just wanting to know if the electric jockey wheels are any good
Dougwe said
05:03 PM Sep 7, 2017
Welcome to the gang raymon, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Most work OK but you need to get one to suit the weight of your van. The flatter and harder the surface the better. There are cheapies out there so do your homework.
Woody n Sue said
06:59 PM Sep 7, 2017
And it's welcome from us two 2 raymon
Perhaps you could repost your question in the general section but before you do that check out the " search " button up top of here you will find there has been discussions on this subject before , good luck searching .
Woody
Cadpete said
08:56 PM Sep 7, 2017
G'day Raymon and welcome to the forum. Don't forget to try the two ongoing games here - 'Who is This' in the 'I Digress' section and 'Pick this Place' in the 'General' Section - a great source to find new places to visit.
We had a powered jockey wheel and were just on the limit of the weight. It was fine on level smooth hard surfaces but struggled on softer surfaces. What finally killed it was trying to reverse the van into a narrow driveway. There was a significant camber on the road and the single clamp jockey wheel holder started to give way. Make sure you get one of the double clamps with any powered jockey wheel you get.
Pete and Marion
raymon said
11:14 AM Sep 8, 2017
thanks for the tips
aussietraveller said
08:59 AM Sep 13, 2017
Gday Raymon welcome to the forum we have an electric van mover that is powered by our onboard battery, we dont use it on the road but would not be without it at home we move our 21' van into its storage position which is fairly tight with the mover the one we have is an Aussie wheel which is made in Australia and does the job with ease.
Tony Bev said
12:33 PM Sep 13, 2017
And a warm welcome from me also, raymon
Yes the electric jockey wheels are handy, to manoeuvre a heavy caravan, in a tight situation
A neighbour had an electric jockey wheel, but now has an electric crawler with caterpillar type tracks
just wanting to know if the electric jockey wheels are any good
Most work OK but you need to get one to suit the weight of your van. The flatter and harder the surface the better. There are cheapies out there so do your homework.
Perhaps you could repost your question in the general section but before you do that check out the " search " button up top of here you will find there has been discussions on this subject before , good luck searching .
Woody
G'day Raymon and welcome to the forum. Don't forget to try the two ongoing games here - 'Who is This' in the 'I Digress' section and 'Pick this Place' in the 'General' Section - a great source to find new places to visit.
We had a powered jockey wheel and were just on the limit of the weight. It was fine on level smooth hard surfaces but struggled on softer surfaces. What finally killed it was trying to reverse the van into a narrow driveway. There was a significant camber on the road and the single clamp jockey wheel holder started to give way. Make sure you get one of the double clamps with any powered jockey wheel you get.
Pete and Marion
Yes the electric jockey wheels are handy, to manoeuvre a heavy caravan, in a tight situation
A neighbour had an electric jockey wheel, but now has an electric crawler with caterpillar type tracks