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Title: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 25, 2022, 12:55:51 PM: Wondering if anybody has bought/used this 1 from ebay ? Any good ?
Absolutely not interested in the jockey wheel clamp on types
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/143695383075?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11050.m43.l1123&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=f8b9a9fe90a34851be0734c4b6f2555d&bu=43104059227&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220521005554&segname=11050&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/143695383075?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11050.m43.l1123&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=f8b9a9fe90a34851be0734c4b6f2555d&bu=43104059227&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220521005554&segname=11050&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 25, 2022, 01:00:11 PM: I made one with help of mate and a welder... bought all bits off ebay and then some scrap metal

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020 (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 25, 2022, 02:40:15 PM: Quote from: Bird on May 25, 2022, 01:00:11 PM
I made one with help of mate and a welder... bought all bits off ebay and then some scrap metal

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020 (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/272813706020)
No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment :'(
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 25, 2022, 02:54:10 PM: Quote from: xcvator
No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment :'(

for other people who do have friends :P -> http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=32896.0 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=32896.0)
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb185/VinceGU05/A15125AA-48A1-4E9C-B1F6-6DA0784C3A52_zpsu8qmqg1s.jpg)

http://youtu.be/HFr3VvI5YCU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFr3VvI5YCU&feature=youtu.be)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bad Scott on May 26, 2022, 02:14:14 PM: Quote from: xcvator on May 25, 2022, 02:40:15 PM
No welding ,no mates,no cutting , no heavy equipment :'(
Hip n Shoulder.
You got all day anyway >:D ;D
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 26, 2022, 04:38:23 PM: Quote from: SJindustries on May 26, 2022, 02:14:14 PM
Hip n Shoulder.
You got all day anyway >:D ;D

You go and crawl back into a gropers hole :-* ;D
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: JohngQld447 on May 26, 2022, 05:29:58 PM: Hi, We bought the ebay one last year to shift the boat around the side of the house. Unfortunately it also needs to push uphill and a grass surface. To make it worse, the tyres on the trailer aren't the widest they could be. Even with the lug tyres we have, the wheels will start to spin and you go nowhere. Latest project was a winch mounted on the front so when it starts to slip you engage the winch and it walks it into the garage. We made a Y harness that goes between the two rear uprights for the winch to attach to. If you have flat ground or perhaps concrete, pretty sure it would do the job. Boat on its trailer is around 1300kg. I'll post a couple of pics later.
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: GeoffA on May 26, 2022, 06:04:24 PM: I use my car......
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 26, 2022, 06:48:20 PM: Quote from: GeoffA on May 26, 2022, 06:04:24 PM
I use my car......
thats strange... got more info on that?
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: austastar on May 26, 2022, 07:35:51 PM: Hi,
A mate uses his skid steer Torro digger with a solid bolt as a towball in the blade of the scoop.
Yep, overkill to the max, but it works well.
Cheers

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Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: bmwfreak on May 26, 2022, 09:04:43 PM: We went with, price wise at least, one of the upper echelon of these devices 8) 3240kg van
https://optitec.com.au/product/optitec-v3-remote-control-jockey-wheel/ (https://optitec.com.au/product/optitec-v3-remote-control-jockey-wheel/)

Didn’t work on a damp grass surface with a slight slope. After Concreting driveway up the same slope, works very well.
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Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 26, 2022, 10:47:37 PM: wet or soft ground is a killer with all of them..... well except the dozer.
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM: Pictures of our Mover
(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2475) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2476) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477)

John
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: NZMarkb on May 27, 2022, 09:00:56 AM: That's a beast :cheers:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: edz on May 27, 2022, 10:54:25 AM: seriously looking at one of these, only ever seen one come up second hand for sale .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s)

The DIY ONE Can be bolted together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 11:24:15 AM: Quote from: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM
Pictures of our Mover
(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2475) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2476) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477)

John

No visible pics
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 11:27:35 AM: Quote from: edz on May 27, 2022, 10:54:25 AM
seriously looking at one of these, only ever seen one come up second hand for sale .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5UJ1ah3wg&t=40s)

The DIY ONE Can be bolted together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvZZqCImfI)

Not interested in the 1st 1 (got a trailer mate hydraulic jack )

I don't have the equipment to cut/weld/build the 2nd 1
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 27, 2022, 11:54:50 AM: how far you wanting to move ya van?
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: GGV8Cruza on May 27, 2022, 12:22:24 PM: Quote from: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 08:53:51 AM
Pictures of our Mover
(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2475) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2476) (http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477)

John

Whats the winch for on the bottom pic??

