ridger
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Fairly sure I seen a picture on here recently of one which had came out, and the horse trailer it was pulling was wrecked. Camt find the picture mo matter what I search for! Anyone remember?
I believe those particular hitches were prone to wear which increased critical clearances. They clanged and clunked quite a bit.I think it happened frequently with Discovery’s. We had 2 vehicles that they fell out of, one pulling a plant trailer on a country road (no damage) The other one happened a couple of years later and it was pulling a livestock trailer on the A40 with a bull in it. The stopped upside down on the otherside of the road, luckily no one else involved and the bull was OK.
Informed LR when the first one happened, lots of correspondence etc. ‘Well sir, it’s never happened before etc etc, it must have been something you have done to it’. Informed them again after it happened to the second vehicle ‘Well sir, it’s never happened before.......’
Next thing we had a general recall letter, all Discovery detachable hitches were to be altered....
Detachable towbars were still rated for 3500kg but were recommended for “occasional” towing and to be removed when not in use.I believe those particular hitches were prone to wear which increased critical clearances. They clanged and clunked quite a bit.
Weren't they limited to a lower weight, while a fixed hitch was recommended for 3.5 tons? For a while?
Is wiring for electric trailer brakes included in your towing lead ?Standard type of hitch which is on just about every car, ute or 4wd that is capable of towing View attachment 861758View attachment 861759
Found it, View attachment 861648
I have one like that on my Hilux over here, never seen a trailer socket like that though, is it a 13 pin jobby for auxiliary electronics?Standard type of hitch which is on just about every car, ute or 4wd that is capable of towing View attachment 861758View attachment 861759
I like how the breakaway cable appears to be simply looped over the actual towbar, not onto a point on the vehicle chassis - ergo no breaks applied to the trailer when it let go. Appears very rusty too.
Is wiring for electric trailer brakes included in your towing lead ?
I have one like that on my Hilux over here, never seen a trailer socket like that though, is it a 13 pin jobby for auxiliary electronics?
We inherited a couple of single axle trailers without breakaway cables fitted, our trailer centre reckons if the trailers were properly loaded with say 100kg on the towball, then the front of the trailer would dig in the road in the event of them becoming detached. I had a mental picture of sheep suddenly moving behind the axle and the trailer doing a wheelie down the road, so fitted a breakaway chain to be safe.