Thread: Stock LR vs. Mitch Hitch vs. Ritter — which one’s better? Opinions please!

Originally Posted by BrianElloy

Awesome. Couple of questions:

- how do you find the X1?

Awesome, has made camping with kids a lot easier. Picked it up in September last year and have used it at a minimum every month. Before that it was once or twice a year.

Originally Posted by BrianElloy

- what is the track on the X1 compared to the Disco?

I haven't compared track, something I'll have to do.

Originally Posted by BrianElloy

- have you thought about swapping hubs and wheels on the X1 to match the Disco?

Have thought about it, I believe cruisemaster sells different hubs.

Did some googling

Land Rover Discovery 3
Front Track: 1,605.0 mm
Rear Track: 1,612.5 mm

Patriot X1
Track: 1,550.0 mm

Originally Posted by ATH

I wouldn't be in real rough stuff with a van on the back.
AlanH.

I got the Mitch Hitch as a Patriot is suppose to go through the rough stuff.

Originally Posted by bremund

Did some googling

Land Rover Discovery 3
Front Track: 1,605.0 mm
Rear Track: 1,612.5 mm

Patriot X1
Track: 1,550.0 mm

Very close
Shouldn’t create any noticeable drag on sand I’d imagine as the X1 is in the Disco’s footprint

I have the D4 + Mitch Hitch + X1 combination and it works a treat. I normally run at Llams +30mm to get the X1 dead level. Lots of clearance to get over all those high country water bars, and the tailgate lets you do this.

Hi
I have just purchased a Discovery 3 2009 which has a Hayman Reece tow bar with the normal square hitch that pulls out
Does anyone have any clues on why this has been fitted? I opened a little hatch in the rear left side and found the
Land Rover Hitch is there not sure what you call it but had the green handle that turns to lock it in
The Hayman Reece hangs lower and you would loose some rear clearance off road ??
Thanks Chris

It would have been changed over because the OEM D3 tow bar (plow) hangs down even further.

We have Treg block hitches on both our campers and they work fine, with a reversing camera.
I downloaded an app. called Bubble level to my phone which I use to level the camper and it shows the campers are pretty level with the Treg on the Defender.