Motor Movers

If you only drive two wheels on a twin axle caravan you might get into a position, when going over kerbs, where the driven wheels are off the ground and you lose traction.

 

More to do with one turning.  The inside wheels scrub & some of the cleverer all wheel movers will cycle the inner wheels yo reduce the scrubbing effect ..... my all wheel mover is one of the numb movers 

Can't comment on the Autofix brand but we have had two powrtouch ones (two caravans) and they have been great. From posts on here the company does seem to honour its 'no quibble' 5 year guarantee and come out to fix any problems at home or whereever.

As to the auto engagement if we bought another we would get one but only because it is something else to do, find the lever, bend down and put it on the mover and then pull it over. It does take a bit of effort, then take it off while using the mover, then bend down and put it back to remove. Be careful here as it comes off with a fair force and someone on here sadly said it hit them in the face once.

It depends on how young and fit you are. Most manual have a cross activation bar that allows you to put both rollers on from one side but that does take more effort. Actually what we do is both (myself and mrs C) do each side at the same time and that is much easier. I would ask your dealer or someone with one on site to let you have a go?

Apart from that for me its the best thing to have, it makes pitching and hitching up a doddle. No more reversing - just unhitch on the road and let the mover put the caravan in perfect place. And when hitching up you can select slow (ie very slow) to perfectly put the hitch over the tow ball.

Get a mover that suits your needs & pocket. My current & previous caravan have manually engaged motors, as they were fitted by previous owners, if was buying though , I'd have chosen auto engage because I like gadgets. Others here will disagree saying that there's more to go wrong. If we all lived like that, we'd  be washing clothes on a rock in the Irwell & driving an ox & cart. 

We've had 3 Powertouch, the first 2 inherited second hand. Both completely trouble free and both manual engagement. We've now got a new van and as only £200 different (in scheme of things, not a lot when paying out £000s on new van), we opted for auto engage.

It's fantastic! I'm fully fit, but it just makes life simpler, with only a single 'tool' to pick up.

 

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David, just out of interest. Why do you hate it? My mover is manual too and I am quite content with it. As you say, less to go wrong.

Another reason for getting an auto mover is if (like us at home) you park the 'van up against a wall on one side.  Manual is no good then, no access.

We have a Powrtouch auto, transferred from our old van to our new one last year.  Very happy with it.

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Graymee, some have voiced their displeasure with Autowfix's service but I have nothing but praise for it.

I took advantage of the clubs discount with them in Feb/Mar and arranged for a manual, cross actuation Ego titanium to be fitted. They kept me informed by phone to the hour for the allotted time, a good installation and instruction, registered online for the warranty and all went to plan.

Now using it in Italy where last year we were caught out by narrow access that needed some dutch friends to help pitch. It's a good, lightweight unit that does what it says on the tin. Single axle by the way.