trailer hitch

Hii John ,

It doesn't look like hitch would have enough capacity for the trailer you plan to tow unless you can reduce the weight of the trailer by 1,000 lbs or so .

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why don't you have a look at Vechile Components website in Qld. Both my son in law and I have Tregg hitchs but are changing to DO35 hitches rated to 2tonne or just over on our offroad camper trailers.. They also have a DO45 hitch which is rated at about 3.5tonne. Not sure exactually sure what you intend to do travelling, but these hitches will have better angularity than the hyland. Not sure about the ozhitch so I can't comment - Garry R

You could use the original style trailer hitch, from memory it's known as a pintle ring and hook. It was/is common on small military vehicles.
Design wise it is a scaled down pigtrailer type, a solid steel ring on the trailer and a hook with a lockdown device fitted on the back of the tug.
It is usual for the ring to be welded to the end of a shaft which then goes through a round tube which is welded to the trailer drawbar. The idea of this is to allow movement in all directions.

Disco.

John

Is this the type of trailer that you have? http://www.remlr.com/trailer-no5.html If so then what is wrong with using the original O ring coupling as Disco Driver suggested? If the rest of the trailer is original then the correct coupling will complete it.

I have one on my 8 x 6 single axle off road box trailer and it works perfectly. You would not find an easier and faster coupling to connect and it does not rattle on rough roads.

Mine is the overriding type that you see here http://www.triggbrs.com.au/catalogue/couplings/75mm-ring.html It is not exactly the same as the Army design but it is better than nothing if you can’t find an original.

Don’t use the overriding swivel type though without the anti swivel base plate under it. O rings must not be allowed to swivel through 360 degrees because they can lock up solid when the trailer is on a sharp angle to the car and not allow the trailer to come back into line. There are no prizes for guessing what can happen then.

Here's another vote for the DO35 hitch from Vehicle Components.

We fitted it to our Tvan for a trip last year to the Kimberley and wrote a review on it here.

DO35 Review

We have no affiliation, it was an independent review.

Linda.

For my money the Mchitch would have to be the easiest hitch to couple up I have ever used.
I put an Ozhitch on my first Kimberely and it was very good BUT the Mchitch is just so much easier. It is rated at 3500kgs
I have not used a DO35 but it is a lot better than the Tregg/trig style when on uneven ground.
Just my 2 bobs worth.

The Ozhitch is also rated at 3.5T..

I have an Ozhitch on my VistaRV, but will be replacing it soon with either a DO-35 or McHitch.

The Ozhitch does the job well, but because of the exposed moving parts it gets dirt, grease and crap on everything. The other disadvantage is there are 3 parts you can 'lose' - the hitch pin, its spring and the locking clip.

Hope this helps.

And another vote from me for the D035 from Vehicle Components. A case of once you have used you'll never look back.

In fact I've just upgrade my original to the new and improved version.

Good luck with your deliberations.

Cheers, Baz - The Landy