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Shoogs
8th December 2017, 02:26 PM
Does anyone know where I can get one of these...? To fit one of these as would like to keep the original tow bar... and I need a 50mm receiver.

cheers

Tim

Dervish
8th December 2017, 05:45 PM
Does anyone know where I can get one of these...?

The United States. You can get light duty tow bars for Pajeros that fit that bolt pattern - rated to 1200kg - here, but they are a shank rather than a 50mm receiver because then the manufacturer can control the amount of cantilevering on the four bolts. If you give people a receiver they'll put a tongue with a massive drop or length into it and it will all go pear shaped. I wouldn't tow anything over 1200kg cantilevered off those four bolts, even with a shank.

But you can in 'murica.

Shoogs
9th December 2017, 12:00 PM
The United States. You can get light duty tow bars for Pajeros that fit that bolt pattern - rated to 1200kg - here, but they are a shank rather than a 50mm receiver because then the manufacturer can control the amount of cantilevering on the four bolts. If you give people a receiver they'll put a tongue with a massive drop or length into it and it will all go pear shaped. I wouldn't tow anything over 1200kg cantilevered off those four bolts, even with a shank.

But you can in 'murica.

Yes the picture is from the states, had a pintle hook on before but only towing a Sankey, next trailer is 1500kgs max so agree Hayman Reese type it is I guess...

cheers.