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  1. 1st June 2017, 03:42 PM #1
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    Cutting Tow Hitch

    I have just converted my teardrop trailer for extra ground clearance. With 14" tyres I have 32cm under the axle. Only using eye to eye springs no shockies. I have also fitted an off-road polyblock instead of the 50mm ball.

    Last addition was a new rear hitch that lets me raise the height of the trailer connection as I am using the standard tow bar fittings.

    When I put the new tow bar into the receiver it extends past and I can see it just touching the spare tyre. I am assuming that it will impact on getting the tyre out if needed.

    Can I trim the part of the tow bar that extends through the receiver off. 2cm max.



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    I would and can not see why not
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    If it's SHS it would be fine. If it is a cast section , not so much.
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    Looks like SHS. If so, then sure, but don't trim it back further than the end of the receiver.
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    SHS - square hollow section. Looks exactly like the standard hitch just a bit longer.

    Cutting wheel out tomorrow then a bit of paint to tidy up.
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    That's a nice looking little Teardrop Laurie,,, they're cool units and light, I bet they'd be great out in the bush.
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    If you are shortening the SHS Strop, I would be redrilling the pin hole so that the tongue could be slid in as close to the bumper as possible? There must be a huge bending moment on the coupling onto the rear crossmember with the SHS piece, tongue and TREG coupling?
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    Wow ... look how far that tongue is levered out ... You would have to derate the tow ratings by about 90% ... There was a similar setup last week on the lemons facebook group of the same setup with a VERY bent tongue as they had that setup with a full sized caravan
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    ... but the ball weight of the teardrop would be 2/5th of
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    Before you lop the end off .
    jump on the Internet - Hayman Reece have their catalogue listed as a PDF file , measure what you require and match it .
    Then you can have the pin hole further back and not have it touching the spare tyre . The leverage doesn't bother me so much , teardrop won't have a real effect , but if you were to tow something heavier it 'could have an effect '
    also , modifying a tow hitch is possibly a no no - never give an insurance co an excuse .

    Measurements are all listed so it's pretty straight forward .

    ps , tell us more about your teardrop !
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