Mr shifta caravan movers

[Darrell O'Neill]

Anyone had any experience with the mr. shifta caravan movers for shifting a trailer with the westie on it?

where i keep my trailer is about 100yds down a narrow drive, using one of these could mean i dont have to back all the way down with the car.

Any thoughts....

Mr. Shifta caravan movers.............

[pistonbroke 2]

Do the Pikies know about these ?      

[cliveboy8]

Looks good but depends how much.

What about a home made version with a high power battery and a washing machine motor? Suggest you have a word with either Sir Clive Sinclair or Mr Dyson.

[carpetstu]

Tried and tested by my uncle on a caravan.

simple answer

bag of crap and not worth the money

[Darrell O'Neill]

'new' they are silly money £500-600 but see them on ebay for circa £200...

would mean that i could actually 'drive' the trailer in and have access to the rear.

... I see they do home demo's, perhaps they would give me a demo everytime I come home from an event  

[carpetstu]

if you have a small and i do mean small incline or ridge of any type it will just slip

honest they are useless

[cliveboy8]

'new' they are silly money £500-600

That is outragious. When they come to do a demo do they wear a mask?

Still think the home made version could do the job surely for under £200??

[KerryS]

In the caravanning world [hides behind sofa] movers that have been most successful are ones where a roller drives onto the tyres. Ones that replaced the jockey wheels have been generally discredited, see the number that are for sale; however the one you have found has been a little more succesful than the jockey wheel replacement types. With a vertical load on the ball hitch of around 75kg compared to, say 750kg on the road wheels, getting enough grip to move the trailer with a Mr Shifta is always going to be a little behind the game IMHO

[Mobsy]

Get yourself a secondhand ride on mower, fit a towhitch....  

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[pistonbroke]

We had a motor mover fitted on the missuses caravan it was brilliant , could drive the van out of the garage along the driveway on to th'road turn in its own lenght forard reverse and right up t car ready for hitch up .

but there not cheap either afair  

[carpetstu]

We had a motor mover fitted on the missuses caravan it was brilliant , could drive the van out of the garage along the driveway on to th'road turn in its own lenght forard reverse and right up t car ready for hitch up .

but there not cheap either afair  

Yep diito the mover attached to the axle, superb kit but circa of £1k for a good system. if you are on a twin axle trailer its even more money circa £1500.

Mr shifta is a hitch attached unit and it crap.

[carpetstu]

Of course the other issue with a axle unit is it needs a battery that needs a charging system, it will use charge very quick.

[KerryS]

Of course the other issue with a axle unit is it needs a battery that needs a charging system, it will use charge very quick.

That's easy - hook it up to the Westy, leave the engine running and when you get to where you're going, all charged up again    

[Vice Chairman]

Get yourself a secondhand ride on mower, fit a towhitch....  

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Second that.

This is exactly the set up I have for moving my trailer about 160yds down a fairly narrow grassed "alley" into the field where I store the trailer.  No problem moving it with or without the westie on board.

My little tracter is a Mountfield with a 15hp briggs & stratton - works a treat.

[carpetstu]

Of course the other issue with a axle unit is it needs a battery that needs a charging system, it will use charge very quick.

That's easy - hook it up to the Westy, leave the engine running and when you get to where you're going, all charged up again