Thread: Mitch Hitch Question

Yes you should get one (short answer). I don’t trust the standard hitch. I know Land Rover engineers have designed it but when I looked at mine the locating pin was only advancing about 10mm. I wasn’t comfortable with my families life towing a similar weight camper on that. I put on a 2nd hand recovery brand hitch. Cost me $400, complies with ADR, and the camper actually tows level. It was fairly easy to install.

Just to help with your install in case you buy one, the main bolt (goes through the towing eye) needs to be tightened to 250nm. From what I’ve read online that means torqued to 150nm then an additional 90 degree turn. Super tight. I had a lot of trouble finding that info so I thought I’d share.

Also, on my 2013 if I remove the tow tongue the reversing sensors don’t get activated every time I put it in reverse. They only go spastic if the tongue is in.

There was a 2nd hand one on one of the market places just today. Can’t remember where ? Facebook maybe?

Found it. But I think it’s missing the metal brushing that goes in the tow eyelet. At least mine had one and I can’t see one in that pic


Facebook Marketplace: Tow Hitch High Rise LRD3/4 & RR Sport – Car parts – Adelaide, South Australia

I think the hitch in the picture might be upside down

Originally Posted by RickO

I think the hitch in the picture might be upside down

Only in some of the pics.

Not correct. Standard one can tow the full weight of the vehicle. I tow a tonne camper on the D4 “high” ball and it’s fine. Sure you can buy various replacement hitches, but that’s your call. The factory hitch is designed to take 3.5 tonne as per the factory towing spec. At extreme angles articulation with the D4 factory one could be an issue, but most commentary is around the awful D3 one. It was a crap design. The D4 one is much better.

Thanks for the link, I’ll try contact the seller. I’m loosing count of the number of times my hitch has hit the ground so far.

Disco Jeff in the rowing section of the handbook it says 1000kg for off road towing and 3500kg on road, am I reading something wrong here, genuine question.

Spoke to LR and they said the same, any clarity you have on this would be great.

Originally Posted by mike7

Thanks for the link, I’ll try contact the seller. I’m loosing count of the number of times my hitch has hit the ground so far.

Disco Jeff in the rowing section of the handbook it says 1000kg for off road towing and 3500kg on road, am I reading something wrong here, genuine question.

Spoke to LR and they said the same, any clarity you have on this would be great.

My replacement hitch is rated to 3.5t. It doesn’t say anything about off road being different

All vehicle manufacturers de-rate their towing when offroad. dont worry about it too much.