GG
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 27, 2022, 01:00:40 PM: Quote from: GGV8Cruza on May 27, 2022, 12:22:24 PM
Whats the winch for on the bottom pic??

GG
backup incase it starts spinning wheels, you winch assist.
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM: WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 27, 2022, 01:57:36 PM: Quote from: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(
I can... same as the others with chunky tyres.

http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477

(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 02:02:35 PM: Quote from: Bird on May 27, 2022, 01:57:36 PM
I can... same as the others with chunky tyres.

http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477

(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2477)

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Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Jillsy on May 27, 2022, 02:18:50 PM: Quote from: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(

I can see them Keith...
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: JohngQld447 on May 27, 2022, 06:06:00 PM: The pictures are hosted from the Myswag gallery so I'm not sure why some cant see them. The mover can't push the boat uphill on the grass so the winch is used in conjunction with the mover itself to get the boat into the garage. In the battery box is a 560 AH Marine battery to handle both the winch and the mover's current. Our problem is the alignment of the the garage, boundary fence and house. When the mate had the smaller tinnie, we used the Ride on mower with a towbar and putting the boat in was no problem at all. He upgraded the boat and it was out of the rideon's ability. Hence the mover with the winch.
John
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bad Scott on May 28, 2022, 09:57:56 AM: Quote from: xcvator on May 27, 2022, 01:42:37 PM
WTF..........I can't see the pics......... >:(
I can see the pic ;D
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on May 28, 2022, 10:59:51 AM: Quote from: SJindustries on May 28, 2022, 09:57:56 AM
I can see the pic ;D
Only coz you've got your rum goggles on :cheers:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on May 28, 2022, 11:07:49 AM: Try Media on the toolbar.
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=media (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=media)

(http://www.myswag.org/MGalleryItem.php?id=2478)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on June 09, 2022, 11:34:28 AM: Found what you need keith
https://funfitadventure.co.uk/robot-trolleys (https://funfitadventure.co.uk/robot-trolleys)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on June 09, 2022, 02:01:47 PM: Exactly what I was looking for, I'll just nip down to the estate agents and sell the house 1st :cup:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: lloydus67 on November 09, 2022, 10:34:53 AM: $5k au is a little steep, found them available on ali express for $2500 delivered, but still pricey

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Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on November 10, 2022, 06:07:48 PM: What about
https://thewinchwarehouse.com.au/products/warn-drill-winch (https://thewinchwarehouse.com.au/products/warn-drill-winch)
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on November 11, 2022, 07:20:15 AM: Quote from: Bird on November 10, 2022, 06:07:48 PM
What about
https://thewinchwarehouse.com.au/products/warn-drill-winch (https://thewinchwarehouse.com.au/products/warn-drill-winch)

Too heavy for this elderly gentleman :cheers:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Steffo1 on November 11, 2022, 07:29:57 AM: What about finding an old, petrol, rotary hoe? I wouldn't think there'd be too much needed to adapt one.
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Bird on November 11, 2022, 08:42:55 AM: Quote from: xcvator
Too heavy for this elderly gentleman :cheers:

6kg ? less than a slab of cans... :P
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on November 11, 2022, 11:38:55 AM: Quote from: Bird on November 11, 2022, 08:42:55 AM
6kg ? less than a slab of cans... :P
But a slab can get lighter but the winch won't :cheers:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on November 11, 2022, 11:39:43 AM: Quote from: Bird on November 11, 2022, 08:42:55 AM
6kg ? less than a slab of cans... :P
But a slab can get lighter the winch won't :cheers:
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Rob C on November 14, 2022, 05:53:49 PM: Not sure if your still chasing a mover. I can recommend this EBay model.I move my camper up a slight hill easily with this model. Campers around 2.5T loaded. Just make sure you get the two bracket fixing as they tend to bend otherwise. I had the Optitec model but gave up fixing all the problems.

Rob
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: xcvator on November 14, 2022, 07:33:30 PM: Yep, bought 1 of those , and yes the supplied bracket does bend, >:( I'm in the process of making a bracket almost exactly like your double clamp :cheers:
wtf it's sideways ???
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: Fizzie on June 23, 2023, 03:50:08 PM: On this topic, just had this come through

https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/our-guide-to-caravan-movers (https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/our-guide-to-caravan-movers)

May be of interest to some ???
Title: Re: Caravan Mover
Post by: sparksy on June 24, 2023, 02:43:22 PM: I made this one to move my boat and van but have never used it.
Bonfig helical gearbox, baldor reduction DC motor/ gearbox and wheels off a quad bike.
170vdc motor so runs off a 240v DC drive controller through a 600W inverter. Heaps of grunt but sold boat and made new parking spot for van.