Motor mover or not.....

I've lost count the number of times we've levelled the caravan on a pitch & were happy with it. Then realised we'd forgotten about the Alko wheel lock ..... it'd only get one fitted anyway as there's no way I'd be jacking the caravan to fit both. 

Fit the lock then release the mover and why release the handbrake. 

Hi b&e, seems that you are going for a mover and just wanted to mention why we got one.

We keep our van in storage, so no need for it there, and having been reversing trailers since age of 14 reasonably confident on that front.

The thing that persuaded us was not being able to access pitches on our favourite Italian site without one, or being able to get on the pitch but not in an acceptable position.

The MM certainly makes for a much easier time setting up and avoids some potential disputes over the detailed siting!

Agree.  Once lined up I fit the lock, then release the mover if we are staying a while.  If only a couple of nights, the mover stays engaged.

I bought our MM after a holiday in France when we were given some pitches that were what I would call a bit tight! made life a lot easier. Plus we were overlooking Lake Lucerne one year and the tiered pitch overlooked the lake - stunning - only if I could go in nose first to a 6 foot drop. No room for the car! And yes, handbrake on and wheels chocked! MM are not totally necessary but brilliant. 

If you have one fitted make sure of the following having just suffered from this!

1. The electronic control panel is fitted so that access is possible for testing at the terminal connections. (My Powrtouch had been fitted too low in a gap and impossible to flip up the bottom access cover for testing. I would suggest it is laid horizontal as due to the height it may not be possible otherwise.)

2.If it has a reset switch hole ( Powrtouch has a hole about 2.5mm) ensure they give you the plastic rod. Mine was missing after being installed 3 years ago and it should have been under the terminal cover)

3. The fuse holder is positioned in an accessible place and the securing clip for the cover is accessible. Mine was tight to the outer wall and clip and the wall side so not possible to undo.

Any problem solving is very simple if you have access.

We sometimes have had a problem with our Powrtouch mover - always the electronic engagement of the rollers to the wheels.  We have had to take the covers of (one side or both) and use the handle (two turns) in order to reset it.  Of course, it only seems to happen after a long journey when you neen the mover to get it back on to the storeage pitch.....  andxthose plastic covers are a devil to get off!!  😀

We hardly ever use the mover to hitch up - it's 'the other way' it comes into it's own!

David

When we arrive back home on any Sunday afternoon the street is always full of parked car's,   but with the MM it's a dodle to get the van of the street and into the back garden.  Makes life so much more easy. 

We occasionally had problems with ours, if I forgot to wait for them to complete the disengaging process. On ours it wound off, then after quite a pause, wound forward a fraction. If I turned the isolation switch prior to this, it then would not engage next time. Never had to resort to winding though. If I pressed as though to disengage, it completed the process and would then re-engage.

I release the handbrake because I have known the bakes on a trailer to stick on more than one occasion when the handbrake is left on. For that reason that is why I chock the wheels.