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Submitted: Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 14:11
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john m85
I am after some good advice I am looking at of road hitches,.ark,mchith.alko.and hyland just after some thoughts about them. thanks
Reply By: Frank P (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 14:42
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 14:42
John,
I've used Hyland, Tregg, and McHitch Autocoupler for off road towing, and some of that has been extreme articulation.
By far the best in terms of easy hitching and unhitching is the Autocoupler.
All of them have enough articulation, with the Hyland perhaps having a little less than the others.
Autocoupler gets my vote.
Cheers
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Reply By: Jarse - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 16:21
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 16:21
I've had 3:
Treg - Pain in the bum to hook up. Swivel was noisy too;
OzHitch - Easier to hook up than the Treg, but nylon bushes wear quickly, and the design of the hookup pin allows heaps of dust into the hitch, accelerating bush wear;
Both the above have a security pin which can be lost if you don't tether it, or carry a spare.
DO35 - Best and easiest to use of the 3 I owned. Simple to just drop onto the pin and lock on. O-rings keep the dust out and it's easy to keep clean and maintain.
A mate has the Autocoupler, and it's apparently excellent as
well.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wildmax - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 16:54
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 16:54
x2 for the DO35 - brilliant hitch.
I've had one for our previous TVan and now for our Aust OffRoad Eclipse.
The DO35 has fantastic articulation and it's very easy to hook up and disconnect.
Even met one bloke who had dropped his TVan down a big hole on the side of a track, and the van did a 360 degree roll but remained attached to his tow vehicle by the DO35 (portable
toilet punched out a window in the van though - yuk!!)
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Follow Up By: Jarse - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 18:49
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 18:49
Wildmax, the DO35 is on my AOR Quantum 4. Love it!!
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Follow Up By: Warren B - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 18:53
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 18:53
I've got a Mchitch Autocoupler and are now looking at replacing it with a DO35. my van is 3t and the Autocoupler is a pain to uncouple, unless you get it perfect it jams. hooking up sorta ok ( should of gone DO35 in first place )
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 21:29
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 21:29
I've gone from the DO35 that was on the caravan when we bought it, to a 6 tonne McHitch Auto (which was better but still could be a pain to uncouple if the height wasn't spot-on)....
....and now I've recently upgraded to the Rolls Royce of hitches (if price is anything to go by!!!).... Hitch Ezy. It's rated at 5 tonnes and is beautifully made with no additional pins needed to finalise the set-up.
I haven't been out and about with it yet...but initial trial coupling/uncoupling seems to indicate it will be better than either the DO35 or the McHitch Auto.
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Frank P (NSW) - Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 22:23
Tuesday, Dec 06, 2016 at 22:23
Cannot understand why you guys are having trouble uncoupling an Autocoupler.
On first installation and coupled up, lower the van jockeywheel until it just starts to take weight. Then while watching the hitch, continue to wind the jokey wheel down until you see the slightest movement in the coupling which indicates load is coming off the coupling.
While doing that count the number of turns on the jockey wheel handle. For me it's six. For you it will be different.
It never changes. Whenever I uncouple I wind the jockey down until it starts to take load, then six more turns to unload the coupling, then drive away. Works every time. So simple.
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Dec 07, 2016 at 07:39
Wednesday, Dec 07, 2016 at 07:39
john,
I chose the Hitchmaster DO35 coupling for several reasons.
Articulation is excellent.
Coupling and uncoupling is a breeze.
Rated at 3.5t or 4.5t (different models)
low profile, ensuring my drop down tailgate doesn't contact the coupling.
No rattle.
The hitch pin is quite compact and has a quality flexible cover when not in use.
Absolutely chalk and cheese compared to my old Treg hitch.
I originally replaced the treg hitch on my previous camper and was so satisfied with the result that when upgrading to a new van, ordered it with the DO35.
Removed the original DO35 from the Camper before selling it and now is attached to my off road trailer.
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