Treg Hitch

Hi Peter,
I did three months around Aust. and had no trouble. Depending on your van and set up you should be able to take the weight off the hitch by raiseing the jockey wheel to such a point that you can virtually slide the coupling out. Sounds to me that you do not have the right height set up for this to occurr.

What sort of jockey wheel, sold rubber or Pneumatic (like a car tyre).

Regards Richard

Hi Peter,

You sure the problem isn't with the Patrol? LOL

I find that i can move the rubber mount with my fingers when adjusted perfectly....with the added wait of getting back into the vehicle not affecting the process. Have you placed the brakes on the caravan on? I would have thought it wouldn't move then....

Andrew

Try a pneumatic jockey wheel, they make moving a caravan a lot easier then with a solid wheel.

Regards Richard

You should be able to find the sweet spot after winding the jockey wheel down, taking the weight off the hitch. The pin can then be moved up and down by pressing from the top. Remove the safety pin then the main pin. Drive away no more to pay!
The big trap is having the vehicle parked in such a way that the van is pushing or pulling on the pin. The only way to get the pin into the sweet spot then is to apply the brakes on the van and move the vehicle slightly back or forward and hold it with the brakes while your assistant pulls the pin. It would be nearly impossible to do by yourself on sloping ground.

Kingo

If you watch closely as you wind up the jockey wheel you should be able to see when it comes loose.

I have never had a problem. On a slope I chock the trailer wheels wind up the jockey and rock the car by hand until the pin is loose pull it out and drive away. If the slope is too steep for that I park the car on the hand brake, chock the trailer wheels and raise the jockey as above. Then I get in the car put my foot on the brake to hold it still, release the hand brake, then re-apply the hand brake. This has the affect of walking the car down the hill a fraction taking the weight off the pin. Pull the pin and drive away.

Duncs

Dual wheels? must be quite a heavy rig to be attached by a Treg coupling. Try putting your jockey wheel on a jacking plate before you try to take the strain off the Treg. The ball weight might be such that the jockey wheel is sinking as you jack it up. As stated above it is imperative that the wheels be chocked to prevent any movement in the van while you are unhooking.

tessa