Off Road Trailer Couplings ????

I've had Tregg and Hyland. My personal choice is a Hyland. They have plenty of articulation, are easy to couple on uneven terrain and you dont need to constantly swap your ball fitting for a Tregg coupling if you need to tow other trailers around that dont have a tregg hitch. We use them on all our offroad trailers at work as well and have never had a problem with them.

I have a Tregg hitch and while I am happy with its performance, it is a pain in the proverbial to hook up when on anything other than a firm surface.

If I was buying a new off-road coupling, I would give the Hyland a go for sure.

Cheers

Captain

I have a Hitchmaster AT 35 Mk111 from Vehical Components
Its fantastic and I've found it easy to connect to the vehicle and it has two safety lock features.

I'm using a Hyland (3500), and am not considering changing it for any other......

I'm about to get experience using a Hyland on a new van, but have used the two SA products for a number of years each - Treg and Trigg - both very robust and easy enough to use on camper trailers - you can nudge the trailer a little when hitching up - vans are heavier and harder to nudge - I think the Hyland will shine regarding that aspect.

Hi DBT,

There is some information about a number of different hitches here.

http://www.campertrailers.org/couplings.htm


Hope it helps.

Hi DBT,
I have the Tregg on my trailer and the thing I love about it has nothing to do with articulation off road.

They are totally silent!

You can feel the trailer on the back but there is none of that rattle and bang associated with the regular ball coupling.

For the silence alone I'd fit the Tregg to any trailer I owned.

Geoff

I have the Orac on my c/t and it is very simple, works well and easy to connect/disconnect. is not noisy or rattly either cheers Paul

Happy with the Hyland on my (3500kg) rig

I agree with the beauty of the silence afforded by the Treg. As a
earlier respondent said, the pin is a worry, so I replaced it with a key lockable version. available from the EO shop. A bit fiddly to do up but has the added advantage of locking the coupling when you
leave the trailer. Never had any issues connecting Treg, just level
with jockey wheel & slide in. no doubt all 3 systems work, a matter
of choice really, the treg works for me....oldbaz.

I've got a Hyland on my off road camper and I love it. There is no noise as the hitch is a snug fit at the bottom of the ball as well (you have to use a slightly longer shaft on the tow ball) so try the ball in the Hyland before you buy it).
Easy to hook on and off and full articulation. Can be locked for safety with a bolt or padlock.

Hi DBT,

We have used the Hyland and the AT 35 (the At 35 is on our camper ).
Both are great hitches.

Yes it can sometimes get a little tricky with the At 35 when you are on slopes and such, but it is a great hitch and bloody strong (rated to 3.5T).

The hyland is great for it's ease of use. You can use a 50mm towball (so you can use the same towbar tongue arrangement for you're box trailer). It articulates with the best of them, and I am pretty sure you can get them in two sizes (2000kg and 3500kg).

Haven't used the Tregg or Orac, so sorry cannot comment on these.

Greg

Thanks for your input guys, much appreaciated. We think that we might go with the Tregg again. Appears to be very little negative comments from our reasearch on this site and else where.
Thanks again
D & S