Is it worth drilling bigger holes in the underside of the cover to let this muck out?

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I don't see the point of a cover that holds dirt in? My new one has no covers, think I might be tempted to put a fairly big hole where most of the crap is and flush it with a watering can after each use,

I was thinking along the same lines Nev. I might even make a large hole with a removable access rather than leave it completely exposed. I'll be looking into the other one next week.

The larger stones must have been picked up by the tyre and dropped into the cover.

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Maybe a hole with those grommet type blanking plugs?

Something like this

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Well it's the first time I have taken the cover off since putchase in 2013. It's quite difficult to do because there is very little space betweeen the top cover and the caravan body. There are plastic plugs protecting the bolt heads and there is not enough room to get the required leverage to get the top one out. I eventually extracted it using a suitably bent object.

I realise that any hole will allow muck in. There are 3 small holes already and most of the finer rubbish gets in through those and I suppose it is supposed to wash out through them. The stones are a bigger problem.
I will make a bigger hole and fit a plug or grommet to remove for flushing out.
TonyP

Cheers Pete, that's just what I was thinking but having easier access means I can do it more often.
I only did it because I noticed the rollers were looking pitted and worn which suggested stone damage. I think expect the other side to be similar when I get into it on Monday.
TonyP

We fit the Reich economy and find it perfect no problems so far and works really well. I did a thread some time ago on this and mine are still looking brand new. It has no plastic covers at all and after a couple of years as said still look new.

I cut an old pair of waterproof pants up using the legs to slide over the motor mover when travelling. I tied them on with bungy hooks so its a quick on off process. I did take photos and put them on the thread on this site.

The photographs are here.


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