Camper trailer hitches

Hi, I use a tregg coupling with my heaslip CT, it has a GVM of 1100kgs. Have had no problems with the Tregg, found it to be very easy to hook up, SWMBO reverses back in low range, while I give guidance, am able to get it within half an inch, then it is only a matter of rocking the coupling to and fro until the hitch pin can be put in.

Just completed 5000km out the Bore track, Innamincka and gammon ranges with no problems.

Regards

Yes , I can recomend the Tregg Coupling having used them for 30 years or so - just squirt some grease into the pivot bolt now and again . Had the misfortune to flip the ct upside down with no damage to the coupling - did not even pull the power cords out .
Cheers
john

I have a Treg on my camper. I've found having a jockey wheel with the ratchet mechanism makes it a fairly painless affair. Sometimes have to jiggle the pin and/or the camper to get the pin to go through easily.

I too have the Treg on my Ultimate as well as my box trailer. Sure, most of the time they are okay to couple/uncouple......BUT.....

They can be a real PITA if you're trying to do it on any sort of slope. You pull up with the truck slightly uphill of the trailer, so the full weight of the trailer is on the pin. If you have a handbrake on the trailer you can apply it (or chock the wheels if not). Then it's a case of letting off the footbrake on the 4by to let it roll back a poofteenth of a mm, so that the pressure is removed from the Tregg's pin. Too much roll-back and the pressure is still on the pin from the opposite direction (cos the weight of the truck is slightly pushing on the trailer!!).

In this situation, coupling back up is even more of a pain. The trailer can't be moved either forward or backwards.......(forwards because it weighs a tonne and you can't man-handle that sort of weight up a hill.......backwards cos it's sitting on it's chocks or because it's being held by the handbrake.....latter is either on or off and difficult to slacken off the h/brake and move trailer that poofteenth).

Soooo, to couple up, you need to reverse the 4by back up and slot the red block into the hitch with pin-point accuracy and drop the pin in.

The long and short of all this is that you get used to the concept of making sure you unhitch on a relatively flat surface where the trailer's weight can be manipulated with ease.

I don't know that the Oroc would be much better except that you can raise/lower the trailer independantly of lining up the fore/aft aspect.

The Hyland coupling has the potential to be the best in my opinion, but I would need to be satisfied about it's overall strength. With this one, you have the advantage that a ball coupling gives you a bit of latitude to get it right as the ball tends to act as a guide for that last few mm of alignment.

Cheers

Roachie

G'day JAS095, Yeah! go with the Trigg, works well, no more drama than hitching to a ball

andy

I just fitted the Hyland hitch, great hitch lower cost and will fit a standard ball as well. I would recommend this hitch to anyone. Daren the owner of hyland hitches is great to deal with.
Regards Glenn

Have a think about the ORAC.

It is more flexible than the Tregg and I reckon it's easier to hook up to.

Have a talk to O'Briens Camper trailers in Dandenong.

The Hyland hitch is great. All the articulation you'll ever need plus easy as to use.

We've used the Treg and the Hyland and they're both good. If the trailer can be man-handled it doesn't matter what you have. Similarly if the ground is reasonably even - a bit of a slope doesn't matter much. However, if the trailer is seriously heavy, if you have any health issues, or the ground is uneven in both planes, the easier the better and that's the Hyland.

Cheers ............ Alan

The only problem I can see with the Hyland is that it is still only a ball coupling, except with more articulation. You don’t have the polyurethane rubber that the tregg and Orac have, it is this dampering effect of the polyurethane that makes the Orac abd Tregg so great to use! A good hitch is not just about articulation or ease of use!

Hi Roachie ,
I have found ideal way to get that "pinpoint accuracy" - just give Suz a hand held ( mean radio ) to guide me driving back to the hitch - so far works on all angles and as I don't speak during the procedure we still remain friends after every hook up . No I am not getting a rev. camera !!
Please advise what is meant by limited articulation on the Tregg as mine will go the full limit eachway .
Cheers
John

Hi I have used He tregg and orac but now use the Hyland.The others were to hard to use in sand with heavy camper and spoiled a few trips trying to connect.The hyland just goes straight on .It did rattle a litle on braking but after fitting some plastic to tow ball tongue(Supplied buy Hyland) we don't hear it anymore Hyland are rated up to 3.5 tonne.We had a slight problem with it and rang Hyland the owner came out to our house the next night and fixed it .IMHO you wont get any better for connecting up on uneven or soft ground.
Mark