Hi both. Midland Motor Movers seem to have a good reputation.

Did they come to your home or did you take it to them?

Randa

I just Googled this as I hadn't heard of the model before and at £1,150 fitted for an automatic mover, it seems very good value. I'm pretty sure I overheard someone at AL quoting a similar price for a manually engaged mover not so long ago.

Have a look here

While I'm happy with the manual mover that came with our caravan, winding the rollers onto the wheels so that the green indicator shows takes quite a bit of effort. I've seen and envied people using movers that engage with a thump after a quarter turn of a wheelbrace but electronic engagement/disengagement has to be the way forward.

Smart choice!

There's probably a couple of hundred squids to add to that Brian for the extra brackets needed for an Eriba.
Randa

Hadn't thought about that, Roger. Good point!

It would be interesting to have an idea of a more realistic price.

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While I'm happy with the manual mover that came with our caravan, winding the rollers onto the wheels so that the green indicator shows takes quite a bit of effort.

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That's my boy!

I was becoming worried about you and your current atypical and thoroughly nauseating 'niceness.' The real you is back. Huzzah!

The answer to your question is, no, but I reckon I should have done it earlier in the week when I was recumbent underneath doing the brakes with road muck dropping in my eyes. I did look but I wasn't sure which bits were safe to squirt with oil.

Is there a diagram anywhere of which bits to lubricate? If not, I'll take some pics next time I'm underneath and post them.

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Is there a diagram anywhere of which bits to lubricate?

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I hope I didn't do any damage but it has been OK since then over many uses.
Have I missed something?

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I had a look in the Reich handbook and all it says is that all moving parts should be lubricated annually with a suitable lubricant such as silicone spray but nowhere does it indicate where these 'moving parts' are located.

I've squirted silicone into the apertures around the operating nuts on the outside of the covers and on the insides where the transverse shaft emerges. The central bush is just a loose support but I gave it a squirt anyway. I also lubricated both ends of the rollers and that was about it.

The mover is now easier to turn as Pete suggested so my current nadgers will be up to the task without having to grow a new pair, thank goodness. There is still a squeaking noise from inside the covers when I'm winding the rollers on so I suspect that I'll have to remove them to see what I've missed with the silicone and give them a squirt too.

The only problem is that to remove the covers (easy when you know how see Here) you first have to remove the wheels and that involves a bit of faffing about so it will have to wait until I'm in the mood.