Recovery Discovery 3/4 RR Sport Tow Hitch High Rise ADR Approved RECOVERY LR007484RH

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Originally Posted by Dagilmo

I saw one on a D4 in Perth today (also had what looked like a pretty good home made rack with a Front Runner ladder- anyone on here??) it looked ok but certainly bigger overall than the Mitch Hitch.

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Might have been me going to the 4WD Show - if so its a genuine Mitch.

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Originally Posted by envee

The biggest difference I found between the 2 was the height of the ball. With the Recovery Hitch the ball height was spot on with the supplied tongue whereas with the Mitch Hitch, I had to buy a tongue and it had to be one that dropped the height of the ball quite a lot. Wasn't a cheap purchase either.

Cheers

envee

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D2 dropped tongue solved that for me. Compliments of our wonderful DazzaTD5.

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Originally Posted by OldGuy

The other question in my mind is anyone experienced or aware of the Land Rover hitch coming away under load?

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Yes they can and are known to fall out. There is another similar thread on this same topic right now.

D4 towbar assembly has play - replace with Mitch Hitch?
D4 towbar assembly has play - replace with Mitch Hitch?

Thanks DiscoDB, I had read that thread but went through it again in case I missed something. One failure in the many, but do not know the details. Still unsure but I guess time will tell.

Regards
Geoff

Most likely not maintained properly and dirt in the latching mechanism - or rust.

For a long post on potential issues check out this:

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Q393-Detachable Towbar & LR Letter ***ALL HERE***

Sounds like more cases, but related to leaving fitted when not using which would be a problem in the UK with the level of corrosion issues they have. Different style but the way it locks into place is the same.

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Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Might have been me going to the 4WD Show - if so its a genuine Mitch.

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Hi Gavin,

No, it was on Thursday and in West Leederville. And definitely not a Mitch Hitch.

PS. I was at show toady (and will be over weekend) helping on my brothers site.

Don't like the thought of my standard hitch falling out so always do a finger check to make sure the locking pin is fully out or in as the case may be. Made easier to do as I have the spare on the back instead of underneath. Plus when I was first aware that falling out had happened I checked the thing and found the top most part which goes up inside the receiver wasn't flat across the top. I ground it down and it may be my wild imagination (usually used for other things) but I believe the locking pin came through the locating hole a bit further.
Other wise I'm quite happy with the set up and always remove it and wash out all around it after a trip. Although I still can't understand why LR couldn't have done what everyone else does and have a straight square receiver but it's all part of LR ownership I suppose. :)
AlanH.

Would have been good if LR originally had a receiver that could have been bolted on. Same mechanism but 2 lugs and bolt holes so you can secure permanently but could easily remove if you needed to.

I guess the UK version had to be removable because it looked so embarrassing - heh heh.

The aftermarket design like the Mitch Hitch is brilliant - I am just put off having a lump of steel projecting out the back.