Thread: Towbar Height

Yes, no issue. A quick search will bring up a previous thread on this.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...tow-hitch.html

Awesome, thanks for that.

I wonder how much clearance there is for the lower tailgate with an inverted tounge.
Yet to insert a tounge in Snow Whites nether regions
Andrew

No problem with the tailgate with a LR hitch, but you may have an issue using a larger offset lug in a Mitch hitch. ( it would be very high though ) Pays to do a couple of gentle open and close operations while having a good look.

Clearance is all good, a decent 4 inch raise in height.

Be aware that there is a Reg that says that the center of the towball should not be above 460mm from the ground when the rig is laden.

I am yet to fully understand the reasons and whether it applies to all vehicles, or just cars. I know my van and larger trailers need to be at that height for the towed item to sit level.

rovers4

We're buying our first camper and take delivery in October. The bottom part if the treg coupling will sit at 470mm according to the manufacturer. They wouldn't get a road worthy tick if they were outside or the regulation.

Isn't the real issue about whether there is enough towball weight to keep the trailer stable while towing? Raising the tow hitch too far by reversing the towbar to get more height might reduce the towball weight and make the trailer unstable. Of course, that all depends on the standard height and the weight distribution in the trailer.
That said, I have run our Disco (which has a 50mm lift) with the towbar both ways around, reversing it to raise the towbar when I needed extra ground clearance over sand for the Treg hitch, and it didn't seem to make any difference, but that was not at highway speeds.
Incidentally, on Saturday I saw a lifted Patrol towing a little trailer and the trailer was lifted so much at the front for the towball on the jacked up Parol that the back of the trailer banged on a speed hump in a shopping centre car park!


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