Alko Power Mover - can you get spare parts

Richard, SuperCheap carry a large range of wheels if the bearings and the tube are unserviceable. Sometimes cheaper to buy a complete unit, sometimes very cheap! Super Cheap even!!! Michael

Hi Richard
I just went on google, cause I didn't know what an Alko Power Mover was! There was a list if all their different types of jockey wheels, and also contact details for Alko in a number of states. A phone call on Monday should let you know. 'Whacker
www.alko.com.au/vehicle/brochure/documents/AL-KOJockeyWheels-Premium.pdf

G'day Richard,

Not sure what State your in but Award RV , Carac and any other reputable RV/ Caravan spare parts place will have both tubes and tyres. No so sure about the bearings.

I've persisted with a pneumatic tyre power mover for several months now and finally replaced it with a hard tyre version.

The problem with the pneumatic type is the right angle valve and the inside rim of the wheel. You will find that it is quite sharpish and can easily damage the rubber edge around the valve.

I finally gave up replacing tubes and went for the hard tyre.

Cheers.

BTC in Darwin have a good range of ALKO stuff

Hi Richard,

I should clarify something. Mine is also an ALKO ratchet power mover jockey wheel.

I've been told by a dealer that at present ALKO aren't manufacturing the hard tyre wheel to simply replace the pneumatic tyre wheel mechanism but they plan to sometime in the near future. Just my luck !

Unfortunately it meant I had to buy a whole new power wheel then unwind my existing wheel from the barrel and replace it with the hard tyre wheel. The existing ALKO power wheel barrel is welded onto the swivel plate so I couldn't just swap them over. It meant spending another $159 to buy the whole thing again but I will sell the existing pneumatic power wheel in due course. I just have to see that the hard wheel version works the way I need it to. I have a rather steep driveway and I need to see in the next few days whether the hard tyre can handle the slope like the pneumatic tyre did. Albeit it every time I used it I had to go buy another tube. The tube is around $9 and the tyres are $18 at Carac.

The only complaint I've read about the hard wheel version is that they can be prone to sink in sand or soft surfaces but then again so can the pneumatic version also.

Good luck with it.

Cheers.

Hi Richard,

I have one of those and we have had a tube replaced at our local Beaurepairs. From memory it cost about $20.00 I think.

They are a good piece of gear especially if you have to move the van a bit by yourself or in confined spaces.

Have a good one.

I have the hard tyre version on our van. When I pull up, I put a flat board under the wheel to prevent sinking and it helps to roll the van forward for the hitch up.

Have to make sure the handle is on completely or it can damage the wheel.

Alan

What size is the tube/tyre?

Peter