tow hitch

I have a McHitch installed on my 17' Jayco and am very happy with it. I find it very easy to hookup even on rough ground. Occasionally I have to give it a bit of a tug to get it to seat all the way down but I don't find this too much effort.
I have a friend with the Highland on his Van and he is also very happy with that so it is really only a personal preference thing. The only real difference is that with the McHitch you get a solid connection between the hitch and the vehicle, I personally prefer this setup.
I have also heard that you might have difficulty with a McHitch if you use a WDH as the pivot point is further back to where the bars are fixed - hearsay only, I don't know if it really makes that much difference.

I you are happy with the Highland I probably would not bother with the McHitch it is an expensive outlay for not much gain, unless like me you really like the idea of a solid connection to the hitch.

Dean

Hi Broodie I have a 6 ton McHitch very happy with it .Tow a 22 foot offroad Fulcher dont use WDH go anywhere GU will go, no rattles on rough roads very easy to use.cheers Firmy

I have used a Big Yella Fella 6 tonne McHitch to pull 23 footer 3.5 tonne Van >10,000k's,

I purchased McHitch for the security and safety of the 6 tonne rating and the apparent benefits of the big strong post and attachment design with two securing features. I found it reasonable to hook up although accurate alignment was necessary to ensure the side locating lugs may be positioned as required. It was reasonable to unhook but occasionally some tension occurred [dependent on van position].

Unfortunately I was forced to replace the McHitch with a different "off road hitch" due to issues that arose when using my particular WDH. Those issues were from my experience exacerbated by the rear set articulation point which is a design feature of McHitch. I had no issue with the quality of the physical manufacturing and felt comfortable that McHitch was up to handling big rigs.

The issue that arises when using my particular WDH may be minimised dependent upon the position of the tow coupling relative to the WDH hangers and the overall chain length achieved. If less than 7 or 8 links in play and coupling not low set on the A frame, then when turning the vehicle, the rear set articulation point means the WDH bars will move for/aft and also further sideways and create potential for significant forces which may cause damage [as I experienced].

I understand other McHitch owners are using different brand WDH and they have not experienced the issues I have.

Now that I have reverted to a set up with the usual articulation point [at the tow ball] with the new off road type coupling [4.5 tonne] there are no issues and it allows me to make tight turns - small roundabouts and even a turn in a narrow road with WDH in place.

I also used Hyland 3.5 Tonne for several years and many thousand k's successfully and only replaced it to achieve a higher and more secure tow capability rating [> 3.5 tonne].

I hope this helps

Bob

Thank you everyone for the input , I think I'll wait and see what is on our new van when we get it and look into it further at that time. Once agian thank you.
Broodie H3