Thread: D3 Standard Tow Bar Tongue

I thought they came standard with the D3? Mine did.

D3 tow bar was designed by work experience boy. Have to remove the bar to get at the spare, it is too low and hits the ground even on a driveway.

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Originally Posted by powella

...I am about to pick up my D3, 2nd hand, and it does not have the tongue and ball(I think tht is what it is called)...

Is this from a dealer or private sale ........ did you ask why it's missing ?

The tongue and ball does not come with the vehicle. Only the part that slots into the tow point.
The standard LandRover one is too low. The ball needs to be raised, so get a drop one and reverse it with the ball on top if you are going to go with the cr@p OEM system.
It is a standard HR type tongue.

Originally Posted by Neil P

Is this from a dealer or private sale ........ did you ask why it's missing ?

It is a dealer one(but not a LR dealer), but I suspect it has never towed anything in it's life (or been anywhere near the dirt for that matter).

Also whilst I would love the change the tow bar to a better one, currently the funds need to go elsewhere.... and towing off road is not yet a priority!

Cheers,
AP.

In that case if you are only towing box trailers you could get a cheap one fron Super Cr@p or Auto Barn. If you are towing anthing else you will need to pay more from a specialist outfit.

If you see the back of this one the tongue goes up, you need to do this to get to standard trailer height.



http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic1...ongue&start=15

The D3 towbar seems a strange design .
It hangs down low, it must affect departure angle, it doesn't look like it would handle rotational forces as well as a normal bar .
There must be some engineering reason for it .
Can anyone explain why the D3 towbar is designed/made like it is ?
What the rationale is ?
John

It was designed by work experience boy?