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« on: April 21, 2007, 10:00:36 »
can some one point me in the right direction about rear recovery points. would like to keep the original tow bar and ball on for towing, but have heard that the towball is not too good as the rope can slip off the ball. did wonder about a dixon bate set up with ball and pin ,or is there something else i can mount at the top end of the tow bracket. cheers alan......
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2007, 10:21:52 »
Try Towsure, Matt Savage or Witter's to get you started.  
Or you could go for Jate Rings on the chassis.  :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2007, 10:23:17 »
i went for jate rings  :lol:  lol but couldnt get the bolt out from the tow plough set up lol so there still sat in the shed
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« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2007, 13:48:09 »
If you are leeping the standard tow-bar then fit a Dixon Bates combined pin/ball hitch, known as the @pinball Wizard'

The Mayploe copy is about £50 in Towsure.

I'd found most if not all towrope hooks are secure on the pin, plus strops will fit in in nicely and the breakawy cable on the 'van too.

Plus if you leave the pin in the glovebox when it's hitched they are also a good fit on the Alko-Kober hitch-stabiliser that I love so dearly (not :evil: ).
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2007, 00:16:09 »
a really cheap option is to slide a u shackle below the tow ball, i have found it useful before!
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2007, 10:56:03 »
I found that with the lift on the VM RRC to tow a trailer the towball had to be in its lowest position which made it increadably vunerable off raod so i always had to move it up to the top holes before pay and plays etc. If you end up doing the same then you could always buy a hitch like a NATO and just fit it before you do serious off road.

It may sound like a lot of efforct but its no more than a 5 minuit job (most of which is spent getting the socket set out) whalst changing wheels/tyres.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2007, 14:42:10 »
I used to have a NATO but I found that some trailers wouldn't hitch up to the 50mm ball with the NATO above them.

Now I have a Southdwon with interchangeable brackets.
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2007, 17:31:16 »
Quote from: "landroverkeith"
i went for jate rings  :lol:  lol but couldnt get the bolt out from the tow plough set up lol so there still sat in the shed


You havnt still got them and if so would you consider selling them?
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2007, 22:16:37 »
really need me tow plough for ocasional towing, but went to the local car boot this morning and picked up a dixon bate ball and pin set up rated at 3500kg, brand new in the bag never fitted. 20 quid. like a kid in a sweet shop . couldnt beleive me luck. cheers alan.....
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