Thread: Discovery 3 & towbars

<span style="color:blue">on some cars this is done on purpose.....


so the back door can open whilst the trailer is hooked up....
if it was any higher and you had the trailer hitched up would it have enough room to let the back door open.....?</span>

I had the same problem with my D2, I just got a hayman reece hitch to pull the camper and use the LR one for normal trailers 8)

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I bought a new Pathinder instead and have 20 grand in my pocket as well. Maybe not quite the finish of the Disco but I bet it's more reliable.

Time will tell :?[/b][/quote]

It did rate better than the 100 series cruiser, but did not come near the land rover 8)

Also wondering about towing with a Disco3. Have previously successfully towed a 2 tonne off-road van with a DiscoTD5 using a Hayman Reese hitch receiver, along with weight distribution hitch.
Looking at the Disco3, the hitch receiver adapter fitting supplied with the vehicle seems to be far too low, (a) such that I would not be able to adjust my Hayman Reese hitch high enough to have the van level for safe towing, and (b) the resulting poor departure angle of the vehicle when towing would also mean that the tow fittings could frequently hit the road/ground when driving in even some mild off-road conditions.
Does anyone know if there is a hitch receiver available for the Disco3 that would be like what is used on other heavy duty tow vehicles, including my TD5? I have looked at the Hayman Reese web site but there was nothing in their catalog under Discovery later than for the TD5.

Dilli

Just give the landy a suspension lift - that kills 2 birds with one stone :wink:

Hi Jam,
I have 2 tow hitches for my D3.

I have the standard Hitch that came from Land Rover for regular box trailer use (taking that load of garden clippings to the dump once or twice a year)



and I also bought a Raised hitch that was about 140mm higher from my local Towbar specialist here in the Sunshine Coast.



The Standard Land Rover Hitch has a 3.5t rating with a 350kg ball weight. The raised hitch comes from Hayman Reece and only has a 2.5t rating with a 250kg ball weight. This should be fine for towing my Coromal camper.




Happy Towing

I am new to Discoveries and still learning, so its great to be able to read about other peoples problems and solutions.

I haveta tow a Coromal tandem offroad poptop weighing in at around 1800kg and am still trying to resolve the very low Disco 3 towball. I need to use a Treg fitting as well.

Also, being new to the LR systems, I can't fathom out the two 12v trailer plugs, wot goes where for which system. Auto Elec had same problem so just fitted the large rectangular standard plug onto bumperbar.

Could someone point me in the right direction as to where I could find the wiring diagram for these 2 rear plugs, please.

Using a Mitch Hitch tow bar gets the tow bar up at bumper level. Discovery 3 - Hi Rise Tow Hitch

Most D3s had the wiring and socket fitted as standard - if not you need to use the genuine wiring loom with the black socket (is a common size) that is behind the removable panel in the rear bumper.

Do a search in the D3 section and you find heaps of information.

Garry

As Garrycol says, go the "Mitch Hitch". It's a very common item amongst the D3 community.

Best Wishes,
Peter