Having just read the thread about having a Reich mover fitted on a Troll 542 I wonder if anyone has thoughts on one on a Troll 530 (2015). The mover was fitted by AL when the van was purchased. Recently the mover has seemed to be pushing unevenly, and slipping on the wheels, causing the 'van to slew somewhat, particularly on damp or uneven ground. It gave us a some problems when leaving the last grass pitch we stayed on. We had a mobile engineer to look at it today. He made a few adjustments after which it worked quite well on our flat, paved drive. He wrote on his invoice that the 'mover (was) fitted too close to tyres. Unable to adjust as no clearance on chassis'. He said that this was because there are various gas pipes and other things in the way on this model. It doesn't seem possible to fully extend the mover, so it can't get its full width on the tyre. Even when fully extended the green band does not appear. Does anyone have experience of a similar mover on a similar Troll, please? (A photo would be good). Thanks.
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Thanks, but that's the point. This is a remote controlled mover. You shouldn't need to use the wheel brace to tighten it. The mobile engineer advised us to give the buttons on the remote control a few extra pushes to tighten the rollers as much as possible but the green band still doesn't appear. (I doubt if it would even if you were to use a wheel brace forcefully). What I am trying to find out is if the mover has been fitted wrongly or is the engineer right in saying that it is not possible to fit it with more clearance - on a 2015 Troll.

Had to search for a picture - too dark to go outside and find the control. The lower buttons on the handset remotely engage the rollers onto the wheels. Can't see the green band when it is engaged. We never got a neat sock to keep it clean! I think this one has now been changed for a newer design. The sales invoice describes it as a ‘Reich compact auto engage motor mover’

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With the mover fully disengaged, the distance between roller and tyre must be set to 20mm.

If set too close (as with Magpie's), the rollers will not be parallel to the tyre when engaged - they're slipping because the rollers aren't making contact across the full width of the tyre.

I had to modify the mountings to the mover I fitted recently on a Troll 542 because of a similar problem with the position of gas pipes, and I'm sure yours could be made to fit correctly, too.

Yes, Reich used to sell an auto-engagement system (called Motor Drive) as a retrofit to the Comfort - it wasn't particularly reliable, and when the thing packed in it was usually just taken off.

Try lubricating all of the pivot points on the mover mechanism. The covers will probably need removing for access. I did this on our Reich mover as I could never fully engage it and once lubricated it was easy to get full movement.

Would the incorrect fitting also account for uneven tyre wear?
We have the same slipping as Magpie and a band of wear on each tyre.
On previous Eribas we always managed to use a mover to mount a small curb on our drive entrance but our current Troll needs help to climb it as the rollers slip.

Ours was also fitted by AL who, at the time, said they had a 'fitter' come in to do the work.

Quote: JohnE wrote in post #7

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I had to modify the mountings to the mover I fitted recently on a Troll 542 because of a similar problem with the position of gas pipes, and I'm sure yours could be made to fit correctly, too.

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That's all very well but we would have the same problem with the mover even if it wasn't auto engage. We probably couldn't manage the Troll on some sites without a mover.

I understand where you're coming from boss but we couldn't manage ours at home without the mover.

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #14

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. I really have to strain with the effort of engaging the rollers with the wheelbrace on our van

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