Mini Mover rated at 2.7ton towing my 3.4ton boat. Boat is a Rayglass Cruisemater 700 with 300 liters of fuel onboard and 130 litres of water makes for one heavy trailer boat. My trailer mover has no trouble moving it about.
The problem with a single point mount on this mover is that it will DEFINITELY flex. I had installed the original one supplied on my caravan A frame and just before a trip from SA to WA the mount flexed and broke the welds done for it and dropped the whole front of the caravan down on top of the mover mount. No damage to the mover and my feet were not under it. Note to everybody; stand clear of being under the A frame, as it will do a lot of damage to you if it drops. I had no option but to carry a garage floor jack with the caravan to maneuver it onto the Patrol tow bar. At the first Port of call, I found a caravan repairer who welded another single point mount (the other one was totally f***ed) and I continued on my way. When I got home from this travel I managed to get a double mount and totally weld the back plate onto the A frame as well as a square tube making up the rest of the height of the plate, now making it IMPOSSIBLE for the back plate to flex. The A frame will flex before the back plate of the mount will!! There is still some flex possible with the double mount however, as the single handle is the only part that holds the movable plate onto the baseplate (I wish it had 2 handles or bolts on the moveable plate to secure the post at 2 points), but no one makes such an animal. Now that these mods have been done it will move and park my 22ft caravan into a very tight space with little effort on my part. I have also changed the power cable to include an Anderson Plug. Works very well for the price, would be far greater out of pocket than alternatives, and it's small enough to store away in the front bin of the caravan when travelling.
Do you leave it on when towing? I’ve attached it today to my trailer but the ground clearance seems extremely low. Need to back my car up and try it but I can see me having to remove it each time i hook it to the car
I have a trailer by venture with a Brake solenoid that disengages my disc brakes when reverse how can I use this Mini Mover .. your boat and trailer is much bigger than my 22 ft triumph.
Hi David, I have a 6m dual axle caravan 2600kg fully laden. I need something to get it into the parking position at home. It is level concrete but I need to do a small right turn when reversing in - say 20 degrees off the straight line. the travel distance is short - say 6m. Could you offer your opinion whether this unit might do this job?
Hey Ben, noticed you didn't get a reply. I see it was 6 years ago but found this on the website and thought could be useful to others ! Note: This unit will not suit double axle trailers due to the lack of weight on the jockey wheel for grip.
