Mitch Hitch

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Originally Posted by Peteren

Not quite that easy Andrew, the hitch on our van is 640mm high. An inverted standard tongue comes nowhere near.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...15/01/1025.jpg

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Peter,if you go over 140kmh your Disco will lower another 20mm automaticly,may sort the issue;)
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Andrew

I don't know if this will help but when I was a kid my father had a similar problem. He solved it by getting a tow ball with a long shaft which he put through a collar he got made up at work a few inches high that sat on top of the tongue of the tow bar. He was towing a camper trailer with it in a Morris 1100 so it wasn't a huge load. Long time ago :):) Maybe something like this coupled with turning the tongue upside down might be enough to come close to leveling the setup.

Another option is to purchase a high rise tow ball from Traralgon Trailers.
Can purchase direct or via EBay.



50mm ball, 1 inch lift or 1 1/2 inch lift.
rated 3500kg.

heres the links:
TOW Ball 50mm 1 1 2" Lift 3500kg Caravan Trailer Towbar Raise Part Towball L2 | eBay

TOW Ball 50mm 3500kg 1" Lift Caravan Trailer Towbar Part Towball Raise Rise L1 | eBay

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Peter,if you go over 140kmh your Disco will lower another 20mm automaticly

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Has the speed changed? It was a sustained 160 kph.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

Has the speed changed? It was a sustained 160 kph.

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You are probably correct,I havent gone past 140kmh,nothing changed.
Andrew

Naturally that speed was done on the NT unrestricted road :angel:
The D4 is very stable and feels firmly planted on the road at higher speeds.

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Originally Posted by RHS58

Another option is to purchase a high rise tow ball from Traralgon Trailers.

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The main problem is the very narrow drop and raise limits that LD place on the tongue unit, these are 25 mm raise and 60 mm drop measured from the top of the square shaft.


I can see their point, if you go outside of these limits you put excessive leverage on the hitch that it may not be designed for


Have ordered the Mitch hitch replacement this morning and that gives me a virtually level arrangement once I source the right tongue

Is there a pic of the Mitch Hitch replacement that is available to see, or a website?

Land Rover parts and servicing specialists - British Off Road - Recovery Hi Rise Tow Hitch

Give Triumph Rover Spares in Adelaide a call, I got mine through them when I was living in Sth Aust.