DO35 Hitch Master 360 degree hitch

We have the DO35, and like it a lot. It is easy to hitch as you do not have to align your van and truck to the mm, it is quite forgiving; it lowers onto the male receiver similar to a towball but it is in a upside down cone. Locks in easy. Check out DO35

I had another 360 degree off-road hitch before (cannot recall the brand) where the receiver is in a U shape and you have to align the car and van to put a pin through. PITA. If I change vans I will again put a DDO35 on

CJ

I also opted for the Hichmaster on our 2009 Goldstream Crown 4B and reckon its great!!
The other half can now guide me back to within a few centremeters of it and we can both then push/pull it into place easily ...n without any frayed tempers and caught fingers (ala treg)..plus...she can actually hook the camper up by herself without any help from me!! Now that has got to be a bonus hey.
Lubrication is a cinch...just a bit od drilube stick on the bottom pivot surface every so often...and grease with normal van services.
IMO...it leaves the other more common off-roadhitches for dead.

Cheers Keith

Hi Ralph

While we fitted the AT35 a few years ago (which i think is the one CJ refers to), those BT owners who have made the change to the DO35 have all good reports -

BOG members comments on DO35 hitch

The AT35 is easy to hitch up with fairly accurate backing and leveling, but can be difficult to remove the pin if under sideways tension when you can't back in to a space straight, or ground is very uneven. Sounds like the DO35 doesn't have the unhitching problem.

Motherhen

G'day,
I have had the Tregg and the Hyland on the same camper. I changed to Hyland because the Tregg rubber started to break up and the pin was hard to line up with 800kgs of camper. The Hyland is very forgiving as the ball pulls the camper on the last couple of centimetres. Sold that camper and now have a T Van which has the DO35 which is also very forgiving for the last couple of centimetres. I like the DO35, but wouldn't hesitate to install a Hyland.
The Tregg is great on my small work trailer though.
All the other comments are spot on with their findings.
Cheers
Harry (now I hope somebody by now has answered my question about Eucla)

Hi Ralph
I have just fitted the DO35 to my Jayco because it is easy to use and very easy to replace whatever existing hitch you may have because it uses a standard bolt pattern, so removal of the ALKO electric brake coupling and fitting of the DO35 was a 10min job with no drilling or modifications.

The coupling is no higher than the 50mm ball would otherwise be and the hand brake lever can also lay flat, important for tailgates and barn doors. These were my reasons to fit this unit, and I do like it.

My camper has the Trig coupling that is a pain in the A55 when not PERFECTLY aligned.

Good coupling.
Cheers Colin.

Gee,

I think if you need the flexibility of 360° articulation you would be in big trouble.


Bill.

Hi Ralph,

I have the DO35 on my Tvan. Whilst it took me a little while to get to like it, or maybe trust is a better word, after having just towed it 9000k's in 7 weeks, including across the Simpson Desert, I'm thinking it's a keeper. Quite easy to install and lock, although I find it no easier or harder to line up than the old Tregg on my Cavalier trailer. The difference is that with the Tregg, I had to line up the hitch, then sometimes "wrestle" the pin through the middle. With the DO35, once the hitch is lined up and dropped in place, a slide of the lock is all it takes. And although I looked skeptically at the actual size of the locking plate, it proved itself on our trip, I had the Tvan on some odd angles at times, all to see how good it is, and the locking device hasn't worn or bent or stuck or anything. So I'm convinced it's a good bit of kit.

Cheers

Brian

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