Hi.
I am looking into getting a motor mover for my 2013 triton.
The popular one seems to be the reich move control economy.
I believe the brackets to fit it retail at £250 approx. which seems an awful lot of money.
I was wondering if anyone has one fitted and can take some photos or supply some dimensions of the brackets, as I can get made through work.
I will be fitting the mover myself so trying to save a few quid.
Many thanks, Andy.

I've gone ahead this morning and ordered the Reich easydrive pro 1.8 which will be fitted when the caravan goes into the workshop for a couple of adjustments to be made in early April.

However, the dealer advised against purchasing this mover due to the number of guarantee claims made which was both a nuisance in terms of time and effort for both the customer and the dealer. The problems appear to revolve around the communication between the mover itself and the remote control with them giving up talking to one another. The dealer will of course continue to sell and fit the Reich movers when the customer decides to disregard their recommendation as I did, but do feel it necessary to point out that they advise against it.

For myself, I continued with the order due to the fact that the Reich offers the lowest profile and when combined with the MPP battery isn't excessively heavy thereby eating into the available user payload. It remains to be seen whether or not I should have followed the dealers recommendation which I might have considered following if the functionality of the caravan was dependent upon the mover being guaranteed to do it's job. As it it, should it not work for some reason then I can always revert back to the old heave-ho.

Colin - I'm intrigued as concerns your comment regarding the suspension strut. The bottom of the strut is more or less inline with the centre of the caravan wheel and as a result, the distance from the bottom of the strut to the road surface will remain constant when driving over road ramps i.e. as the wheel rides up over the ramp so will the strut by a corresponding amount. The only time this distance will decrease is when the wheel moves up as a result of compression of the suspension but one would be having to drive at a fair old speed with a caravan for that to happen with pots and pans flying around all over the place. It's a different story with the mover of course which is fitted behind the wheel so as the wheel starts it's downward journey having passed over the highest point of the ramp the mover is still some way behind. If I'm missing something here I'm all ears lol.

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I believe the brackets to fit it retail at £250 approx. which seems an awful lot of money.

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...the dealer advised against purchasing this mover due to the number of guarantee claims made which was both a nuisance in terms of time and effort for both the customer and the dealer. The problems appear to revolve around the communication between the mover itself and the remote control with them giving up talking to one another.

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Quote: JohnE wrote in post #5

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Now, the EasyDriver Pro has the built-in option to fit a remote isolation switch. This switch doesn't isolate the mover from the battery directly, but connects to the pcb on the mover's control box to isolate the electronics from the supply. As the switch is a low current device it can be fitted in any convenient location, ie, by the main hab door or even on an external weatherproof panel.

Might be a good idea to mention this to your dealer - the optional switch is shown in the Easy Driver's installation manual.

John

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Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #6

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I'm confused. I am not worried about the bottom mount, I just said it is lower than the mover:-

The only comment I would make is I was advised against the Pro model, not because of cost but in the event that the mover did lock into place you could not easily release it. This was general advice regarding any make of mover, not just the Reich.

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Quote: Deeps wrote in post #7

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I carry a battery powered drill for use with the stabilizing legs anyway so winding the rollers on isn't really going to add much to the workload. I'll give this more thought over the weekend.

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Remind me once again what mover you have please, Graham.

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Graham.

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Oh alright then - Nev it is.

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Remind me once again what mover you have please.

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The problems appear to revolve around the communication between the mover itself and the remote control with them giving up talking to one another.

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Well the van went into the dealers workshops yesterday to have the door realigned (wasn't sitting square in the opening) and to have the mover fitted. In the end I proceeded with the Reich Easymover Pro 1.8 version along with the Mobility Power Pack (MPP) which has a built in charger and can be charged from either the vehicles electrics (when towing), the campsite EHU or solar panel. Weighing only 2kg this seemed the right way to go for me. Maneuvering is limited to between 15 and twenty minutes but if I can't get the van parked up in that time then it's time to pack up and go home.

The storage availability under the bed is huge in the Troll 542 and conveniently Hymer designers decided to put dividers left and right towards the front end of the storage area thereby creating two neat areas handy for locating bits and pieces or, in our case, the mower control, battery and other associates bits and pieces. Whether by accident or design, they also left a small cut-out which is situated within easy reach from the external flap door. To activate the mover entails pressing an on/off switch on the MPP although I ordered the additional small push-button cable which does the same job and which can be reached by placing my hand through the cut-out in the bulkhead. I had initially intended to have this button fixed to the bulkhead by drill a small housing but then decided it wasn't really worth the effort with the cable being so easily accessible.

Upon fitting, the technician discovered that they only had a double socket in stock so whilst one socket is taken up by the MPP plug the other is free which has provided me with an additional power outlet even though I don't really need one and shall probably never have the need to use it.

In keeping with the majority of European Eriba Touring models, the van wasn't delivered with a leisure battery which I appreciate a lot of UK owner might want and so this battery (the MPP) only provides power for the mover and nothing else. For anyone who hasn't got a leisure battery and doesn't need one, might find the MPP a good and light alternative if the decision is made to have a mover fitted.

Ground clearance is obviously reduced but as one of the images demonstrates, with 190mm still available things aren't that bad. The image of the storage area shows the Mobility Power Pack (MPP), the control box (white and up high left), a junction box (grey) and the remote on/off push button.

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