That is a steal , well done , probably a grands worth there .Quote:
Originally Posted by Aussie Jeepster
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That is a steal , well done , probably a grands worth there .Quote:
Originally Posted by Aussie Jeepster
I was looking at that before but i only wanted the hitch and by the time i paid for postage i could buy the BOR hitch instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatso
Just occurred to me that i should see if i can sell my plough then buy a raised hitch.
That's what i did, although mine was from a D4 so a more desirable item than the D3 plough. Basically straight change over price between that and a used Mitch Hitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
As others have said, having it permanently sticking out the back would be annoying but because i run a tyre carrier, its never in the way.
I've got a D4 and have gone through this same exercise with getting the hitch right so the van sits level.
I bought an adjustable 4tonne adjustable for about 100 bucks and it works well. If I was going off road I wouldn't leave the thing on anyway so the fact the original equipment is a bit low doesn't bother me.
AlanH.
This is what is going on mine when I get it!
And I'll be bolting a pintle hook to it to tow my Number 5 trailer! It will give plenty of "wiggle room" to get the trailer level.
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Passing this on as popped up on a social media feed out of the blue. Thought it might be of interest to the towing people;
Best Height-adjustable Hitch | Rhino Hitch
Looks awesome, but the issue would be, in our nanny country(!), that it would have to be tested and rated to Australian ADR's (or whatever it is for tow hitches).
I must be missing something here. I have a D4 16.5. When I hook up my off road caravan to the car, the car suddenly starts to raise the back up and so almost self level automatically. Opposite happens when I take van off the tow pin. Car suddenly drops. I have the standard hitch, so wonder why everybody else seems to have issues and needs a Mitch hitch. I understand the earlier models and the D3 with the plough but surely it must have been fixed by the time my car was made, because of what I have experienced.
It's about ground clearance.... what you are describing is perfectly normal behaviour for any air suspension D3 or D4.... and the standard hitch is fine height wise for the highway.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirvine
The reason everyone describes the hitch as a plough.... is that is exactly how it behaves off road... your departure angle is totally trashed and it doesn't take a big incline to dig it into the ground.
The standard hitch puts the receiver about 400 mm off the ground - A Mitch Hitch puts it closer to 600.
That's the main reason why people replace the standard hitch.
Thanks Mark, I understand that but I dont bother taking the hitch off anymore, and as yet I have not noticed that it has developed any plough characteristics, even in 4WDing. Maybe I have not got the car on such an extreme angle as yet, or I have used my LLAMs to avoid the problem before it arises. Just had a quick look as i went 4wding on the weekend, and ther is no marks on it at all. I must be lucky!
