Land Rover 90 removeable towbar UK

Hi all

I've got a 90 which normally just has a NATO hitch on the rear crossmember.

I'm going to need to do some regular trailer towing more often and want an
easily removeable towbar. I can recall seeing something in a UK magazine
about 10 years ago where a guy used an agricultural trailer hitch to mount
the towing ball. The eye went over the NATO hitch and hung vertically and
he had two stabiliser bars that fitted with bolts to the normal chassis
mounting points for the towbar - I've never seen anything like it
commercially but if anyones come across something like it then could they
let me have details. Alternatively I remember seeing a towbar which swung
up under the rear bumper on a Range Rover a few years back - it could drop
down and had face plate for the ball or this swung away when it was lifted.
The owner seemed to think they did one for Land Rovers as well but at the
time I didn't need it. Again any info would be uselful. I've had a look in
the mags and couldn't see anything.

Thanx all

Jay

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:13:37 +0000 (UTC), Jay Hendry
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all
>
>I've got a 90 which normally just has a NATO hitch on the rear crossmember.
>
>I'm going to need to do some regular trailer towing more often and want an
>easily removeable towbar. I can recall seeing something in a UK magazine
>about 10 years ago where a guy used an agricultural trailer hitch to mount
>the towing ball. The eye went over the NATO hitch and hung vertically and
>he had two stabiliser bars that fitted with bolts to the normal chassis
>mounting points for the towbar - I've never seen anything like it
>commercially but if anyones come across something like it then could they
>let me have details. Alternatively I remember seeing a towbar which swung
>up under the rear bumper on a Range Rover a few years back - it could drop
>down and had face plate for the ball or this swung away when it was lifted.
>The owner seemed to think they did one for Land Rovers as well but at the
>time I didn't need it. Again any info would be uselful. I've had a look in
>the mags and couldn't see anything.
>
>Thanx all
>
>Jay


http://www.southdown4x4.co.uk/tow.htm


Any good?
HTH
Ed

To reply, remove my appendix

"Jay Hendry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all
>
> I've got a 90 which normally just has a NATO hitch on the rear
crossmember.
>
> I'm going to need to do some regular trailer towing more often and
want an
> easily removeable towbar. I can recall seeing something in a UK
magazine
> about 10 years ago where a guy used an agricultural trailer hitch to
mount
> the towing ball. The eye went over the NATO hitch and hung
vertically and
> he had two stabiliser bars that fitted with bolts to the normal
chassis
> mounting points for the towbar - I've never seen anything like it
> commercially but if anyones come across something like it then could
they
> let me have details. Alternatively I remember seeing a towbar which
swung
> up under the rear bumper on a Range Rover a few years back - it
could drop
> down and had face plate for the ball or this swung away when it was
lifted.
> The owner seemed to think they did one for Land Rovers as well but
at the
> time I didn't need it. Again any info would be uselful. I've had a
look in
> the mags and couldn't see anything.
>
> Thanx all
>
> Jay

All tow hitches must be plated, approved and certified if manufactured
since early '98.
DIY hitches will not do any more. Unless someone knows different?

Huw


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Huw (hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

> All tow hitches must be plated, approved and certified if manufactured
> since early '98.
> DIY hitches will not do any more. Unless someone knows different?

Nearly, but not quite.

All tow hitches must be EU approved if being fitted to a car first
registered post 1/8/98, but many Landies would get round that due to a bunch
of loopholes - see http://www.towsure.co.uk/

Huw (hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

> All tow hitches must be plated, approved and certified if manufactured
> since early '98.
> DIY hitches will not do any more. Unless someone knows different?

Nearly, but not quite.

All tow hitches must be EU approved if being fitted to a car first
registered post 1/8/98, but many Landies would get round that due to a bunch
of loopholes - see http://www.towsure.co.uk/tow_faq.htm

"Ed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:13:37 +0000 (UTC), Jay Hendry
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hi all
> >
> >I've got a 90 which normally just has a NATO hitch on the rear
crossmember.
> >
> >I'm going to need to do some regular trailer towing more often and want
an
> >easily removeable towbar. I can recall seeing something in a UK magazine
> >about 10 years ago where a guy used an agricultural trailer hitch to
mount
> >the towing ball. The eye went over the NATO hitch and hung vertically and
> >he had two stabiliser bars that fitted with bolts to the normal chassis
> >mounting points for the towbar - I've never seen anything like it
> >commercially but if anyones come across something like it then could they
> >let me have details. Alternatively I remember seeing a towbar which swung
> >up under the rear bumper on a Range Rover a few years back - it could
drop
> >down and had face plate for the ball or this swung away when it was
lifted.
> >The owner seemed to think they did one for Land Rovers as well but at the
> >time I didn't need it. Again any info would be uselful. I've had a look
in
> >the mags and couldn't see anything.
> >
> >Thanx all
> >
> >Jay
>
>
> http://www.southdown4x4.co.uk/tow.htm
>
I have just fitted one to My 90 and am Very happy, I had a Southdown fitted
to My Disco a while ago and was very happy with that as well.

I can recomend Dave @ Sothdown, A Nice guy to do business with.

Lyndon C