Thread: Towbar for D2 + Jayco 25ft caravan

You can buy a 50mm towball from any auto accessories place, even most decent garages will carry them.

I've never heard of a "factory 50mm towbar".

If you have the original Landrover towbar (Hayman Reece style), it is simply a matter of replacing the towball with the size that you need.

If towball height is an issue, you can buy various different height towbar "tongues" to suit the Hayman Reece set-up. I have two of them - one is a straight tongue to give me the extra height I need for my camper trailer, the other (original) tongue drops down much lower, and is used for my garden trailer which has a much lower tow height. Both have 50mm balls fitted. I simply change the tongues depending on what I need to tow.

I also have a recovery point (looks like a straight billet with an eye and a "D" shackle on one end) that slides into the same opening on the Hayman Reece towbar that I take with me on camping trips to the beach.

Originally Posted by BMKal

You can buy a 50mm towball from any auto accessories place, even most decent garages will carry them.

I've never heard of a "factory 50mm towbar".

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well this picture shows the towbar fitted from new on my Disco - you can see it is not just a matter of changing the ball. Hence my reqest about how other people had handled the issue.

The standard D2 towbar is nothing like a Hayman Reece. You will need a weight distribution hitch for a 25ft van and the LR towbar is not designed for the stresses imposed by a WDH. Get a proper Hayman Reece or equivalent towbar, a Hayman Reece WDH and you will be set. The WDH has adjustable ball height and can cover a fair range of heights.

Stephen.

Originally Posted by StephenF10

The standard D2 towbar is nothing like a Hayman Reece.
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Stephen.

many thanks Stephen, you have confirmed what I suspected. I'll check out your suggestions. It's the first time I've had to tow a real load with the Disco so I'm learning the in's & outs.

That is a UK style towbar,was about to say it isnt what is usually fitted here,notice you are in NZ.
I would say the aussie Harman Reece style hitch is stronger.
Andrew

Bit of light reading for you...
www.discovery2.co.uk NAS spec Tow Hitch
(Not sure what Urban Panser hasn't done)

Originally Posted by billirwin

well this picture shows the towbar fitted from new on my Disco - you can see it is not just a matter of changing the ball. Hence my reqest about how other people had handled the issue.

Sorry mate - I've never even seen a tow hitch like that on a Disco before.

What a bloody horrible looking contraption that is.

Every D2 that I've ever seen with a towbar, including my own, has the type of hitch fitted that Urban Panser has installed on his, as shown in the link posted by alien d2.

Maybe there's something that LRA has actually got right.

hey thanks all for your info - yes it seems like NZ gets the UK standard option which isn't that flash. I've tracked down a Harman Reese dealer in NZ so am going to go in that direction.

This is a great forum, learnt more in one night than I thought possible!