out when disengaging, the wrench could whip round and hit you, I remember some poster saying it had hit hi in the face?

We have a Powertouch Classic move fitted to our van and so far no issues. It is the manual engaging type and as others have said it takes a bit of effort to engage but not too much. Also ours can be engaged from one side which saves time.

older self engage units did sometimes have a problem.the newer versions seem more reliable.The force required to engage manual units can be overcome by purchasing a 30" or longer bar with a 1/2" swivel on the end from machine mart,halfords or any good tool supplier.(the angle of engagement is better as well!)

We now have the Powertouch Evolution having had the Classic on our previous 2 vans.  We had quite a few problems with the auto-engage facility on the Classic, not least the fact that it didn't push the rollers hard enough against the tyres so it slipped if the tyres were wet and wouldn't climb onto a ramp or up our dropped kerb at home.  With support from the repair guy that Powertouch sent out, they agreed to downgrade us to the manual activation and we had no more problems.

The Evolution has a ribbed roller rather than the grit that the Classic had and it grips really well in all conditions. I think it also about 8Kg lighter than the Classic, so less penalty on the valuable payload allowance.

I’ve just had a Powrtouch Evolution Auto fitted to my van. It seems to me to be a bit on the slow side when it comes to manoeuvring, something to consider.

Hi Freddy.

Just some friendly advice, are you aware that there is a speed setting on the Powrtouch Evolution?

The 2 buttons at the top of the remote, 1 is one triangle the other 2 triangles. If you keep pushing the 2 triangle button it increases speed and pushing the 1 triangle button slows the mover down.

Good luck

Our Powrtouch needed a lot of muscle to engage so I used an old and quite heavy socket extension bar which was originally made for removing stubborn wheel hubs from my Morris 1100. Funny the things you keep!