When I bought my Avondale it was already fitted with a Carver mover however, it didn’t have a cross-over bar. That’s the connecting rod which allows the mover to be applied to both wheels but from only one side. Where I park my van at home – close alongside the house, to be able to operate the mover from only one side is essential.

A quick look under the van at the mover told me what I needed. I bought two 10mm sockets on eBay and a one-metre length of 15x15mm square stainless steel tube.

I already had some square tube to use as the centre part so by drilling two holes in the centre tube and welding a 13mm nut over each hole, I could slide in the sidebars and lock them with the bolts. Two short lengths of 12mm square steel inserted into the ends of the sliding bars held the 10mm sockets on the crossbars. A quick coat of Hammerite and the job was ready to fit. Total cost around £12.