mine seems to move equally well in all directions.
But I don't move it by hand when it's using the motors itself - like when bed levelling.

So that could probably account for the resistance.

I can only assume you have larger ants in the netherlands than we do in england :-)
Or smaller.......
lmao

(that's two rude comments I've made on this forum in five minutes - I think I'll go do some work lol)