Hi Tikka,
No it doesn't with a very specific reason. You'll see that it has a threaded backing plate acting as one single nut. That is meant to be attached to a flat surface strong enough to carry the load by itself.
The rear cross member requires longitudinal bracing as on the tow bars to actually be able to carry the rated towing capacity. The Puma fuel tank negates any ability to strengthen the rear cross member other than the tow bar braces.
The existing threaded holes are a left over from the ability to attach a NATO hitch to the rear cross member (up to and including 300Tdi), but the Land Rover fitting kit included a set of braces that formed part of the military strengthening of the chassis. You can therefore still bolt the NATO hitch to a Puma, but it is near enough useless for its designed application.
The only viable option for a recovery point on the rear of a Puma would be the Hayman Reece based tow hitches with the 50mm shank inserts (hope they're available in NZ!). Should you not be able to do that, you might look at a pair of those swivels (to use with a bridle) exactly on the points the cross member meets the chassis and to manufacture crush prevention tubes to try and bolt it to the cross member. That does however sound like way too much effort and the strength would remain dubious...
Cheers,
Lou
