Excessive Wear In Towbar Hitch Receiver
Submitted: Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 08:04
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Turist (The Original One)
There are some postings on the Bushtracker Owners Group
forum detailing problems with excessive wear in Hayman Reeeece hitch receivers.
The holes where the hitch receiver pin locates seem to be flogging out rather quickly.
May
well be of interest to those members here who tow the heavier type trailers.
Anyone here having the same problem?
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Reply By: traveller2 - Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 08:16
Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 08:16
Wasn't there a non-recall or something similar was mentioned in a post recently about HR admitting that some bars had been constructed of the wrong grade of steel.
The other problem is that there is too much movement between some goosenecks and the receiver hole.
I've drilled and tapped a bolt and locknut into
mine to prevent the gooseneck moving in the hitch at all.
Others replace the pin with a 5/8 HT bolt and do it up very tight to squash the tube enough to jam the gooseneck.
I've seen a Commodore that had flogged the hole out to a slot about 30mm long!
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 15:18
Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 15:18
Notice the format and layout of the Bushtracker Owners Group
forum?
What the......David has been dabbling:-))
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Follow Up By: Axel [ the real one ] - Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 15:34
Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 15:34
Have a look at the very bottom of the page , Exploreoz = Itbeyond ,, Bushtracker
forum = Itbeyond ,,David has not just 1 finger in the pie but owns the pieshop. lol.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 22:58
Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 22:58
Yep - the Bushtracker owners likes Ex-oz so much that David was contracted to build the website. The differences show how much more development and changes David has done since then to Ex-Oz.
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Reply By: 96 GXL 80 series - Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 19:52
Friday, Nov 23, 2007 at 19:52
Get a flat plate welded on both sides with the right size hole for the pin.
That will double the thickness and strengthen the hitch.
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Follow Up By: Turist (The Original One) - Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 at 07:29
Saturday, Nov 24, 2007 at 07:29
If you read the whole post you ill see that that is what has been done.
Hayman Reese did the repair via one of their agents.
Trying to find out how common this problem is.
Bo
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