hayman reese

[5teve]

Hi guys

Friend has just bought a td5 disco 2 but it has no tow hitch with it.. where can she get on from (or is anyone selling?) in WA?

Thanks

Steve

[MarknDeb]

is it a S (or 7 seater) if it is just go to a dealer and get the tounge. If its a coil sprung disco go to Hayman Reese Towbars, Hitch Receivers, Protection Bars, Cargo Barriers, Acessories & Bike Racks (http://www.haymanreese.com.au/index.htm) and look uo a WA stockist

[5teve]

thanks but what is the difference? its coil sprung with no sls, but had the landrover hitch, just needs the insert with the towball, is that the tongue?

dunno where it went, but didnt come with the car!

Thanks

Steve

[RonMcGr]

thanks but what is the difference? its coil sprung with no sls, but had the landrover hitch, just needs the insert with the towball, is that the tongue?

dunno where it went, but didnt come with the car!

Thanks

Steve

Yes, that is the tongue.
http://www.rutherfordtrailers.com.au/images/haymanreese-hitchrec.jpg

The bit on the bottom left hand corner.

[rick130]

I think you'll find the OE/dealer fitted Australian ones are made by ARB.

[waynep]

If the tongue ( hitch ) and reciever is the same as the square Hayman Reese one, any caravan accessory or trailer place should have those with a range of different length "drops" to the towball.
You'll need to get the hitch pin and clip too.

[5teve]

thanks guys i'll measure mine up and see whats at the caravan and camping show..

:)

Steve

[MarknDeb]

thanks but what is the difference? its coil sprung with no sls, but had the landrover hitch, just needs the insert with the towball, is that the tongue?

dunno where it went, but didnt come with the car!

Thanks

Steve

Sorry Steve i did leave out some usefull info mate, if its a sprung vehicle like you say it is a hayman reece towbar should be fitted to the car replacing the LR one, the reason why is the LR bar "IS NOT" designed to have a WDH used in conbination with it, i was told that there is a couple of bolts "THAT CAN SNAP" with the opposite forces applied byt the WDH. The HR bar is designed diferently and will accept these forces, Safety is paramount when it comes to selecting the tow setup. Even Pacific LR on the Sunshine Coast have the LR bar removed and HR bars fitted to the coil sprung cars for van towing purposes when they sell them.

[MarknDeb]

Another thing Steve if the ride is still not quite rite i would also recomend putting a set of pollies in. When our airbags die i will be replacing them with coils and pollies then the towbar. Thats if its around the same price or cheaper to do that is.

[5teve]

thanks for the info... im still a little confused tho (doesnt take much :P )

the car is standard and had the standard hitch (rated to 3.5 tons with 250kg noseweight) the tongue bit is the bit that is missing.

Have i mistakenly called the thing a hayman reese hitch when in fact its not? its just the landie one?

there is no weight distribution system fitted either.

the car will be used for towing a 3t boat so as long as the trailer is correctly setup (nose wise) then does it need the weight distribution (or would if be recommended?

With regard to the polys do they do the same job as the SLS? but in a manual way? (time to do some research i think!)

Thanks again for the info... greatly appreciated!

Steve

[MarknDeb]

Hmmm ok its for a boat, they sit a lot different to a caravan so i would hook it up to the car and see how it all sits (how level it is) if its still level take it for a short drive and see how it handles. If it doesnt sit rite or tow rite i would definatley recomend to change the LR towbar for a HR towbar and use a WDH, remember its all about safety and comfort you cant have one without the other